• back to the drawing board 从头再来

    22-03-30 表达 back to the drawing board 的意思是 正在进行中的项目或采用的计划失败了,要重新开始、从头再来,才能让事情成功。 例句 Im sorry, but this idea just wont work. We need to go back to the drawing board. 不好意思,这个主意行不通。我们得重新开始。 After...

  • draw in one's horns 打退堂鼓

    22-03-23 打退堂鼓,中文俗语,本意是指封建官吏退堂时打鼓。现在比喻在达到目的之前先退缩、放弃(give up a pursuit without attaining the goal),与英文习语draw in ones horns意思相近,可以表示make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity。 例句: 镇长想要...

  • 加油

    22-03-02 1. Hang in there! 坚持住;挺住 2. You can make it! 你能做到! make it有达到预期目的,获得成功的意思。 3. What do you have to lose? 反正你又不吃亏。 关系比较亲密的人之间才用这句话哦。担心失败?别担心,你看你还有什么可失去的? 4. Ive got your back. 我...

  • 面对同事

    22-02-22 当你需要同事的帮助,希望得到更详细的数据或信息时,这句绝对是最佳选择: Can you email me the details? 你能把这份数据发邮件给我吗? 而当同事需要你提供信息,但你要稍晚才能准备好,就可以用: Can I get back to you on that shortly? 我可以迟点回复你吗?...

  • give the shirt off one's back 倾囊相助,尽力帮忙

    21-11-19 如果某人 不惜一切地帮助你,即使把最后一点家当都给你也在所不惜,就可以用短语 give the shirt off their back 来描述这个人的行为,意思是 倾囊相助,尽力帮忙。 例句 Jack is such a nice guy he would give his shirt off his back to help you out. 杰克真是个大...

  • open a back door 开后门

    21-11-15 走后门字面意思是enter by the back door,比喻不是通过正当途径,而是通过内部关系谋取通融或利益(secure advantages through pull or influence),带有贬义。 开后门(open a back door),则比喻当权者以权谋私,滥用职权为他人提供方便(abuse ones powers to se...

  • You are breaking up. 你信号不好。

    21-10-27 break up(因为信号受到干扰)声音断断续续 break up有关系破裂的含义,多用于夫妻离婚和恋人分手。但break up还可以表示声音断断续续,特指信号不好的情形。 信号不好一般发生在通话过程中,应该用现在进行时,you are breaking up就是你信号不太好,不要翻译成你在闹...

  • know something back to front 了如指掌

    21-09-10 表达 know something back to front 的意思是 对某件事情了如指掌,或对某个话题有深入的了解。 例句 Youre an expert in computing. You know computers back to front. 你是计算机学方面的专家。你对电脑了如指掌。 She is fluent in five languages. She knows Engl...

  • be no skin off sb's nose/back 不在乎

    21-08-19 -It makes no difference to you what someone else does or thinks. 例句: Its no skin off my nose if you dont take my advice. 如果你不听我的劝告,也没关系。 Its no skin off their nose if you show up to the show or not. 不管你去不去都没关系。...

  • to have (got) someone's back 困难时刻 鼎力支持

    21-08-02 如果你对某人说I have (got) your back意思就是无论是多么困难的情况下,你都会鼎力支持他们。 例句 Listen, you know Ive got your back. If you want to make a complaint Ill support you. I saw exactly what happened and it wasnt your fault. You know I love y...