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身体部位词语在英语中的活用
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1. eye
do sb in the eye
伤害某人;羞辱某人
He certainly did his colleagues in the eye when he got the boss’s approval.
他得到老板的夸奖,确实也得罪了同事。
an eye for an eye
以眼还眼;报复
The death penalty for murder works on the principle of an eye for an eye.
犯谋杀罪处以死刑,其原则是一命抵一命。
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1. eye
my eye
(尤指所说的话意在欺骗或使人误解)瞎说,胡说
She said she was only twenty-two --- twenty-two my eye!
她说她只有二十二岁--二十二岁,胡说八道!
one in the eye (for sb/sth)
惨败;挫折
If she gets the job, that’s one in the eye for Peter: he was desperate to get it.
假使她获得这份工作,那对彼得是当头一棒:他是拼命想得到这份工作的。
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1. eye
cut one’s eye-teeth
获得世事经验;通晓世故
He’ll have to cut his eye-teeth before he gets promoted.
他要有些阅历才可获提升。
eye-wash
瞎扯;瞎说;胡说八道
He pretends to care so much about his children, but it’s all eyewash: he never even takes them out.
他貌似很关心自己的孩子,其实都是假像,他从来不带他们出去。
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by a nose
以少许之差
The candidate lost the election by a nose.
那候选人以微弱之差竞选失败。
get up sb’s nose
惹恼某人;使人生厌
Her cheeky remarks really get up my nose!
她那些不要脸的话真惹我生气!
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2. nose
keep one’s nose clean
不做讨厌、违法等的事
If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you.
你若是规规矩矩的,老板就可能提拔你。
put sb’s nose out of joint
使某人难堪;冒犯或惹恼某人
He’s so conceited that when she refused his invitation, it really put his nose out of joint.
他很自负,她没接受他的邀请可把他的鼻子气歪了。
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3. ear
all ears
倾听
Tell me your news, I’m all ears.
把你的新鲜事告诉我,我洗耳恭听。
play it by ear
事前无准备而根据情况采取行动;临时现做
I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I’ll have to play it by ear.
我没有时间准备这次会议,所以只好有什么谈什么。
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3. ear
(be) up to one’s ears
忙得不可开交;深陷于某事物中
I'm up to my ears in work at the moment.
我现在工作忙极了。
with half an ear
不很注意地
I was only listening to the radio with half an ear, while preparing some food.
我正在做吃的,没太留心听收音机。
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4. shoulder
chip on one’s shoulder
好争吵的脾气;容易发怒
He is a man with a chip on his shoulder.
他是个好寻衅吵架的人。
cold shoulder  
冷遇,冷淡对待
I went up to speak to him as a friend, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
我作为朋友前去和他面谈,但