精彩习语汇总（38）

1.sow one's wild oats 放荡

例如：

After sowing his wild oats for a couple of years, he settled down and got married.

他过了两三年放荡生活之后，安顿下来成家立室了。

 

2.blow hot and cold 反覆无常，犹豫不决

例如：

He keeps blowing hot and cold about emigrating to Canada.

他对移居加拿大一事始终拿不定主意。

 

3.rain check 换票券

例如：

The game had to be cancelled because of the rain, but we have got rain checks on it.

由于下雨，那场比赛得取消了；不过，我们都取得了换票券。

 

4.holier than thou 伪善

例如：

What I find most abominable in our politicians is that, even when their hands are stained with blood, they invariably adopt a holier-than-thou attitude.

我想，我们那些政客最讨厌的就是纵使双手血迹斑斑，还是千篇一律的摆出一副道貌岸然的嘴脸。

 

5.throw in the towel 认输放弃

例如：

Isn't it too early to throw in the towel? We may still be able to finish it in time.

现在就放弃，不是太早了么？我们或者还可以及时做完这件事的。

 

6.Back to square one 问题回到原态

例如：

The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one. 

尝试失败了，因此我们得重新开始。

 

7.At the drop of a hat 一有信号可以马上行动

例如：

Tom Atkins is usually a good-hearted, friendly guy. But he has one problem--a hot temper. Say something he doesn't agree with, and he'll start a loud argument at the drop of a hat.

汤姆·阿特金斯一般来说是一个心地善良，很友好的人。但是，他有一个毛病，那就是脾气太坏。要是你说些什么他不同意的话，他可以马上和你大声争辩。

 

8.grapevine 小道消息

例如：

They were told to desist from spreading grapevine news.  

已告诉他们停止散布小道消息。

 

9.A fish out of water 某人和他所处的环境不融恰而感到别扭

例如：

At the conference I was a fish out of water. All the speeches were in French, a language I never studied.

参加那个会议真叫我感到别扭。所有人发表讲话时都用法文，可是我从来也没有学过法文。

 

10.to kick up one's heels 形容人们到外面去寻欢作乐

例如：

How about coming out with us Wednesday night? We're all going to take Bill Glover out to dinner. Then later we'll drop into a few night spots. It's Bill's last chance to kick up his heels, you know--he's getting married the next morning.

星期三晚上跟我们一起出去玩，怎么样？我们大家一起请比尔格洛弗出去吃晚饭。然后，我们再到几个像夜总会那样的地方去玩。这是比尔到外面去寻欢作乐的最后一次机会了，你知道，他第二天上午就要结婚了。