Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

0 114 词汇卡 idiomatic

开始学习

问题		答案
a new person in charge who makes changes 开始学习		a new broom
someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else 开始学习		a wet blanket
a pompous, self-opinionated person 开始学习		a stuffed shirt
someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing 开始学习		a couch potato
someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about 开始学习		an armchair critic
someone who stands by you only when things are going well 开始学习		a fair weather friend
a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people 开始学习		a nosy parker
someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place 开始学习		a rolling stone
to be exposed to something unpleasant 开始学习		come in for something
to criticise or punish harshly 开始学习		come down (heavily) on somebody
to say something surprising 开始学习		come out with something
to produce an idea 开始学习		come up with something
to avoid details and say what’s important 开始学习		come to the point
to regain consciousness 开始学习		come round
to change your opinion 开始学习		come round to something/an idea
to catch an illness 开始学习		come down with something
to accept a situation as it is 开始学习		come to terms with something
this is a very inconvenient moment 开始学习		now’s a fine time
to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry 开始学习		a bit pressed for time
to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things 开始学习		buy time
as a temporary measure 开始学习		for the time being
punctually 开始学习		(be/come/leave) on time
in favourable circumstances 开始学习		at the best of times
it will be known in the future 开始学习		time will tell
repeatedly 开始学习		time and time again
to pass the time by doing something 开始学习		kill time
at the last minute 开始学习		just in the nick of time
to punish sb severely 开始学习		throw the book at someone
to change 开始学习		turn over a new leaf
to follow all the correct procedures in everything 开始学习		do something by the book
when sb is pleased with you 开始学习		be in someone’s good books
to be very indicative of sb’s character 开始学习		to speak volumes about someone
to behave in the same way as sb 开始学习		to take a leaf out of someone’s book
to be very good for 开始学习		do wonders for
to spend several years in prison 开始学习		do time
to redecorate it 开始学习		do sth up
to help sb 开始学习		do sb a good turn/favour
to be responsible for all the hard work 开始学习		do the donkey work
to gain no benefit from 开始学习		do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
do sth as if it was second nature to you 开始学习		do sth with your eyes closed
to be counter-productive 开始学习		do more harm than good
to manage a company 开始学习		run a business
to have no more of something 开始学习		run out of
to have an insufficient supply of 开始学习		run short of
to flee from 开始学习		run for it
to be cheerful / optimistic 开始学习		look on the bright side
to feel superior to 开始学习		look down your nose at
to be completely soaked 开始学习		look like a drowned rat
to be ungrateful for what you are given 开始学习		look a gift horse in the mouth
to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth 开始学习		catch sb red-handed
to attract sb’s attention 开始学习		catch sb’s eye
a sign that a difficult period will finish 开始学习		light at the end of the tunnel
to withhold information from sb 开始学习		keep sb in the dark
not to take sth seriously 开始学习		make light of sth
to fall asleep immediately 开始学习		go out like a light
a risk with unknown consequences 开始学习		a leap in the dark
the excitement and entertainment of a big city 开始学习		the bright lights
to be revealed 开始学习		come to light
to understand and realize you have been wrong 开始学习		see the light
a mysterious person 开始学习		a dark horse
out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset 开始学习		to be in the doghouse
to enjoy yourself very much 开始学习		to have a whale of a time
an insincere display of grief; false tears 开始学习		crocodile tears
to have enough money to be able to eat and live 开始学习		to keep the wolf from the door
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough 开始学习		to get a frog in your throat
to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about 开始学习		to be a whole different kettle of fish
to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed 开始学习		to flog a dead horse
to move very slowly 开始学习		to move at a snail’s pace
to regard something as being known 开始学习		to take it as read
to understand what is implied but not necessarily said 开始学习		to read between the lines
repeated exactly as in the original 开始学习		word for word
briefly 开始学习		in a word
to know the lines of a speech by heart 开始学习		to be word perfect
to speak freely or directly 开始学习		not to mince words
not to know what to say 开始学习		lost for words
well-behaved and obedient 开始学习		as good as gold
genuinely kind and caring 开始学习		heart of gold
a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness 开始学习		golden age
(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival 开始学习		golden oldie
an important principle 开始学习		golden rule
Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment 开始学习		golden handshake
born into wealth and privilege 开始学习		born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent 开始学习		silver-tongued
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem 开始学习		every cloud has a silver lining
not to reach a particular level or standard 开始学习		fall short (of)
to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces 开始学习		fall apart
to become victim of 开始学习		fall victim to
1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears 开始学习		fall behind
1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by 开始学习		fall for
grip sth 开始学习		fall on sth
to fail; miscarry 开始学习		fall through
1. to rely on 2. to resort to 开始学习		fall back on
1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems 开始学习		fall into place
1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with 开始学习		fall in with
to be selected from 开始学习		to be picked out
to tease or bully 开始学习		to pick on sb
to acquire a lg 开始学习		to pick up a lg
to collect sb/sth 开始学习		to pick up sb/sth from
to get sick / to come down with a disease 开始学习		to pick up a bug
to eat sparingly or without appetite 开始学习		to pick at food
to select 开始学习		to pick and choose from
to start a fight/ an argument 开始学习		to pick a fight
to find and move through a passage carefully 开始学习		to pick one’s way
to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience 开始学习		to pick up the pieces
without, not containing 开始学习		free from
overly critical 开始学习		free with one’s criticism
costing nothing 开始学习		free of charge
the right to say what one wants 开始学习		free speech
relaxed and informal 开始学习		free and easy
dropping without hindrance 开始学习		in free fall
to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you 开始学习		make free with
able to do whatever one wants 开始学习		free as a bird
to give freedom of action or expression 开始学习		give free rein
unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part 开始学习		free-for-all