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1、,Ear and Eye Idioms,1. Go in one ear and out of the other 字面意思：一耳进，另一耳出。,Translation My daughter always says “yes“ to what I say, but my words go in one ear and out of the other.,Key Be heard and immediately forgotten.,把听到的话马上又忘掉。变体：Go in at one ear and out at the other.,2. Have someones ear 字面意思：有某
2、人的耳朵。,Translation She is only a secretary, but she has a lot power because she has the ear of the companys President.,Key Have influence on someone; have someones attention.,能够影响某人；能使某人听进去话。,3. Have ones ear to the ground 字面意思：把耳朵贴到地面。,Translation Prof Anderson had his ear to the ground, hoping to f
3、ind out about new ideas in buying a car.,Key Listen carefully, hoping to get advance warning of something.,细心地听，想早一点得到有关某事的最新动态；预警。变体：Keep ones ear to the ground.,4. Lend an ear to someone 字面意思：借给某人一只耳朵。,Translation We should all lend an ear to Mrs. Smith and hear what he has to say about research.,
4、Key Listen to someone.,听某人说话。,5. Play by ear 字面意思：用耳朵演奏。,Translation She lost the music sheets of the song, so she will have to sing it by ear.,Key Play (a piece of music) by intuition or from memory.,不看乐谱，凭直觉或记忆演奏乐器。,6. Turn a deaf ear 字面意思：给一只聋耳。,Translation My son always turns a deaf ear to my ad
5、vice.,Key Refuse to listen.,不理会别人的话。充耳不闻。说明：Turn a blind eye的意思是“视而不见“。,7. Lift ones ears 字面意思：竖起自己的耳朵。,Translation When he heard his name mentioned, he pricked up his ears.,Key Listen attentively.,认真仔细地听。变体：Prick up ones ears.,8. Set people by the ears 字面大意：使人们的耳朵受操劳。,Translation The accountant was
6、 accused of stealing money from the company, which really set the Board members by the ears.,Key Cause others to quarrel.,使其他人争论不休。,9. Up to ones ears in something 字面意思：已经到了耳朵的位置。,Translation How could I have time for a holiday right now? Im up to my ears in work at the moment.,Key Very busy and hec
7、tic.,非常忙，忙的不亦乐乎。说明：指事情多得已经到了耳朵的位置了。心里的事情装满后又增多上升到了耳朵的位置。变体：Up to ones eyes in something（事情多得已经到了眼睛的位置了）表示同样的意思。,10. Wet behind the ears 字面意思：耳朵后边还是湿的。,Translation Mary is too young to take on a responsibility like this. She is still wet behind the ears.,Key Young and inexperienced.,年轻、没经验；乳臭未干。说明：据说
8、婴儿出生后最后干的是耳朵后面的部位。,11. An eye for an eye 字面意思：以眼还眼。,Translation She abused him, and he insulted her; an eye for an eye.,Key Retaliation; revenge; a punishment similar to the crime.,报复，复仇，惩罚。说明：A tooth for a tooth的意思是“以牙还牙“。这两条成语可放在一起用，也可用任何一个，意思一样。,12. An eye-opener 字面意思：开眼的事物。,Translation What she
9、said was a real eye-opener; we never thought she felt so strongly about her family.,Key Something which makes one realize the real nature or meaning of something.,使人认识到真实情况或本来面目的事物。,13. Catch someones eye 字面意思：抓住某人的眼睛。,Translation She made some extraordinary remarks in order to catch his eye.,Key At
10、tract someones attention.,吸引别人的注意力。,14. Have an eye for something 字面意思：对某事物有一只眼。,Translation We all agree that she has an eye for calligraphy.,Key Be able to appreciate something; be a good judge of something.,有鉴赏力；有欣赏能力。,15. Have ones eye on something 字面意思：用一只眼睛盯着某物。,Translation She has had her eye
11、 on that apartment for a long time.,Key Want, desire.,渴望得到某物。,16. In the public eye 字面意思：在公众的眼里。,Translation These days, pop stars are often in the public eye.,Key Well-known and often mentioned in newspapers, on TV or radio.,经常在媒体露面。,17. In the twinkling of an eye 字面意思：眼睛一眨的时间。,Translation We didnt
12、 realize what had happened to the man on the bike. It was all over in the twinkling of an eye.,Key Very quickly.,一眨眼的工夫。,18. Keep an eye on someone / something 字面意思：用一只眼盯着。,Translation Please keep an eye on my daughter while I am out shopping.,Key Watch carefully; look after.,在干别的事的时候同时看护、照料。,19. Se
13、e eye to eye with someone 字面意思：跟某人眼对眼看。,Translation She never sees eye to eye with her husband on anything, so they are constantly quarrelling.,Key Agree with someone.,同意某人的意见；跟某人意见一致。说明：多用于否定句。,20. See something with half an eye 字面意思：半只眼就看清楚了；半目了然。,Translation Anyone can see with half an eye that h
14、e is arrogant and pompous.,Key See or understand clearly, immediately.,马上就能明白；一眼就看出来了；一目了然。,21. There is more to it than meets the eye 字面意思：比眼睛见到的更多。,Translation There is more to this than meets the eye. I suspect he is not telling the truth.,Key Something or somebody is more complex or more interes
15、ting than one might at first think.,某人或某事比最初想象的更复杂或更有意思。这句话的变体是：There is more in something or somebody than meets the eye.,22. With a jaundiced eye 字面意思：有一只黄疸眼。,Translation She always looks at other peoples property with a jaundiced eye.,Key Jealous.,嫉妒。,23. With an eye to something 字面意思：对某事有一只眼。,Tr
16、anslation He acted in that way with an eye to profit.,Key For some purpose; having some purpose in mind.,为某种目的；脑子里有某种目的。,24. In someones eyes 字面意思：在某人的眼里。,Translation He is nothing but a country potato（乡巴佬）in his mother-in-laws eyes.,Key In his / her opinion, from his / her point of view.,按照某人的意见或观点
17、。,25. Keep ones eyes skinned 字面意思：不停地剥眼睛的皮。,Translation You should keep your eyes skinned for a chance to transfer.,Key Watch carefully; be alert,细心观察，警觉。变体：Keep ones eyes open. 字面意思是：保持眼睛在睁开的状态。,26. Make eyes at somebody 字面意思：对某人做眼睛。,Translation The two teenagers stood under the tree making eyes at
18、 each other.,Key Look lovingly at.,爱慕地看着某人；脉脉含情地看着某人。,27. Pull the wool over someones eyes 字面意思：往某人的眼睛上拽羊毛。,Translation The insurance man tried to pull the wool over my eyes by claiming that all the furniture was covered by insurance when in fact the policy only included kitchen appliances.,Key Dece
19、ive; be dishonest.,欺骗、蒙蔽某人；不诚实；掩人耳目。说明：Wool最初指“假发“或“头套“，就像现在西方国家的律师出庭时戴的那种。,28. Set eyes on something / somebody 字面意思：眼睛停留在某人或某物之上。,Translation He has never set eyes on her before; now he wants to know more about her.,Key See.,看见、见到。,29. Sight for sore eyes 字面意思：治疗眼痛的景观。,Translation I am starving! T
20、his delicious meal is a sight for sore eyes.,Key A welcome sight.,受欢迎的事物或人。,30. Under ones very eyes 字面意思：就在某人的眼睛下面。,Translation I was reading in the library, so the incident occurred under my very eyes.,Key In ones presence.,某人在场时；在某人的眼皮底下。变体：Before ones very eyes. 字面意思：就在某人眼前。,31. With ones eyes o
21、pen 字面意思：带着睁开着的眼睛。,Translation He made the agreement with his eyes open; he knows what difficulties or dangers would be.,Key Knowing what might possibly happen.,已想到了可能要发生的情况。,I. 根据汉英提示写出英语成语。,1 一目了然 2 以牙还牙 3 充耳不闻 4 视而不见 5 带着嫉妒的心态,see sth. with half an eye a tooth for a tooth turn a deaf ear turn a blind eye with a jaundiced eye,6 含情脉脉地看某人 7 跟某人意见一致 8 蒙蔽、欺骗别人 9 对事物有鉴赏力 10 年轻、没经验,make eyes at somebody see eye to eye with someone pull the wool over someones eyes have an eye for something wet behind the ears,