时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


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 在习语表达中,line可是一个很多用的词汇,不仅仅是绳索,路线或球场上的边界线,line还有很多更加丰富而有趣的表达,一起来看看吧~


1.the bottom line   本质问题
该习语原意是指账本最底行,盈亏一栏的结算行,后引申为本质问题的含义。
The bottom line is that the majority of our students are physically 1 unfit.
本质问题是我们的学生大多身体不好
2.cross the line    越界;过火
在过去的拳击比赛中,双方选手都不可跨过地上的红线,cross the line 可能正是源于此,后引申为过火,过分。
Celebrations break out once troops cross the line.
在部队越过边境时大家一同庆祝。
The show’s pretty outrageous,but I don’t think it cross the line.
这个演出惊世骇俗,但我认为并无过分之处。
3.draw the line   界定,明确区分;(因不赞同)拒绝做某事
与cross the line 类似,该短语也可能源于最初的球类运动或拳击运动,在比赛时以界定线为标准。
I can feel anger now, but I draw the line at resentment 2.
 我现在可以感觉到生气了,但我把它跟愤恨划清界限。
Helping 3 these folks can be very rewarding, but you have to be careful about where to draw the line and know when to decline.
帮助这些家伙们可能会有很多好处,但你必须要小心什么事情能帮,什么事情应该拒绝。
4.be in the firing line/be in the line of fire    处于风口浪尖,易受攻击/批评的位置
此习语原意指在火力线上,在前线,前线自然是非常危险的地方,则引申意为:易受攻击和批评的位置,也指舆论上的风口浪尖。
She knew she would always be in the firing line when she became the secretary of the boss.
她知道当上老板的秘书后就会经常处于风口浪尖。
5.put something on the line/lay something on the line    冒险为之;实话实说
试想一下在掷双骰子赌博中的边线押注,这一行为极具冒险意味,此短语可能正是源于此处,意为冒险做某事。
I'm going to put it on the line for you. You must work harder if you want to get an A.
我实话对你说,如果你想取得A的成绩,就必须再努力一些。
He had put his career on the line and I wasn’t prepared to be an onlooker 4.
他已经把他的事业全压在上面了,对此我不会袖手旁观的。

adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
n.怨愤,忿恨
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
n.旁观者,观众
  • A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。
  • One onlooker had to be restrained by police.一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。
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