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Go bananas
發瘋,歇斯底裡
The crowd went bananas when the concert began.音樂會開始時,大家都瘋狂了。
A bite at the cherry
嘗試,機會
You only get a bite at the cherry in life.這一輩子你只有這一次千載難逢的機會。
A plum job
好工作,美差
She is very lucky to have got herself a plum job.她很幸運找到了一份美差。
Apples and Oranges
風馬牛不相及,兩碼事
Comparing beer and good chardonnay is like comparing apples and oranges - they're two different things.比較啤酒和好的霞多麗就像比較蘋果和橘子-它們是兩種不同的東西。
As American as apple pie
美國特色
Baseball is as American as apple pie.棒球是非常具有美國特色的。
As red as a cherry
紅似櫻桃,非常紅
Her new dress is as red as cherry and she looks incredibly attractive.她的新衣服紅得像櫻桃,看起來非常迷人。
Bad apple
俚語,壞傢伙
Tom is really a bad apple.湯姆真是一個壞傢伙。
Cherry-pick
篩選,精選
You're cherry-picking facts to suit your argument. There are good reasons not to go forward.你在挑選符合你論點的事實。我們有充分的理由不繼續往前進展。
Cool as a cucumber
鎮定自若,冷靜
Even during the elections, David was as cool as a cucumber.即使在選舉期間,戴維也非常鎮定自若。
Go pear-shaped
搞砸了
Sarah's surprise party went pear-shaped once she accidentally found out about it.莎拉一不小心發現了這件事,她的驚喜派對就搞砸了。
A lemon
車輛狀況不好
The car he sold me is a lemon!他賣給我的這輛車車況不好!
Life is a bowl of cherries
形容生活舒適,樂事
Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!現在的生活非常舒適!
Not give a fig
一點也不在乎,fig是無花果的意思
Do whatever you want, I do not give a fig.你想做什麼就做什麼,我不在乎。
To be a peach
形容人非常好,貼心,易於相處
He brought me coffee. He is a peach.他給我帶了咖啡,他真是太貼心了。
Peaches and cream
完美無缺
Our company had a bit of rocky start, but everything's been peaches and cream for the last few months.我們公司起步有點不順,但最近幾個月一切都很順利。
Second banana
配角,候補
She was sick and tired of having to be second banna to her mother-in-law.她已經厭倦了成為婆婆的配角。
Sour grapes
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸,酸葡萄心理
Her criticisms are just sour grapes.她的批評只是酸葡萄心理作怪。
Speak with a plum in (one's) mouth
言不由衷
He spoke with such a plum in his mouth that none of us working-class sods could stand to listen to him.他這樣言不由衷的說,我們這些工人階級中沒有一個人能忍受得住聽他的話。
The apple never falls far from the tree
蘋果落地,離樹不遠。一般指家庭遺傳基因很強,或天賦高。
Her daughter soon showed her own musical talent, proving that the apple never falls far from the tree.她的女兒很快就顯示出了自己的音樂天賦,證明了遺傳基因的強大。
Apple of someone's eye
掌上明珠
His new baby girl was the apple of his eye.他新出生的女兒是他的掌上明珠。
To bear fruit
生效,奏效
All the effort we put in on the software is finally beginning to bear fruit - sales for our department are up 20 percent.我們在軟體上付出的努力終於開始見效了-我們部門的銷售額增長了20%。
Top banana
主要人物,老闆
Only the top banana can make a decision of that magnitude.只有大老闆才能做如此重大的決定。
Upset the apple cart
打亂計劃,破壞計劃
I always knew she'd tell secrets and upset the apple cart.我一直知道她會洩密,破壞計劃的。
The cherry on the cake
錦上添花之物
The fabulous weather on the day was the cherry on the cake.那天的天氣真是太好了。
Through the grapevine
小道消息,道聽途說
I heard through the grapevine that Ivan and Amber are going out. Is is true?我通過小道消息聽說伊凡和安伯要出去玩,是真的嗎?
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