下面的英语习语和短语使用名词“heart”。每个习语或短语都有一个定义和两个例句,以帮助你理解这些常见的习语表达。
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Break Someone's Heart
伤透某人的心
Definition: Hurt someone, usually romantically, or to cause some great disappointment.
定义:伤害某人,通常是浪漫的,或者引起一些极大的失望。
Angela broke Brad's heart last year. He can't get over her.
安吉拉去年伤了布拉德的心。他忘不了她。
I think losing the job broke his heart.
我认为失业使他心碎。
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
心划十字,以死起誓
Definition: Phrase meaning that you swear you are telling the truth.
定义:意思是你发誓说的是实话。
I cross my heart and hope to die. She's coming tomorrow!
我发誓,她明天一定会来!
Do you cross your heart and hope to die? I won't believe you otherwise.
除非你心划十字,以死起誓,否则我不会相信你的。
Eat Your Heart Out
嫉妒吧
Definition: To be jealous or envious of someone else.
定义:羡慕或嫉妒他人。
I'm going to New York next week. Eat your heart out!
我下周要去纽约。嫉妒吧!
When he hears about your promotion he'll eat his heart out.
当他听到你升职的消息时,肯定羡慕得不得了。
Follow Your Heart
听从内心
Definition: Do what you believe is right.
定义:做你认为正确的事。
I think you should follow your heart and move to Chicago.
我认为你应该听从你的内心去芝加哥。
She said she had to follow her heart and marry Peter, even if her parents didn't approve.
她说,即使她的父母不同意,她也要听从内心嫁给彼得。
From the Bottom of My Heart
打心底里
Definition: Usually used in the first person, this phrase means that you are completely sincere.
定义:通常使用于第一人称中,这个短语意味着你是完全真诚的。
You're the best player on the basketball team. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
你是篮球队最好的球员。我是从心底说的。
I think you are a wonderful person. Really, I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
我觉得你是个很好的人。真的,我是从心底说的。
Get at the Heart of the Matter
抓住核心
Definition: Discuss the main issue, concern.
定义:讨论主要问题,关键点。
I'd like to get at the heart of the matter by discussing our marketing proposals.
我想通过讨论我们的市场营销建议来抓住核心问题。
She didn't waste any time and got right to the heart of the matter.
她不浪费一分一秒,直接进入主题。
Be Halfhearted About Something
做事心不在焉
Definition: Not do or take something completely seriously.
定义:对待某事完全不认真。
I wish you weren't so halfhearted about this new project! Get serious!
我希望你不要对这个新项目这么不上心!认真点!
She was rather halfhearted in her attempts to find a job.
她在找工作时态度相当漫不经心。
Have a Change of Heart
改变心意
Definition: Change one's mind.
定义:改变某人的想法
Fred had a change of heart and invited the young boy into his home.
弗雷德改变了主意,邀请那个小男孩回家。
I wish you would have a change of heart about Tim. He really deserves some help.
我希望你能改变对蒂姆的看法。他真的需要帮助。
Have a Heart of Gold
赤子之心
Definition: Be very trustworthy and well-meaning.
定义:形容人非常可靠且好心的。
Peter has a heart of gold if you give him the chance to prove himself.
如果你给彼得机会证明自己,他其实非常善良心软。
You can trust her. She has a heart of gold.
你可以信任她。她有一颗赤子之心。
Have a Heart of Stone
铁石心肠
Definition: Be cold, unforgiving.
定义:冷漠,记仇的
She'll never understand your position. She has a heart of stone.
她永远不会明白你的处境。她是个铁石心肠的人。
Don't expect any pity from me. I have a heart of stone.
不要期望从我这儿得到任何怜悯。我就是一个冷漠无情的人。
Have a Heart-to-Heart Talk
敞开心扉地交流
Definition: Have an open and honest discussion with someone.
与某人进行坦率且诚实的谈话
I think it's time we had a heart-to-heart talk about your grades.
我觉得,我们是时候就你的成绩来一场促膝长谈了。
She called her friend Betty to have a heart-to-heart talk with her about her problems.
她叫上朋友贝蒂,与她促膝长谈了她的种种问题。
Have Your Heart in the Right Place / One's Heart in the Right Place
心怀好意
Definition: To mean well, have the right intentions.
定义:心怀好意,有正确的意图
Come on, you know John has his heart in the right place. He just made a mistake.
算了吧,你知道约翰是出于好意。他只是犯了个错误而已。
Know Something by Heart /Learn Something by Heart
背熟
Definition: Know something such as lines in a play, or music perfectly, to be able to perform something by memory.
清楚地记得剧本的台词或音乐,能够通过记忆将其表演出来。
He knew all his lines by heart two weeks before the performance.
在上台表演前的两个星期,他就把自己所有的台词记得滚瓜烂熟了。
You need to learn this piece by heart next week.
你需要在下个星期将这个部分记得滚瓜烂熟。
Have One's Heart Set on Something /Set Against Something
非常想/不想得到某事
Definition: Absolutely want something / Absolutely not want something.
定义:非常想得到某事物/非常不想得到某事物
She has her heart set on winning the medal.
她非常想赢得这枚勋章。
Frank has his heart set against his promotion. There's nothing I can do to help him.
弗兰克非常不想升职。我帮不了他。
One's Heart Misses a Beat / One's Heart Skips a Beat
心惊胆战
Definition: To be completely surprised by something.
定义:彻底被某事震惊
My heart missed a beat when I heard the news that she was pregnant.
当我听到她怀孕的消息时,我的心里一惊。
She was so surprised by the announcement that her heart skipped a beat.
她对这一消息感到非常惊讶,以致心里一惊。
Pour One's Heart Out
倾诉衷肠
Definition: Confess or confide in someone.
定义:对某人倾吐心意
I poured my heart out to Tim when I discovered that I hadn't received the promotion.
当我发现自己没有升职时,我向蒂姆倾诉了这件事。
I wish you would pour your heart out to someone. You need to get these feelings out.
我希望你能向某人倾诉这件事。你需要把这些感觉释放出来。
Take Heart
鼓足精神
Definition: Have courage.
定义:有勇气
You should take heart and try your best.
你应该振作起来,尽力而为。
Take heart. The worst is over.
振作起来。最糟糕的事情已经过去了。
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一、wish释义v.希望; 祝愿; 想要;
n.希望; 愿望; 祝福; 希望的事;
二、wish的用法1.wish作为及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语.
Do you wish a pen or a book?
你要的是钢笔还是书?
2.wish能接双宾语表示祝愿.
I wish you success.
我祝你成功.
3.wish能接复合宾语.
I wish you to go with me.
我希望你同我一道去.
4.wish能接that引导的从句,从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气(动词用过去时,或过去完成时).
I wish that I knew the answer.
我希望我知道这个答案.
I wish I had bought it yesterday.
我希望昨天买了它.
三、hope和wish的区别hope用作动词时,后面可接不定式或that从句,但不能接“宾语+不定式”.如:
①We hope to see you again.(= We hope we can see you again.)
我希望能再次见到你.
②I hope you can help me with my maths.
希望你能帮助我学数学.
(不能说 I hope you to help me with my maths.)
wish后面接不定式或“宾语+不定式”都可以,其意义相当于“想要”,“希望”(=would like或want).wish接 that从句时一般表示某种强烈而又难以实现的“愿望”,而hope表示的是可以实现或能达到的“希望”.例如:
①I wish to place an order right now.
我想马上订购.
②I wish him to make progress.
我希望他取得进步.
③I wish I could fly like a bird.
但愿我能象鸟一样飞.(从句中的could表示其动作不可能实现,不能用can.)
④I hope he can do that.
我希望他能干那件事.(本句表示有可能实现的一种希望,can不能用could代替.)
wish可表示良好的“祝愿”,后面接“宾语+宾补(形容词或名词).而hope不能这样用.如:
①I wish you happy.
祝你幸福.(不用hope)
②I wish you a pleasant journey.
祝你旅途愉快.(不用hope)
在简略句中,如要表示希望某事不会发生时,应说I hope not,而不说 I don\"t hope so.
四、wish的虚拟语气用法动词wish后接宾语从句时,从句谓语要用虚拟语气。若要表示与现在事实相反的愿望,从句谓语用一般过去时或过去进行时;若表示与过去相反的愿望,从句谓语用过去完成时或would / could+have +过去分词;若表示将来没有把握或不太可能实现的愿望,用would (could)+动词原形。如:
I wish I were not so busy.
但愿我不那样忙碌。
I wish I were [was] better looking.
要是我长得漂亮些就好了。
She wished she had stayed at home.
她后悔的是她当时要是留在家里就好了。
I wish you would go with us tomorrow.
要是你明天同我们一起去就好了。
I wish you wouldn’t look down on this kind of work.
我希望你不要看不起这种工作。
This watch has gone wrong. I wish I had bought a better make.
这只表坏了,我真愿意我买的是好一点的牌子。
五、wish的用法例句1 She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past
她真诚地希望弥补从前的过失。
2 If you wish to go away for the weekend, our office will be delighted to make hotel reservations
如果您想外出度周末,我们办事处将很乐意为您预订旅馆。
3 I don't wish to sound callous, but I am glad I wasn't here
我不想让自己的话听上去麻木不仁,但我真的很庆幸我当时没在这儿。
4 I wish I could do that
我希望我能做那件事。
5 We have all wished for men who are more considerate
我们都曾祈求能找到更加体贴的男人。
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阿谀:说好听的话以投合别人的心意。[to say nice things in order to flatter or fawn upon someone]
奉承:用好听的话恭维人,向人讨好。[To flatter so as to curry favour with someone.]
阿谀奉承:巴结拍马,恭维别人。
英译:
1) To try to get somebody’s favour by flattery.
2) To flatter and cajole.
3) To ingratiate oneself into somebody’s favour.
4) To stoop to flattery.
5) be obsequious to/before sb.
flattery [不可数名词] 奉承,阿谀,讨好,恭维:Praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from sb.
动词形式 flatter 奉承,讨好,向······谄媚:flatter sb = to say nice things about sb, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do sth for you or you want to please them. 如:
Are you trying to flatter me? 你是想讨好我?
cajole [动词] 哄骗,劝诱,说服:If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
ingratiate [动词] 使得到······的欢心,讨好:If someone tries to ingratiate themselves with you, they do things to try and make you like them. 如:
Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her. 许多政客都设法讨她的欢心。
stoop [动词] 本义是“俯身,弯腰”,引申义是“堕落(卑劣)到去做······”:To do something bad or morally wrong, which you do not normally do. 如:
[stoop to sth] You surely don’t think I’d stoop to that! 你不会认为我会下作到那种地步吧!
[stoop to doing sth] I didn’t expect you to stoop to lying. 我没料到你竟然会卑劣到去撒谎。
obsequious [形容词] 奉承的,巴结的,谄媚的:If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them. 如:
Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learnt that I too was the son of a laboring man. 巴罗竭力讨好我,直到得知我也是工人家庭出身。
例句
1. 只知一味地在上级面前阿谀奉承、卑躬屈膝的人,最为人们所不齿。
People are most contemptuous of the person who knows only how to be obsequious before his superiors.
2. 他对王室竭尽阿谀奉承之能事。
He stopped at nothing to try to get the royal family’s favor by flattery.
stop at nothing to do sth 不择手段,无所顾忌:If you say that someone will stop at nothing to get something, you are emphasizing that they are willing to do things that are extreme, wrong, or dangerous in order to get it. 如:
Their motive is money, and they will stop at nothing to get it. 他们的动机是钱,为了钱他们会不择手段。
References:
1) 《汉英双解成语词典》(商务印书馆)
2) 柯林斯、牛津、朗文、韦氏等英汉词典
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