16个和eye相关的习语,老外经常用!
2019-04-03 15:37
来源:沪江
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9、Give someone the eye
反对或指责某人。
The teacher was giving me the eye during the test. I guess he thought I might cheat.
考试的时候,老师指责了我。我猜想他是以为我作弊了。
Don't give me the eye! You're the one who caused this mess.
别指责我!你才是那个闯祸的人。
10、Have eyes bigger than your stomach
明明吃不了,却又想吃更多。
Little children tend to have eyes bigger than their stomachs.
孩子们总是吃不了却又想吃。
I remember one crazy night when my best friend had eyes bigger than his stomach. He ordered more than six different meals!
记得在一个疯狂之夜,我的好友吃不了却又想吃。他点了不止六种不同的食物!
11、Have eyes in the back of one's head
直译就是“脑袋后面长了眼睛”,也就是能够发现别人觉得很隐秘的事。
My mom had eyes in the back of her head. I never got away with anything.
我妈妈脑袋后面长了眼睛一样。我做什么都逃不过她的眼睛。
Do you have eyes in the back of your head? How did you notice that?
你脑袋后面长了眼睛吗?你是怎么注意到的?
12、Hit the bull's-eye
正中靶心,用来比喻成功地完成某项任务
I think we hit the bull's-eye with our new product line.
我认为,新的成产线会使我们获得成功。
You've hit the bull's-eye by getting that job.
那份工作会为你带来成功。
13、In the public eye
暴露在公众的视线中。
You'll be in the public eye if you take that job.
如果你接受了那份工作,你会将自己放在公众视线之下。
Hollywood actors are all in the pubic eye.
好莱坞演员都备受公众瞩目。
14、Keep one's eye on the ball
保持注意力集中,尤其是在工作中。
You need to keep your eye on the ball no matter how long it takes to succeed.
不管成功需要多久,你都得集中注意力。
His ability to keep his eye on the ball assured his eventual success.
他注意力高度集中,这使他获得了最后的成功。
15、Turn a blind eye to someone/something
故意忽视某人或某事。
Just turn a blind eye to Ted. He'll never change.
忽略泰德吧,他是不会做任何改变的。
I'm going to turn a blind eye to that problem for the moment.
我准备暂时忽略这个问题。
16、Without batting an eye
毫不犹豫地做某事。
He purchased the $2 million home without batting an eye.
他毫不犹豫地花两百万买下了这幢房子。
John made the decision without batting an eye.
约翰毫不犹豫地做出了决定。