2015年托福考试英语作文常用句型汇总

an ace in the hole

握有王牌,很有把握

When you have the ace in your hand,you have something which you can use to gain an advantage when you need an ace in the hole(American)

2.a class act

(在运动或演艺方面)很出色的人

I have been tracking Neil for a year,he is a class act and I have got a lot respect for his ability.

我已跟踪尼尔一年，他是个出色的家伙，我很崇拜他的能力。

k one’s back

努力地工作

When you’re breaking your back to make an enterprise work,it’s going to cut into your time with family.

当你全身心投入工作的时候，会侵占到家庭生活的时间。

someone’s back up

激怒某人

What does get my back up is a girlfriend who gets too jealous if someone else finds me attractive.

in hand

求助，乞讨

He ended up going hat in hand to the neighbours.

他沦落到向邻居乞讨。

the cards

可能发生

He believes an invasion was never in the cards.

他相信入侵永不会发生。

7.a change of heart

态度的改变

no change out of someone

从某人处没有得到任何帮助

You won’t get any change out of him,so don’t expect it .

你不会从他那儿得到任何帮助，别指望了。

ter and verse

所有细节

The instruction gives you chapter and verse

使用说明给出了所有细节。

to the chase

言归正传

He talked about the need to see all points of view,then he cut to the chase.

a dash

(外表)给人留下深刻印象

Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .

the dark

一无所知;蒙在鼓里

of one’s depth

力所不能及

He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.

one’s just deserts

活该

like a dog

凄苦地死去(古)

y dog has its day

风水轮流转

’s a dog’s life

(抱怨生活或工作不如意)

the doghouse

四面楚歌

Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.

the donkey work

做乏味的工作

something like a dream

做的很出色

The first stages of installation worked like a dream.

dressed up with nowhere to go

准备充分，但没机会去做

If funding dries up ,the opera houses will be all dressed up ,but with nowhere to go .

something at the drop of a hat

卤莽行事

23.a drop in the ocean/bucket

微不足道，沧海一粟

The size of the grants have been attacked by groups as merely a drop in the ocean.

all ears

洗耳恭听

Now you can say ,I am all ears.

to earth

现实，实际

He is blunt,outspoken,practical and down to earth.

keep somebody in the dark

不让某人知道

egg on one’s face

感到窘迫，羞耻

Steve didn’t expect to win just didn’t want to get egg on his face .

27.a white elephant

(形容新的建筑，计划)是浪费的，无用的.

This project is completely a white elephant

28.a big fish

大人物，重要角色

The four who were arrested here last September were described as really big fish by the Enforement Agency.