a clock-watcher :看钟下班的人 英语情景对话： A: I didnt expect to see you at this hour. You must have goofed off again. 这个点无不忘看到你的。你准是开小差了。 B: Goofed off? Maybe, but Im not a clock-watcher....

习语：a chance in a million 讲解：这是一个名词性短语。Chance的意思是机会。A chance in a million 意为白万年的一个机会，意为很小的机会。 支持范例：She thought that there was a chance in a million...

习语：above board Exp. Board是木板的意思，above board是个固定搭配，常用来指在桌面上或正大光明，与under the table相对。 Eg. The deal was completely above board. 这笔交易是完全光明正大的。 Eg. I...

习语：a blind alley 讲解:这是一个名词性短语，alley是胡同，小巷的意思。从字面上理解，是瞎胡同死胡同，引申为前途暗淡行不通之义。 Eg. When he invested in that business, he went up a blind al...

习语：a bachelor girl 讲解：Bachelor通常是指未婚男子，即单身汉，但是与girl连用时就是指未婚女人了，此语特指不依靠别人，自己维持生活的女人。目前，在英美国家，指未婚职业妇女，...

英语情景对话： A: I am in hot water now; all the things seem to be blown up. B: Dont be scared. Bite the bullet and everything will be right again. A: Thank you for encouraging me. There are problems cropping up here and there. But I...

习语：be snowed under 讲解：该习语的字面意思是被埋在雪下，引申为某人工作太多而忙得不可开交。 例句：I have been snowed under with work; I just didnt have the time. 我近来忙得不可开交，抽不出...

习语：on the ball 讲解：该习语源于棒球运动，用来形容球员机警地，全神贯注地注意着球，随时准备击球。先引申为多种含义：一是机灵的，警戒的，二是勤奋的，精心精意的，三是效...

习语：keyed up 讲解：Key做动词用，有使（心情等）紧张，兴奋的意思。keyed up的意思是紧张，兴奋。 例句：Naturally, you were keyed up when you went on the platform for the first time. 你第一次登上讲台...

习语：in the know 讲解：这是一个副词性短语。Know在此用作名词。意思是知晓内情的，熟知内幕的。 例句：None of the students except Jim is in the know of the exam. 除了吉姆，学生们谁都不知道考...