潇潇语言实验室 No. 192003/8/30 和拇指 Thumb有关的 Idioms & Expressions 这一集我们来看看和拇指 thumb有关的成语。 首先讲讲五个手指的名称。Thumb (拇指), index (食指), middle （中指）, ring（无名指）, pinky (little finger 小指，尾指) 1. have a green thumb： be good at gardening -擅长园艺，擅长种花种草。 这个短语托福听力曾经考过，如果知道它的意思，听起来一点都不难。 He has a green thumb. =Hes good at gardening. 2. stick out like a sore thumb：be very different from other people or things around them - 与众不同，和环境格格不入 Im not going to the party dressed like this, Id stick out like a sore thumb.我不会穿成这样去参加聚会的，我会看起来和大家格格不入的。 sore (adj.)痛的。 I have a sore throat. 我喉咙痛。 My shoulders are sore from typing too much. 打字打得我肩膀都痛了。 注意：soar（v.飞翔，快速上升）和 sore同音，不要混淆。The rocket soared into orbit.- 火箭快速飞入轨道。The temperature soared to 100 degrees. 温度狂升到 100度。 3. under someones thumb : under someones control - 在某人的掌握和操纵之中。Shes got him completely under her thumb, hell do whatever she asks. 他完全在她的操纵之中，她叫他干什么他就干什么。 4. all thumbs： clumsy and awkward笨拙的，笨手笨脚的。Speaking of playing the piano, I am all thumbs. 说起弹钢琴，我真是笨手笨脚的。 5. the thumbs down：if you give a plan or a suggestion the thumbs down, you do not approve of it or are not willing to accept it. -不同意或是不愿意接受一样东西My new hairstyle got the thumbs down from my family. 我家人都不喜欢我的新发型。 6. the thumbs up：if you give a plan or a suggestion the thumbs up, you approve of it or are willing to accept it. 赞成（一个计划或提议），愿意接受 一样东西The project had been given the thumbs up and we could now get started. 这个项目已经得到批准，我们现在可以开始工作的。 7. twiddle your thumbs: if you twiddle your thumbs, you do not have anything to do, you are wasting your time and are achieving nothing useful 无所事事，浪费时间Until I can get the thumbs up for my project, Im just sitting around twiddling my thumbs. 在我的项目得到批准前我只能坐着无所事事。 8. A rule of thumb: a rough method of calculation, based on practical experience 粗略计算，根据以往实践总结出来的经验A good rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of rice per person. 根据经验，给每人煮两把米是够的。 9. thumb a ride: hitchhikers usually put their thumb out as cars pass by, indicating that they need a ride. （在美国）要搭顺风车的人通常翘起拇指表示他要搭顺风车，所以 thumb a ride的意思就是搭顺风车。 He thumbed a ride to Los Angles. - 他搭顺风车去洛杉机。Ill thumb a ride to the movies and meet you there. 我会搭顺风车去电影院在那里和你会面。 10. thumb-sucker： little kids/babies suck their thumbs, so if you call someone a thumb-sucker youre calling them a child如果你觉得一个人很幼稚，你可以叫他 thumb-sucker，因为小孩子经常吮吸拇指。当然，这样称呼别人是不礼貌的。 11. thumb ones nose: show scorn and mockery (by putting the end of the thumb on the end of the nose and by spreading out and moving the fingers.)（将拇指放在鼻尖，其余手指张开并摆动）表示轻蔑和嘲笑After Tom ran into the house he thumbed his nose at John through the window. Tom 跑进屋子后，对 John作轻蔑的手势。 12. thumb through : look through a book or magazine quickly 翻阅I was thumbing through a magazine when she walked in. 她走进来的时候我正在翻阅一本杂志。 13. thumbnail portrait/sketch/description: a short description giving only the main facts about something. 简略的叙述或描写 （nail 是指甲）He made a thumbnail portrait of the local attractions. 他对当地的景点做了简短的描写。 14Thumbelina 是安徒生(Hans Christian Andersen)的一篇童话故事拇指姑娘 潇潇语言实验室 No. 202003/9/1 和 fish有关的 Idioms & Expressions 这一集我们来看看和 fish有关的 Idioms & Expressions。 Go fishing - 去钓鱼 fisherman 渔夫 bait 鱼饵 fishery 渔业 fishing pole钓鱼杆Fishy (adj.) seeming bad, dishonest or suspicious 看起来不诚实的，可疑的。There is something very fishy about his business deals.-他的交易有很多可疑之处。 更多的关于 fish的 Idioms & Expressions 1. a big fish : someone important or powerful - 重要人物 2. a cold fish: someone who seems unemotional, unfriendly or unsympathetic - 冷漠的人 3. a big fish in a small pond：someone who is important or who has influence over a small area 小池塘里的大鱼，指在小范围内重要或是有影响力的人 4. drink like a fish: regularly drink a lot of alcohol 喝很多酒She had two bottles of wine with her meal - she drinks like a fish. 5. a fish out of water: if you feel like a fish out of water, you feel awkward or ill at ease because you are in an unfamiliar situation or surroundings 如鱼脱水，指不适应周围的环境，感到不自在Tracy has always lived in a small village. She feels like a fish out of water in this city. Tracy一直住在小村子里，来到这个城市她感到不自在。 6. have other fish to fry/have bigger fish to fry: have something more important, interesting, or profitable things to do有更重要，更有趣或是更有利可图的事情做。I couldnt waste my time with him, I had bigger fish to fry. 我不能在他身上浪费时间，我有更重要的事情要做。 7. there are plenty of other fish in the sea/there are other fish in the sea: used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are other people they can have a relationship with: 天涯何处无芳草 （别人失恋是用来安慰别人的话，也可以指其他机会还很多，不一定是指谈恋爱）A: I broke up with my girlfriend. 我和我的女朋友分手了。B: Hey, cheer up, there are a lot of fish in the sea. 嘿，振作起来，天涯何处无芳草呢。 8. fish in troubled water: try to gain an advantage from other peoples problems 浑水摸鱼，趁火打劫During the decline of the stock market, some people fished in troubled waters and made big money. 在股票市场下跌期间，一些人浑水摸鱼，赚了大钱。 9. fishing for compliments: try to get someone to pay you a compliment 试图得到别人的恭维 （夸奖）When she showed me her new dress, I could tell she was fishing for a compliment.