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  • 作 者:郭婧,张岩编著
  • 出 版 社:北京:新世界出版社
  • 出版年份:2002
  • ISBN:7800056686
  • 页数:340 页
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《最新美语流行语手册 现代职场篇》目录

2 a blind alley 前途黯淡,死胡同 1

1 a bachelor girl 未婚职业妇女 1

3 a chance in a million 极小的机会 2

4 a clock-watcher 老看钟点等下班的人 3

5 a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 4

6 a fly in the ointment 一粒鼠粪搅坏一锅汤;美中不足 5

7 a give-and-take attitude 互谅互让的态度 6

8 a hard nut to crack 棘手的问题;难对付的人 7

9 a knight in shining armor 能力挽狂澜的完美人物 7

10 a labor of love 心甘情愿而做的工作 8

11 a lame duck 无所作为、缺乏效率的人或无所作为的事业 9

13 a leg-up 扶持:助一臂之力 10

12 a late bloomer “开花较晚的植物”,比喻人大器晚成 10

14 a little bird told me 自然知道,我不清楚怎么知道的 11

15 a pawn in the game 无名小卒 12

16 a piece of cake 轻松容易的事情 13

17 a rain check 下一次机会,补偿 14

18 a square peg in a round hole 格格不入 14

19 a tough/hard row to hoe 难办的事,艰巨的工作 15

20 a vote of thanks 公开致谢 16

21 a work addict 工作狂 17

22 accidentally on purpose 貌似偶然,实则有意 17

23 Ace 精通,掌握。也可指各门行业中的专家或能手 19

24 add fuel to the flames 火上浇油,雪上加霜 19

25 address oneself to 专心从事 20

26 airs and graces 盛气凌人 21

27 all and sundry 所有的人,每一个人 22

28 all in a day s work 份内的工作;不客气,应该做的 23

29 all thumbs 笨手笨脚的 24

30 answer the call of nature 上洗手间 25

31 apple-polish 拍马屁 25

32 around the clock 日夜不停地,连轴转 26

33 at loose ends 无所事事 27

34 at the wheel 开车 28

35 back down on 放弃 28

36 back to the grind stone 回去工作 29

38 be above board 光明正大的 30

37 bat the breeze 闲扯 30

39 be as broad as it is long 背着抱着一样沉,半斤八两 31

40 be asleep at the switch 玩忽职守 32

41 be at loggerheads with 和……顶牛 33

42 be at odds with sb.与……不合,与……发生矛盾 34

43 be cut out for 天生适合于 34

44 be dead on one s feet 比喻筋疲力尽 35

45 be done for 不中用的;完结的;累坏的 36

46 be in hot water 遇到麻烦 37

47 be in line for something 即将得到某物 37

48 be in the bucks 很有钱 38

49 be in the know 熟知内幕的,知晓内情的 39

50 be keyed up 十分紧张 40

51 be on the ball 精明能干的 41

52 be snowed under 工作过多忙不过来;超负荷 42

53 be swamped with work 有一大堆工作要做 42

54 be wrapped up in 专心致志于;与……有关(或有牵连) 43

55 beef up 加强,增加,充实 44

56 behind someone s back 在……的背后,背着 45

57 bet one s bottom dollar 确信无疑 46

58 between you and me 你知我知,私下里说 47

59 big noise 重要新闻 47

60 bleed someone white 榨干血汗 48

61 blot one s copybook 毁坏自己的名誉,玷污自己的名声 49

62 blow a fuse 勃然大怒 50

64 bone-breaking 极其劳累的(工作) 51

63 blow one s cool 沉不住气,失去自制 51

65 boot out of a job 当场解雇某人 52

66 break one s back 辛勤工作 53

67 bring home the bacon 成功地完成某事 53

68 brown off 沮丧,生气,厌烦 54

69 brown-nose 献殷勤,拍马屁 55

70 brush up 复习,温习 55

71 bull session 碰头会,小组会 56

72 bum one s boats 破釜沉舟,自绝后路 57

73 bum one s bridges behind one 背水一战 58

74 bum one s fingers 因管闲事而自讨苦吃 58

75 bum the midnight oil 开夜车;学习或工作到深夜 59

76 butter someone up 奉承某人,巴结某人 60

77 by hook or by crook 千方百计地、不择手段地 61

78 by no stretch of imagination 怎么也想不到 62

79 call it a day 收工 63

80 call it quits 作罢 64

81 can 洗手间 64

82 can t hold a candle to someone 不能跟某人比 65

83 can t beat something with a stick 最佳安排,十全十美 66

84 can t make head or tail of 弄不清,不理解 67

85 car pool 合伙用车 67

86 castles in Spain 白日做梦,空中楼阁 68

87 chalk up 记下某人的成功 69

88 chance the ducks 好歹试一试 70

89 charm up 哄诱 71

90 chase (after) rainbows 白日做梦 72

91 clinch 容易做的事或肯定会发生的事 73

92 clock in(on)/off 上/下班 73

93 clunker 破车 74

94 coffee and cakes 微薄的收入 74

95 coin it in 大发其财;大把大把赚钱 75

96 come down on sb.like a ton of bricks 对某人不依不饶,恶狠狠地对某人 76

97 come through/off with flying colors 干得出色,大获成功。 77

98 come to a head 关键时刻 77

99 come up in the world 身价提高 78

100 couch potatoes 总呆在家里看电视的人 79

101 count the cost 权衡得失 79

102 cream puff 车况好的二手车 80

103 cross the bridge when one comes to it 船到桥头自然直 81

104 cushy 容易的,轻松的,不费力的 82

105 cut one s coat according to one s cloth 量入为出 83

106 cut the knots 快刀斩乱麻 83

107 dance attendance on someone 奉承某人,向某人献殷勤 84

108 dash the cup form someone s lips 夺走应该属于某人的东西 85

109 dead to the world 沉睡不醒 86

110 Dish the dirt 说三道四 87

111 do somebody in 搞垮,使累坏 88

112 do someone proud 殷勤招待 89

113 do something by halves 半途而废,做事不彻底 90

114 do the bidding of 遵……之命,照……的旨意 90

115 do the dirty on 卑鄙地对待 91

116 doggie bag 装剩余食物的袋子 92

117 donkey work 苦活;单调乏味的苦差 93

118 door to door 挨家挨户 93

119 dos and don ts 守则,规则,须知 94

120 down-and-out 穷苦潦倒的,无业无钱的,倒霉透的 95

121 down-to-earth 脚踏实地的, 95

122 drop sth.like a hot potato 把某件不愉快的事物立即抛开 96

123 dry as a bone 非常干燥 97

124 eam one s bread 挣钱养家糊口,维持生计 98

125 keep body and soul together 维持生计 98

126 Easier said than done 说时容易做时难 99

127 end up 结束 100

128 face the music 面对现实 101

129 fall asleep at the switch 玩忽职守 102

130 fall to one s lot/shoes 成为某人的职责 103

131 fan the flames 火上加油,煽动情绪 103

132 fast buck 不义之财 104

133 feel in one s bones that 十分确信 105

134 fender-bender 汽车轻微碰撞 105

135 fight the clock 争分夺秒,与时间赛跑 106

136 fill a gap 弥补不足,填补空白 107

137 first things first 先说重要的 108

138 fiver 五元钱 109

139 flat out 竭尽全力;坦率地;疲惫地 109

140 fly high 地位晋升 110

141 fool around 乱搞男女关系;鬼混 111

142 freeze one s blood 使某人处于惊恐状态 112

143 get a kick out of 从……中得到乐趣 113

144 get a rise out of 得到……强烈的反应 113

145 get hold of the wrong end of the stick 完全误解 114

146 get hot under the collar 发怒,怒气冲天 115

147 get mad 生气,恼火 116

148 get one s cards 被解雇,被炒鱿鱼 117

149 get one s cheese 如愿以偿 117

150 get someone s back up 惹人生气 118

151 get someone s goat 惹某人生气 119

152 get the bag 被解雇 120

153 get the boot 被解雇;被开除 120

155 get the hang of something 掌握做某事的窍门 121

154 get the green light 得到批准 121

156 get the sack 解雇 122

157 get to the bottom of 触及……的实质,弄清……的根由 123

158 get wind of 听到风声,得到消息 124

159 give a shot(try something that is new) 试试看 125

160 give sb.a break 再给某人一次机会 126

161 give somebody a free hand 给某人行动自由,听其自行处置 127

162 give someone a buzz 给某人挂个电话 127

163 give someone a tumble 给予重视 128

164 give someone a wide berth 回避,敬而远之 129

165 give someone his head 由某人自由处理 130

166 go about (do) 做,从事 131

167 go by the book 严格照章办事 132

168 go down the drain 把钱白白浪费掉 133

169 go downhill 走下坡路,逐渐变坏 133

170 go for something bald-headed 坚决干,冒险突进 134

171 go to extremes 走极端 135

172 go to someone s head 冲昏头脑 136

173 go with 一起;相配;跟……谈恋爱 137

174 goof around 消磨时光;漫不经心 138

175 goof off 偷懒耍滑,想尽办法躲避应该干的事情 139

176 grease/oil someone s palm 贿赂(某人) 139

177 guess what 你猜怎么着 140

178 hands are tied 权力有限 141

180 harp on the same old string 唠唠叨叨,老调重谈 142

179 hang up one s boots 退休 142

181 hate one s guts 对……恨之入骨 143

182 have (a case of ) the jitters 忐忑不安,神经紧张 144

183 have a bag job on 偷盗某人的物品 145

184 have a ball at one s feet 有可能成功的有利条件 146

185 have a good mind to do something 很想去干某事 147

186 have a memory like a sieve 记性太差 148

187 have a short temper 脾气暴躁 148

188 have an axe to grind 私心,个人企图 149

189 have broad shoulders 能担负重任 151

190 have one work cut out 尤指在限定的时间内安排做艰苦的工作 151

191 have one s head in the clouds 满脑子幻想 152

192 have one s eye on 看上、留意;想要 154

193 have one s moments 春风得意之时,某人最辉煌的时候 155

194 have something at heart 热心于某事 156

195 have something at one s finger tips 彻底了解 156

196 have something on the brain 着迷于 157

197 have the face to do 怎么敢做 158

198 have the inside track for something 处于有利的地位 159

199 have the world before one 前途远大 159

200 have words with 与……吵嘴 160

201 Heads are going to roll. 陷入困境,有麻烦 161

202 hear something through the grapevine 从亲戚朋友或同事那儿听到小道消息听到非官方的消息 162

203 hide one s light under a bushel 不露锋芒;过分谦逊 163

204 high and mighty 傲慢的,高傲的 164

205 hit someone when he/she s down 落井下石,打落水狗 165

207 hit the jackpot 获得极大成功,突然交好运 166

206 hit the fan 突然陷入困境,突然遇到麻烦 166

208 hit the nail on the head 说到点子上 167

209 hit the sack 就寝,睡个够 168

210 hold all the cards over 控制整个局势 169

211 hold one s tongue 缄默,不开口 170

212 hold someone s hand 给(某人)以道义上的支持 170

213 hold the baby 干苦差事 171

214 hold the bag 背黑锅 172

215 huff and puff 咆哮,恼怒 173

216 I have a bad feeling about this 我有不好的预感 174

217 if anything can go wrong,it will 该来的躲不掉 175

218 in all conscience 当然,的确 176

219 in charge of 负责,管理 177

220 in full flower 成就之最高峰 178

221 in hand(3) 正在处理/办理之中 179

222 in one s/sb s good time 在某人方便之时 179

223 in the doghouse 失宠 180

224 in the light of 鉴于;当作 181

225 in the pink 非常健康 182

226 it never rains but it pours 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人 183

227 job hunting 找工作 183

228 jump the gun 提前行动 184

229 jump to conclusions 妄下断语 185

230 jump to it 积极行动 186

231 jump/be thrown in at the deep end 新手碰上了大难题 187

233 just yet 现在还,仍未 188

232 just one s luck 一向的坏运气 188

234 keep a level head 临危不惧 189

235 keep a stiff upper lip 坚强不屈 190

236 keep a straight face 保持严肃 191

237 eam one s keep 维持生计 192

238 keep mum about something 对某事保持沉默,不吭声 192

239 keep one s own counsel 不露心计,不露城府 194

240 keep one s shirt on 不发脾气,镇定自若 194

241 keep one s chin up 不气馁,不灰心 195

242 keep one s fingers crossed 祈求好运 196

243 keep one s hand in 使技能不荒疏,拳不离手,曲不离口 197

244 keep one s nose to the grindstone 埋头苦干;努力不懈 198

246 keep track of something/someone 掌握……的情况 199

245 keep sb.down a notch 挫某人的傲气 199

247 keep/have a level head 临危不乱 200

248 kick up a fuss 大惊小怪;引起骚乱 201

249 knock off 中断,停止;下班 202

250 knock the bottom out of 使之付诸东流,使之失败 203

251 know (on ) which side one s bread is buttered 颇知轻重 203

252 know…like the back of one s hand 对……了如指掌 204

253 know all the answers 见多识广 205

254 know inside out 非常了解 206

255 know where the shoe pinches 知道问题的症结所在 206

256 land on the rocks 陷入困境 207

257 laughter is the best medicine 笑是解忧良药 208

259 lend a hand 帮助 209

258 law and order 社会安全 209

260 let s face it 不可讳言的;面对现实吧 210

261 lie about 无所事事 211

262 lie down on the job 磨洋工,在工作中偷懒 212

263 like a bear with a sore head 脾气特别暴躁 212

264 little strokes fell great oaks 铁杵磨成绣花针 213

265 live wire 精力充沛的、活跃的人物 214

266 look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards 看上去非常邋遢或疲惫不堪(尤其指干了大量艰苦工作或熬夜之后) 215

267 look up and down 上下打量;(仔细而严格地)检查 215

268 loose ends 未了结的琐碎事情 216

269 lose one s temper 发脾气,动肝火 217

270 louse up something 把某事搞得一团糟 218

272 make advances to/towards 接近(某人);表示友好;求爱 219

271 make a deal with 有个商量,达成协议 219

273 make an exhibition of oneself 使自己出洋相 221

274 make heavy weather of something 对某事小题大做,使事情更麻烦 221

275 make one s mouth water 让人流口水 222

276 make the best use of 充分利用 223

277 meet trouble halfway 杞人忧天,自寻烦恼 224

278 mend one s steps 注意自己的行为 225

279 miss the boat on 坐失良机 225

280 moonlighting 副业,兼职(一般指晚上兼职) 226

281 more bark than bite 说得多,做得少 227

282 near (to) someone s heart 关注,衷心关切 228

283 New brooms sweep cleaner 新官上任三把火 228

284 nip in the bud 防患于未然,防微杜渐 229

285 nip something in the bud 把……消灭在萌芽状态之中 230

286 nit-picking 找小错儿,挑剔的 231

287 no great shakes 平凡得很,不出色,没什么了不起 232

288 no joke 强调指出形势的严峻性和话题的严肃性 233

289 no laughing matter 重大或重要的事 234

290 no sweat 没有问题或困难 235

291 nose sb.out/win sb.by a nose 以微弱的优势战胜(某人) 236

292 not get a word in edgeways 插不上话,不能在某人不断说话时插嘴 237

293 not have a clue 不知道,不了解 238

294 not serve two masters 一君不事二主,对某人忠心耿耿 239

295 not turn a hair 泰然自若;毫不疲倦 240

296 off line 停工 240

297 off the cuff 未做准备的,即席的;非正式的 241

298 on a limb 努力工作 242

299 on line 开工 243

300 on off chance 抱着试试看的态度;侥幸地 243

301 on the cuff 赊欠;免费 244

302 on the gravy train 有财运,有赚大钱的机遇 245

303 on the level 诚恳的,直率的 246

304 on the needle 吸毒成瘾 247

305 out of it/things 使孤独沉默,怯生生独处一角 248

306 out of the frying pan into the fire 才出狼窝,又入虎口;每况愈下 249

307 out of the way 不顺路 250

308 out of the wood 摆脱困境或险境 251

309 out of 缺乏 252

310 paddle one s own canoe 自力更生;自食其力 253

311 pass someone s way 经过某人的手中,落入某人之手 254

312 pass the buck 推卸责任 254

313 pave the way for 为……铺平道路 255

314 pay off 还清债务 256

315 pink collar 粉领阶层的;妇女所从事的工作 257

316 plain as the nose on your face 显而易见的 257

317 play (it) safe/for safety 稳扎稳打,谨慎行事 258

318 play cat and mouse with 玩猫捉老鼠,追追躲躲的 259

319 play fast and loose with 敷衍了事,不正经干 260

320 play favorites with 对……有偏心眼 261

321 play second fiddle to somebody 给某人当二把手 262

322 plough the sands 白费力气,徒劳无功 262

323 pound the pavement 徘徊街头找工作 263

324 prior to 在……之前,优先于 264

325 Procrustean bed 强求一致的制度或政策等 265

326 pull a fast one on 用诡计占上风 266

327 pull through 痊愈;帮忙度过难关 267

328 push the panic button 惊慌失措 268

329 put (it) on 假装 269

330 put in one s two cents 为别人说句好话;向他人主动提出忠告 270

331 put something on the back burner 推迟,延期 270

332 put the cart before the horse 颠倒次序,本末倒置 272

333 put to rights 修复 272

334 put/set one s shoulder to the wheel 全力以赴;努力工作;勤奋工作 273

336 rack in (get,eam) 得到,赚取 274

335 quick off the mark 行动敏捷 274

337 remain in the saddle 保留要职 275

338 report on 向(某人)报告(某事) 276

339 rest on one s oars 休息,暂停工作 277

340 myme or reason 道理,可了解的原因 278

341 rough-and-tumble 杂乱无章的;混乱的场面 279

342 rub sb.the wrong way 触犯某人,惹恼某人 280

343 run low 快用完了,不够了 280

344 run off one s feet 忙得腿快跑断了 281

345 run one s head against a brick wall 硬着头皮去做 282

346 safe and sound 安然无恙 282

347 save one s breath 保持沉默 283

348 save one s face 保留颜面,顾全面子 284

349 save one s neck 保护某人不受其害 285

350 seal one s lips 封住某人的嘴,不让某人讲话 285

351 see the world 见多识广 286

352 shake the dust off/from one s feet 拂袖而去 287

353 shoot the breeze 闲聊 288

354 show one s paces 显示出自己的本领 288

355 show up 出席;使显得醒目 289

356 side with sb. 在争论中站在某人一边 290

357 sing the blues 诉苦,抱怨 291

358 soft drink 甜的非酒精性的饮料 292

359 sort sb./sth.out 解决问题 292

360 speak by the card 说话有根有据,措辞谨慎 293

361 speak evil of 说什么人的坏话,诽谤 294

362 speak for itself/themselves 不言而喻,无须进一步说明 295

363 spill the beans (无意中)泄露秘密,泄露消息 296

364 stand the gaff 忍受折磨,不怯懦 297

365 stay put 留在(某处)不动 298

366 stir up a nest of homets 捅马蜂窝;自找麻烦 298

367 straddle the fence 抱观望态度;墙头草,两面倒 299

368 straight from the horse s mouth 从可靠方面来的,直接从权威方面得来的 300

369 sweat it out 苦撑到底 301

370 take/go one s own way 一意孤行 302

371 take a candy from a baby 贪得无厌的人,卑鄙小人 303

372 take a strong/hard line 采取强硬的手段 304

373 take on (undertake a task,opinion,view) 对付(意见,看法),从事某项任务 305

374 take sb./sth.at face value 以貌取人(物) 306

375 take something in one s stride 轻而易举地解决问题;泰然处之 307

376 take the bull by the homs 挺身面对危险,不畏艰险 308

377 take the rough with the smooth 既能享乐也能吃苦;泰然对待人世的沉浮 309

378 take the wind out of someone s sails 底牌揭穿,哑口无言 310

379 take up short 插嘴 310

380 talk off the top of one s head 信口雌黄 311

381 talk shop 三句不离本行 312

382 tear something/somebody to bits 仔细检查;严厉批评 313

383 the benefit of the doubt 在罪证不足的情况下被假定为无罪 314

384 the last lane 快节奏的生活 314

385 the iron entered into one s soul 心如刀割,极端痛苦 315

386 the shoe is on the other foot 今非昔比 316

387 there is something more to something than meets the eye 表面上看不出来 317

388 thin-skinned 神经过敏 318

389 think twice 仔细考虑;踌躇,犹豫 319

390 throw down the gautlet/glove 挑战;争论 320

391 throw in the rowel 认输 321

392 throw mud at 讲人坏话,恶意中伤 322

393 to a fault 过分 323

394 too…by half 过分;太 323

395 trade in 拿(某物)折价去购买一件新东西 324

396 tread/walk on air 得意洋洋 325

397 tread on someone s heel 亦步亦趋 325

398 trial and error 由尝试中修正错误,求取解决问题的办法 326

399 turn in 归还;上缴 327

400 turn one s head 使某人自满 328

401 turn over a new leaf 洗心革面 329

402 twiddle one s thumbs 闲得无聊 330

403 under one s belt 被吃进自己的肚子里;被自己获得 331

404 up the wall 愤怒,发狂 332

405 walls have ears 隔墙有耳 333

406 well and good 好吧,也好 334

407 when in doubt,do nothing 不做没把握的事 335

408 when the going gets tough,the gough gets going 不屈不挠,再接再励 335

409 where the shoe pinches 症结所在;痛苦所在 336

410 whistle in the dark 给自己壮胆;嘴硬 337

411 white as a sheet 面如白纸 338

412 with drums and trumpets 大吹大擂,大张旗鼓 339

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