大学教师教学参考:“Beat”有关的常用习语 |
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1. be beat (=very tired很累,很疲倦) I'm beat. 我累极了。 2. be up beat (=be confident/enthusiastic有信心,有热情) He's up beat. 他满怀信心/满腔热情。 3. be off beat (=be unusual/uncommon奇异,不寻常) It's off beat. 这与众不同。 4. be off the beaten path (=be out of the way/not easily found偏道,不易发觉) It's off the beaten path. 这很偏僻/不易找到。 5. beat it (=go away走开) Beat it!走开/滚开! 6. beat sb. off/out (=defeat sb. 打败某人,击败某人) We have beaten them off/out.我们打败了他们。 7. beat about/around the bush (=be indirect不直接地说,拐弯抹角地说) Don't beat about/around the bush.要直接地说/怎么想就怎么说。 8. beat sb. at sb.'s own game (=defeat sb. in an activity in which he thinks that he is strong 将计就计地战胜某人) We'll beat him at his own game. 我们要将计就计地战胜他。 9. run to beat the band (=run very fast/enthusiastically 跑得很快/起劲) He's running to beat the band. 他跑得很快。 10. beat sb. to the punch (=act before sb. does 抢在某人行动之前) He beat me to the punch. 他抢在我前面行动。 11. beat a dead horse (=waste one's time浪费时间、精力) You're beating a dead horse. 你别浪费时间了/在做无用的事。 12. beat one's gums (=talk uselessly讲废话) You're beating your gums. 你在说废话。 13. beat sb. (=sb. doesn't know/understand某人不知晓/不懂) It beats me!我不懂/这可难倒我了! 14. beat the bushes (=make a great effort to develop support and interest 极力寻找支持和好处) They beat the bushes for their government. 他们极力寻求政府的支持。 He beat the bushes to find a good job. 他极力寻找一份好的工作。 (文/邹世诚 英语辅导报大学教师版04~05学年第19期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。) |