情景对话。be “full of beans” is to talk nonsense, and to “not know beans”is to be ignorant or uninformed.
full of beans”指所讲内容毫无意义,“not know beans”表示无知或缺乏常识。
be “not worth a hill of beans” is to be worthless.
毫无价值,微不足道。
“spill the beans” is to tell a secret.
泄露秘密。“dangle a carrot” before someone is to encourage them with anincentive.
在某人面前吊一个胡萝卜是指刺激,鼓励某人,吊某人胃口。
carrot in “carrot and stick” is an incentive or reward. thestickis the punishment.
在大棒与胡萝卜软硬兼施中,carrot指奖励刺激,stick是惩罚措施。
“carrot top” is a red-haired person.
红头发的人。
“as cool as a cucumber” is very self-possessed under pressure.
在压力下仍然保持自我,泰然自若。冷静沉着;镇静勇敢。
“pass an olive branch” is to make peaceful or reconciliatoryovertures.
抛橄榄枝,指倾向和平或和解的提议。
“pea-brained” person is stupid.
愚蠢的人。头脑简单如豌豆。
or something else very dense can be described as being “as thickas pea soup.”
雾或其它很浓密的东西可以描述为as thick as pea soup,像豌豆汤一样浓。
be “like two peas in a pod” is to be very close with or similar tosomeone.
长得很像或走的很近。
be “in a pickle” is to experience complication.
处境困难或尴尬。
“couch potato” is someone who spends an excessive amount of timeseated watching television or playing video games. “couch potato”
指花大量时间坐着看电视或玩电玩。
“hot potato” is a controversial or difficult issue, but to “dropsomeone or something like a hot potato” is to abandon the person or thing.
难题,棘手的问题,drop someone or something like a hot potato指放弃像个烫手山芋的人或事。
that is “small potatoes” is insignificant.
不重要的事。
16.“salad days” refers to the youthful period of one’s life.
青葱岁月。感谢您的阅读,祝您生活愉快。
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