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短语ride (on) a wave of something的意思就是乘风破浪，比喻借助某事从中受益。 The candidate is riding on a wave of popularity and is expected to win the election. British athletes rode a wave of patriotism...

如果说某人 fly the flag 那么就表示摇旗呐喊，支持自己的国家（或团体）尤其是在国外。 I’ll be flying the flag for the company when I speak at that big conference in India next week. Lang Lang flies the flag for China ...

在英语里，我们常用 hold your horses 这个短语来告诉别人应停下来仔细考虑他们对某件事情的看法或意见。 Hold your horses! You‘ve only known her for a week. It‘s way too soon to think about marriage! Hold your horses! You shou...

to give someone some lip的字面意思是给某人一些嘴唇，但实际表达的意思是顶嘴，出言不逊。 That rude young boy gave me some lip when I asked him to stop smoking. She gave her neighbour some lip because she was in ba...

短语 on the right track 的意思就是你做的事情或你的想法是好的、方向是正确的、能得到好的结果。 Our research shows we‘re on the right track. Our profits are healthy and our customers are happy. The team lost a few early...

短语blow your own trumpet的意思就是“自吹自擂、自卖自夸、大言不惭”。 He‘s always blowing his own trumpet – it‘s so boring! Why can‘t he be more modest about his abilities? You‘ve got to blow your own tru...

to flock to常用来形容人们大批的涌进某处。 Thousands of people flocked to the shopping centre when the mega-sale started. Youngsters flock to cinemas to watch the latest blockbuster action movies....

如果用 just the ticket 来形容某物，那就意味着这正是一个人所需要的东西，此物正合一个人的心意。 These boots are just the ticket for our walking holiday in the Alps. Jane said my low-fat cake was just the ticket for someo...

我们可以用非正式表达 let off steam 来表示宣泄被压抑的情感、释放情感，在日常对话中尤其被用来形容“把心里的话都一股脑地说出来”。 Ruth spent the whole afternoon complaining about her boss. She needed to let off some steam. We often go jog...

短语to tower over的意思高过、胜过某人或某物。 Joan towers over her husband when she wears her smart high heel shoes. The new skyscraper towers over the buildings downtown. 值得注意的是，短语a tower of stre...