TOEFL听力最常考的55个习语结构-7 |
| 来源:美国留学网 时间:2008-3-8 |
| 44)reach the bottom of the barrel用完,弹尽粮绝
Model: ——Don‘t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?) ——I guess I‘ve reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。) 45)rub sb. the wrong way使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅 Model: ——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?) ——I don‘t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。) 46)scratch the surface只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用) Model: ——You‘ve certainly done a lot of research for your project.(你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。) ——It seems like a lot, but actually I‘ve only scratched the surface. (看上去不少,但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。) 47)up in the air尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的 Model: ——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。) 48)wear and tear磨损;消耗 Model: ——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?) ——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。) 49)with flying colors大获全胜;胜利地 Model: ——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?) ——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。 |
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