(1) beneath one's dignity(常作反語)有失身份、尊嚴(yán)、體面等
1. Some husbands still think it beneath their dignity to do the shopping.
有些做丈夫的至今仍然認(rèn)為讓他們?nèi)ベI東西是件丟面子的事。
2. Such conduct is beneath the dignity of a gentleman.
這種行為不合紳士的身份。
(2) stand on one's dignity(因自愛)保持尊嚴(yán);(因自命不凡)擺架子
1. She doesn't stand on her dignity and treat the rest of us as servants.
她沒有端著架子把我們當(dāng)做仆人對(duì)待。
2. If you stand on your dignity, how dare I take liberties?
如果你保持尊嚴(yán)的話,我怎敢隨隨便便呢?
(3) dilate on sth. 詳述某事;鋪敘某事
In this chapter she dilates on the benefits of vegetarianism.
在這一章她詳述素食的好處。
(4) din in sb.'s ears 在耳中轟鳴;在耳中回響;聒耳
They drove away from the city center, the roar of the traffic still dinning in their ears.
他們駛出了市中心,但車來人往的喧囂聲仍在耳中回響。
(5) fling/throw dirt at sb. 說某人壞話;給某人臉上抹黑
Don't fling dirt at him just because you don't like him, he is really a very admirable fellow.
不要只因?yàn)槟悴幌矚g他就誹謗他。他實(shí)在是一個(gè)非常令人欽佩的人。
(6) (be) a dirty word 不喜歡的或不正經(jīng)的事物或想法
1. My children think that work is a dirty word!
我的孩子都覺得工作頂討厭!
2. In certain British educational circles 'streaming' has become a dirty word.
在英國某些教育團(tuán)體中,streaming一詞已成為一個(gè)不得體的詞了。
(7) (do sb.'s) dirty work (做)他人不想做或難以應(yīng)付的工作
I had to tell them they'd lost their jobs: I always have to do the boss's dirty work (for him).
我得對(duì)他們說他們被開除了,我總得替老板(出面)做這種倒霉事兒。
(8) do the dirty on sb. 欺騙某人;出賣某人;耍弄某人;對(duì)某人玩花招
His life-long friend, whom he had always trusted, did the dirty on him.
他的一位多年受他信任的老友用卑劣的手段欺騙了他。
(9) give sb./get a dirty look 厭惡地看著某人/遭某人白眼
When he came in, everyone gave him a dirty look.
當(dāng)他進(jìn)來時(shí),人人都瞪了他一眼。
(10) dish it out 大罵或猛揍某人
1. Don't get into a fight with him: he can really dish it out.
別跟他動(dòng)手,他揍起人來可兇了。
2. Taylor likes to dish it out, but he hates to take it.
泰勒喜歡責(zé)罵人,但他卻不喜歡別人罵他。
責(zé)任編輯:admin