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英语俚语:表达恐惧,只会用scared?

2019-09-03 11:21

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  13. Dicey situation

  13.危险境地

  A dicey situation means something is unpredictable, just like the dice in a game.

  骰子的情况意味着有些事情是不可预测的,就像游戏中的骰子一样。

  He was in such a dicey situation at work; we didn’t know if he was going to survive.

  他在工作中处于如此危险的境地;我们不知道他是否会活下来。

  14. Fraught with danger

  14.四面楚歌

  When a dangerous situation happens, and a person is in the middle of it.

  当一个危险的情况发生时,一个人在其中。

  Taking that road is fraught with danger, it is on the side of a cliff and landslides happen frequently.

  走那条充满危险的路,它就在悬崖边,滑坡频繁发生。

  15. Play with fire

  15.玩火自焚

  Everyone knows that playing with fire can burn you or cause damage to others. So to play with fire means to do something that could hurt you or another person.

  每个人都知道玩火会烧死你或对他人造成伤害。所以玩火意味着做一些可能伤害你或他人的事情。

  Don’t walk out onto that old bridge, you’re playing with fire because it looks like it could fall at any time.

  别走到那座旧桥上,你在玩火自焚,因为它看起来随时都可能掉下来。

  16. Risk life and limb

  16.铤而走险

  To risk life and limb means to do something that is dangerous, whether it is necessary or not.

  冒险是指做一些危险的事情,不管是否必要。

  Firefighters risk life and limb every day to save others.

  消防员每天都冒着生命危险去救别人。

  17. Skating on thin ice

  17.如履薄冰

  When a person does something that is dangerous or very risky.

  当一个人做一些危险或非常危险的事情时。

  She was skating on thin ice when she jumped from one building to the other.

  她从一栋楼跳到另一栋楼时就像r。

  18. Take cover

  18.寻找庇护

  To take cover means to find shelter or protection from something dangerous.

  隐蔽是指寻找庇护或保护免受危险物的侵害。

  The people ran to take cover when they heard the sound of gunfire.

  听到枪声,人们跑去躲避。

  19. Take your life into your own hands

  19.将生命置身事外

  When a person does something on purpose that could kill him.

  当一个人故意做一些可能会杀死他的事情时。

  He took his life into his own hands when he tried to swim across that raging river.

  当他试图游过那条汹涌的河流时,他把自己的生命掌握在自己的手中。

  Many of these idioms can be used in situations that are not scary, but they must make sense to the listener. Now you know what to say the next time you watch a scary movie. Why not try to practice with your teacher, family, or friends new ways to use these idioms.

  这些成语中的许多可以在不可怕的情况下使用,但它们必须对听众有意义。现在你知道下次看恐怖电影时该说什么了。为什么不试着和你的老师、家人或朋友练习使用这些习语的新方法呢?

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