英语惯用语详解
想要学好英语怎么能不知道惯用语呢?下面就让小编为大家详解一下吧。
英语有些惯用语中含“长”或“短”这两个形容词,可以分别来学来记。
(1) At long last:最后;终于
Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.
(2) Go a long way towards……:对……很有帮助
The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.
(3) In the long run:终于
As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.
(4) Too long drawn out:太冗长缓慢
“What did you think of the professor's talk?” “Not bad, but too long drawn out.”
(5) The long and the short of it:概括起来
Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.
(6) Before long:不久以后
Jason's new book will come out before long.
(7) A short cut:捷径
Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.
(8) At short notice:临时通知
No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.
(9) Short with……:对……暴躁无礼
(i) Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
(ii) Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?
(10) Short of……:缺乏,除了……之外
(i) Is our country short of manpower?
(ii) Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.
(11) Cut……short:中止……
As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.
(12) Fall short of one's expectations:令人失望
The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.
(13) For short:缩写体
He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.
(14) Have a short temper:脾气暴躁
I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.
(15) In short:简言之
The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.
(16) In short supply:供应不足
Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.
(17) Nothing short of……:简直就是……
What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.
(18) Make short work of……:迅速处理……
Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.
(19) Give short shrift of……:对……漠不关心
Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.
(20) Pull…… up short:使……中止正在做的事
The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.
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