English Idioms 英文成語(yǔ)

1. got off on the wrong foot：剛開(kāi)始就不順利；出師不利；

英文解釋：-it started badly：一開(kāi)始就很糟糕；

例句：Unfortunately, my job interview?got off on the wrong foot- I accidentally mixed up the company's name with that of its biggest competitor.?不幸的是，我的工作面試剛開(kāi)始就不順利——我不小心把公司的名字和它最大競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的名字搞混了。

2. It really gets on my nerves ：這真的讓我很心煩，很惱火；

英文解釋：-annoys you：讓你惱火；

例句：It really gets on my nerves?when my roommate borrows my clothes without asking.?我的室友不問(wèn)一聲就把我的衣服借走了，這真的讓我很惱火。

3. had the upper hand ：占了上風(fēng)；

英文解釋：Having the "upper hand" means having the advantage：占了“上風(fēng)”，就意味著占了優(yōu)勢(shì)。

例句：The other team clearly?had the upper hand- their players were stronger and faster. We lost the game 6-1.?對(duì)方顯然占了上風(fēng)——他們的隊(duì)員更強(qiáng)壯，速度更快。我們以1比6輸了這場(chǎng)比賽。

4. giving me the cold shoulder. 對(duì)我很冷淡；

英文解釋：To "give someone the cold shoulder" means rejecting or treating rudely：“冷落某人”的意思是拒絕或不禮貌地對(duì)待。

例句：Ever since I received the promotion that Jenna was hoping to get, she's been?giving me the cold shoulder.?She won't even look at me during staff meetings.?自從我得到詹娜希望得到的升職機(jī)會(huì)，她就一直對(duì)我很冷淡。在員工會(huì)議上她甚至都不看我一眼。

5. dragging his feet ：拖拖拉拉；

英文解釋：If someone is "dragging his feet," it means he is delaying or doing something very slowly：如果某人“拖拖拉拉”，意思是他在拖延或做某件事很慢；

例句：The client is?dragging his feet?on giving us an answer to the proposal - we've been waiting for three weeks. It appears he's not very enthusiastic about working with our company.?客戶遲遲不答復(fù)我們的建議——我們已經(jīng)等了三個(gè)星期了?？磥?lái)他對(duì)與我們公司合作不是很感興趣。

6. held my tongue：忍住不說(shuō)出來(lái)；什么也不說(shuō)；

英文解釋：To "hold your tongue" means to say nothing：“管住你的舌頭”的意思是什么也不說(shuō)。

例句：I knew that my friend was lying to his brother, but I?held my tongue?because I didn't want to?get involved in?a family conflict.?我知道我的朋友在對(duì)他哥哥撒謊，但我沒(méi)有說(shuō)出來(lái)，因?yàn)槲也幌刖砣爰彝ゼm紛。