常用的英语idioms(八)

in ulog •  3 years ago  (edited)

1)dish out:字面意义是distribute;dispense 分发;引申义:批评指责(某人),但不接受别人的批评
例句:Boy, she's always dishing out advice to you~
I know. She can dish it out but can't take it.

2)sit tight:wait patiently 耐心等待

3)to have no call to do sth.:to not have the right to do sth. 没有权利做某事
She had no call to judge me. 她没有资格评判我。

4)to get owned:get humiliated 被羞辱

5)still wet behind the ears (at sth.):still learning how to do it;you are an amateur. 非专业人员/无经验
He's still wet behind the ears. 他仍然需要学习/新手。

6)Let's light this candle:Let's start it. 让我们开始吧。

7)What's the drill?:What's the proper procedure;What am I supposed to do; How do you want me to do
流程步骤是什么?我该怎么做?
What's the drill for getting a Christmas card? (or to get a Christmas card)

8)take a dip:go for a swim 泡个澡;去游泳

9)collateral damage:军事行动中对平民或非军事建筑造成的) 附带损害

10)rub sb. the wrong way:give a bad impression;to make sb. feel bad about you 让人感到不舒服;触犯某人(颇有“逆鳞”的味道)

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附:英文邮件地址格式(共分四行)

Name 第一行:姓名/名称
Street 第二行:街道名称
City /State /zipcode
第三行:城市名称/州名/邮编

USA 第四行:国家名称

例如:

Send us a postcard from your country:

Speak English With Vanessa
1445 Woodmont Ln NW # 1328
Atlanta, GA 30318

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