英语表达库

I was going to ask her to be my girlfriend ,but I kept chickening out every time I bumped into her.

我本来想向她表白，但每次碰见她都退缩了。

You promised you`d eat that spicy pepper , don`t chicken out now !

你答应过要吃那个辣椒，现在别怂。

He stays up until 3 AM finishing his homework even though his bedtime is 11. He is really living life on the edge.

他明明 11 点该睡，却熬到凌晨 3 点写作业，真是太刺激了。

I try to use "Living on the edge" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“living on the edge”。

I won`t be at the meeting tomorrow , but please keep me in the loop about any major decisions.

我明天不能参加会议，但重大决定请同步给我。

I try to use "Keep me in the loop" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“keep me in the loop”。

Losing that job felt terrible , but it pushed me to start my own business. I guess every cloud has a silver lining.

失业当时很难受，但它推动我创业，也算坏事里有好的一面。

I try to use "Every cloud has a silver lining" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用这句表达。

I spent my entire weekend binge-watching the new seasons of All American.

我整个周末都在刷那部新剧。

Be careful when you start binge-watching that show-it`s so addictive you`ll finish in two three days.

开始刷那部剧要小心，太上头了，两三天就会看完。

Where did you get those sneakers ? They are absolutely to die for

你的运动鞋在哪里买的？太好看了。

Her singing voice it`s to die for , so smooth and emotional.

她的歌声太绝了，顺滑又有感情。

He is a fashion AFICIONADO.

他是时尚爱好者。

I try to use "AFICIONADO" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“aficionado”。

That was a tattle-tale move , telling Dad I did not clean my room.

你告诉爸爸我没打扫房间，这就是告状行为。

My little brother is a tattle tale . He runs to Mom the second I touch his food.

我弟弟就是个告状精，我一碰他的食物他就去找妈妈。

The rat race convinces you that you need a bigger house and a newer car, but deep down , most of us just want peace.

这种竞争让你觉得必须买更大的房子和更新的车，但很多人其实只想要平静。

Some people thrive on the rat race , others prefer a simple life with less money but more free time.

有些人享受激烈竞争，有些人更喜欢钱少一点但自由更多的简单生活。

Don`t get so caught up in the rat race that you forget to enjoy your family and health.

别太陷入竞争，以至于忘了家人和健康。

Don`t worry about failing that exam, you can bounce back and do better next time.

别担心这次考试没考好，你可以重新振作，下次更好。

I had flu for a week , but am starting to bounce back and feel like myself again.

我感冒一周了，但现在开始恢复，慢慢像自己了。

The new manager gave me the cold shoulder when I suggested an idea , so I stopped speaking up in meetings.

新经理对我的建议很冷淡，所以我后来不再在会上发言。

After their breakup , she gave him the cold shoulder whenever they ran into each other .

分手后，她每次碰见他都故意冷落他。

She was doubting herself , so I gave her a quick pep talk about all her past successes.

她怀疑自己，所以我简单鼓励她，提醒她过去的成功。

I needed a pep talk just to get myself to the gym this morning.

今天早上我连去健身房都需要别人给我打气。

I looked in the mirror and gave myself a pep talk : you can do this .just take it one step at time.

我看着镜子给自己打气：你可以的，一步一步来。

We finally saw eye to eye after talking through our differences for three hours.

我们聊了三个小时，终于在分歧上达成一致。

My boss and I see eye to eye when it comes to work ethic , so we get along

我和老板在工作态度上很一致，所以相处得不错。

Let`s face it you are the reason I drink.

面对现实吧，你就是我喝酒的原因。

Memes are a childish way to communicate and debate ideas.

表情包是一种幼稚的交流和辩论方式。

In this town , good workers are few and far between.

在这个镇上，好员工很少见。

This winter , snow days have been few and far between.

这个冬天，下雪天很少。

As we got toward the end of the project , everything was falling into place.

项目快结束时，一切都开始顺起来了。

I try to use "Fall into place" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“fall into place”。

A:Please don`t break up with me . People like you are few and far between.

A：请不要和我分手，像你这样的人很难遇到。

B: Let`s face it, it`s for the best.

B：面对现实吧，这样对彼此都好。

Look, bro. You clearly have a conflict of interest.

兄弟，你很明显有利益冲突。

I try to use "Conflict of interest" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“conflict of interest”。

I was about to pay for the groceries when it suddenly dawned on me that I forgot my wallet.

我正要付账买菜时，突然意识到自己忘带钱包了。

I try to use "Dawn on ( someone)" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“dawn on someone”。

The company cracked down on employees using unlicensed software.

公司严查员工使用未授权软件。

I try to use "Crack down on ( something )" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“crack down on”。

Six years have gone by in the blink of an eye.

六年一眨眼就过去了。

I try to use "In the blink of an eye" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“in the blink of an eye”。

Don`t butt in

别插嘴。

I`m sorry to butt in but.....

抱歉打断一下，但是……

A: could I borrow this book ?

A：我可以借这本书吗？

B: By all means.

B：当然可以。

A: Can I make a suggestion?

A：我可以提个建议吗？

B: By all means.

B：当然。

They made the decision behind closed doors.

他们在私下做出了决定。

I try to use "Behind closed doors" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“behind closed doors”。

Recently , new details came to light showing how the decision was made behind closed doors.

最近有新细节曝光，说明那个决定是如何私下做出的。

I try to use "Come to light" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“come to light”。

I got really tired all of a sudden.

我突然变得特别累。

I try to use "All of a sudden" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“all of a sudden”。

Why do you leave everything until the last minute ?

你为什么总把所有事拖到最后一刻？

For the sake of ( someone ) for ( someone`s ) sake: In order to help or bring advantage to someone.

为了某人的利益。

I decided to move away from the city for the sake of my mental health.

为了心理健康，我决定搬离城市。

The parents decided to stay together for the sake of children.

为了孩子，父母决定继续在一起。

English is by far the most commonly used language in the world.

英语是目前世界上使用最广泛的语言。

You are by far the best student that I`ve ever taught.

你是我教过的学生里最优秀的一个。

As far as I know that`s the best club in town.

据我所知，那是城里最好的俱乐部。

I try to use "As / so far as I know" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“as far as I know”。

To the best of my knowledge , nobody has submitted the final report.

据我所知，还没有人提交最终报告。

I try to use "To the best of my knowledge" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“to the best of my knowledge”。

I can`t take my eyes off that dessert. It just looks so good.

我盯着那个甜点移不开眼，看起来太好吃了。

I try to use "Can't take your eyes off" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用这个表达。

Please explain to me how not letting you take advantage of me is being mean.

请解释一下，不让你占我便宜怎么就算我刻薄了。

I try to use "Take advantage of" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“take advantage of”。

I hope that you are building your vocabulary as a result of watching English TV shows.

希望你因为看英语电视剧而积累了词汇。

( to be ) In your fifties / 50s: The period in which a person is aged between 50 and 59.

五十多岁指 50 到 59 岁这个年龄段。

I am going to pay back one way or another.

不管怎样，我都会还钱。

One way or another , we`re going to get out of this mess.

不管怎样，我们都会摆脱这个困境。

I got drunk and made a fool of myself.

我喝醉了，让自己出了丑。

She made a fool of him in front of his friends.

她在他的朋友面前让他难堪。

The children exited the classroom one by one.

孩子们一个接一个走出教室。

Overtime , the apartment buildings have been built one by one .

随着时间推移，公寓楼一栋接一栋建起来。

Her instinct told her something was wrong.

她的直觉告诉她有些不对劲。

Always trust your instinct in dangerous situations .

在危险情况下，要相信自己的直觉。

My gut feeling says we should wait.

我的直觉告诉我，我们应该等等。

She followed her gut feeling and made a good choice.

她听从了自己的直觉，做出了正确选择。

Listen to your inner voice before making a decision.

做决定前，听一听你内心的声音。

His inner voice helped him choose the right path.

他的内心声音帮他选择了正确的路。

My sixth sense told me something was wrong.

我的第六感告诉我有些不对。

He used his sixth sense to avoid danger .

他靠第六感避开了危险。

His noise irritates his neighbor.

他的噪音让邻居很烦。

It irritates her when people are late

别人迟到会让她很恼火。

The loud music is very annoying.

大声的音乐很烦人。

This sound is really annoying to me.

这个声音真的让我很烦。

This is your last warning.

这是你最后一次警告。

She gave him a warning about the noise.

她因为噪音问题警告了他。

He ignored the warning.

他没有理会那个警告。

Don`t ignore your parents` advice.

不要忽视父母的建议。

; I`m swamped with homework today.

我今天被作业压得喘不过气。

He feels tired because he is swamped with tasks.

他任务太多，所以觉得很累。

I feel overloaded at work this week.

这周工作让我感觉超负荷。

She feels overloaded and needs a break.

她压力太大，需要休息一下。

He feels under pressure before the meeting.

开会前他感到很有压力。

She is under pressure to finish her tasks on time.

她面临按时完成任务的压力。

I check my schedule every morning.

我每天早上都会看日程。

She has a busy schedule this week.

她这周日程很满。

She made a plan to get back on track.

她制定计划，让自己回到正轨。

We need to work hard to get back on track.

我们需要努力把事情拉回正轨。

He was distracted during the meeting.

他开会时分心了。

Turn off the Tv so you don`t get distracted .

把电视关掉，这样你就不会分心。

I want to turn over a new leaf and study everyday.

我想重新开始，每天学习。

He turned over a new leaf after moving to a new city.

搬到新城市后，他决定改过自新。

Watching TV late is a bad habit.

很晚看电视是个坏习惯。

She has a habit of walking after dinner .

她有晚饭后散步的习惯。

His English is very impressive.

他的英语很让人印象深刻。

Your progress is impressive . Keep going !

你的进步很明显，继续加油。

Yesterday , I ran into my old friend at the mall.

昨天我在商场偶遇了老朋友。

I try to use "Run into" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“run into”。

it`s going to rain today.

今天肯定要下雨。

I bet! It looks cloudy outside.

我敢说！外面看起来阴沉沉的。

I did not expect to bump into my neighbor while walking my dog this morning.

今天早上遛狗时，我没想到会碰到邻居。

I try to use "Bump into" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“bump into”。

This is the price. Take or leave it.

价格就是这样，要么接受，要么算了。

I try to use "Take or leave it" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“take it or leave it”。

I wanted tea, but I drank coffee instead.

我本来想喝茶，但最后喝了咖啡。

I try to use "Instead" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“instead”。

The Café is very busy in the morning rush.

咖啡馆早高峰时特别忙。

I try to use "Rush" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“rush”。

A: How`s your cold ?

A：你的感冒怎么样了？

B: Unfortunately , it`s still lingering.

B：不幸的是，还没完全好。

2: to take longer than usual to leave.

有些顾客在商店关门后还逗留了一会儿。

Some customers lingered for a while after the shop closed.

Colts dole out $22.5 million for kicker matt Gay.

小马队为踢球手 Matt Gay 支付了 2250 万美元。

I try to use "Dole out" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“dole out”。

Doctors could not pinpoint the cause of his illness.

医生无法精确找出他生病的原因。

I try to use "Pinpoint" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“pinpoint”。

My athletic career has been plagued by back injuries.

我的运动生涯一直被背伤困扰。

I try to use "Plague" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“plague”。

1. Prescribe some medicine

开一些药。

I try to use "Prescribe" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“prescribe”。

He sat through the meeting without uttering a word.

他整场会议一言不发。

She uttered something through the car window but I could not understand what she was saying.

她从车窗里说了些什么，但我没听懂。

The city installed speed bumps to curb reckless driving.

这座城市安装减速带来遏制危险驾驶。

This phone helped me to curb my screen addiction.

这部手机帮我控制了刷屏上瘾。

The employees were lured into working over the weekend with the promise of overtime.

员工被加班费吸引，在周末继续工作。

Universities try to lure the top academics to their school.

大学试图吸引顶尖学者加入学校。

I like to indulge in sweets.

我喜欢吃甜食放纵一下。

I try to use "Indulge" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“indulge”。

My boss is bad at delegating.

我的老板不擅长授权。

I try to use "Delegate" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“delegate”。

We need to reconcile our differences.

我们需要调和彼此的分歧。

Research is being done to reconcile the world`s population growth with sustainability.

人们正在研究如何协调人口增长和可持续发展。

I loathe sitting at an airport when my flight has been delayed.

航班延误时，我特别讨厌在机场干等。

I loathe driving in really bad weather conditions.

我非常讨厌在恶劣天气里开车。

I`m at the end of my rope. Why on earth have you not already followed my Instagram account.

我真的受不了了。你到底为什么还没关注我的 Instagram？

I try to use "At the end of your rope" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“at the end of your rope”。

We may not meet the deadline , but we`re going to work to the bitter end.

我们可能赶不上截止日期，但会坚持到最后。

I try to use "To the bitter end" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“to the bitter end”。

The team did not get along , so the project got off the wrong foot.

团队相处不好，所以项目一开始就不顺。

I try to use "Get off the right / wrong foot" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用这个表达。

She was supposed to buy me a small present , but her gift was way over the top.

她本来只该买个小礼物，但她送得太夸张了。

It was supposed to be a friendly competition , but his performance was a bit over the top.

本来是友谊赛，但他的表现有点过头。

This morning , I got up at the crack of dawn.

今天早上我天刚亮就起床了。

We`ll have to get up at the crack of dawn for our flight.

为了赶飞机，我们得一大早起床。

She was going to sell her grandmother`s necklace , but she had a sudden change of heart.

她本来要卖掉祖母的项链，但突然改变了主意。

I try to use "Change of heart" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“change of heart”。

Learning a language takes a lot of time and energy , and you need perseverance.

学语言需要很多时间和精力，也需要毅力。

I try to use "Perseverance" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“perseverance”。

I try to use "Workaholic" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“workaholic”。

Is organizational hierarchy getting in the way of innovation ?

组织层级是否阻碍了创新？

I try to use "Hierarchy" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“hierarchy”。

a bias towards / against

对某人或某事有偏见或偏向。

I try to use "Bias" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“bias”。

The manager gave the team some leeway to adjust the timeline as long as the final as the final deadline was met.

经理给团队一些调整时间线的余地，只要最终截止日期能满足。

I try to use "Leeway" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“leeway”。

The company `s public statement felt performative rather than a genuine commitment to improvement.

公司的公开声明更像表演，而不是真正承诺改进。

I try to use "Performative" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“performative”。

He failed to read the room and made a joke that landed poorly during a tense meeting.

他没看懂场合，在紧张会议上开了个不合时宜的玩笑。

I try to use "Read the room" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“read the room”。

I don`t have the mental bandwidth to take on another project this quarter.

这个季度我没有心力再接另一个项目。

I try to use "Bandwidth" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“bandwidth”。

The nascent startup is already attracting significant investment from major tech firms.

这家初创公司刚起步，就已经吸引了大型科技公司的投资。

I try to use "Nascent" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“nascent”。

Social media often creates an echo chamber where people only hear opinions they already agree with.

社交媒体常常形成信息茧房，让人只听到自己认同的观点。

I try to use "Echo chamber" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“echo chamber”。

Before making a decision , we need to unpack this issue from a practical standpoint.

做决定前，我们需要从实际角度拆解这个问题。

I try to use "Unpack this" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“unpack this”。

We need to explore all Viable options before committing to a long-term strategy.

在投入长期策略前，我们需要探索所有可行选项。

I try to use "Viable" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“viable”。

Let`s play devil`s advocate for a moment. What if the plan fails because we weren`t given enough leeway to work independently ?

我先唱个反调：如果计划失败，是因为我们没有足够自主空间怎么办？

I try to use "To play devil's advocate" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用这个表达。

The film aims to transcend traditional storytelling and create a more immersive experience.

这部电影试图超越传统叙事，创造更沉浸的体验。

I try to use "To transcend" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“transcend”。

Let`s zoom for a moment and look at the long-term implications of this choice.

我们先退一步，看看这个选择的长期影响。

I try to use "Zoom out" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“zoom out”。

The politician`s vote for a policy he publicly opposed was a clear display of political cognitive dissonance.

那位政客投票支持自己公开反对的政策，是明显的政治认知失调。

I try to use "Cognitive dissonance" naturally when I speak English.

我说英语时会自然使用“cognitive dissonance”。

The departments worked out in silos and rarely communicated , which slowed down the entire project.

各部门像孤岛一样工作，很少沟通，拖慢了整个项目。

The company tried to silo it`s marketing data from sales , but it hurt overall strategy.

公司试图把市场数据和销售隔离开，但损害了整体策略。

The marketing team became very siloed and lost touch with sales.

市场团队变得非常封闭，和销售脱节。

: attempts to improve the condition of your body and mind using technology , drugs , or other substances such as hormones.

用科技、药物或激素等方式改善身体和精神状态。

Many people attempt to

很多人试图……