2024届高考英语复习俗语表达整理讲义

高考英语俗语表达 Flame ★add fuel to the fire/flames:火上浇油 ★an old f1ame:I旧情人 ★shot down in flames:一通咒骂[to be judged harshly and rejected.] 【例】 1.I thought I'd written a fine campaign speech,but it was shot it down in flames by my team. 2.I can't believe I was shot down in flames in front of the board of trustees! ★drawn to(something)like a moth to a f1ame:形容被某事深深吸引 I had always liked art,and once I got to college,I was drawn to textile design like a moth to a flame. ★burst into flame:点火；着火：突然烧起来 【例】The rug burst into flames as soon as the candle landed on it. ★go up in flames:毁于一旦；破灭；着火 My presentation went up in flames when the slideshow stopped working and I forgot the rest of my speech. ★f1 ame war:口水战；互联网上的激烈争论 [I The message board administrators suspended everyone involved in that flame war. ★stoke the f1ames(of something):拱火；激化矛盾 [The last thing we want is to stoke the flames with some ill-conceived response to the tragedy. Hunt ★witch hunt:政治迫害 ★have a dog in the hunt:在比赛中支持某个特定的人[一般在否定句中使用] 【例】 A:"Are you going to watch the big game tonight?" B:"Nah,my team's not playing,so I don't have a dog in the hunt." ★hunt high and low(for someone or something):到处找 We've been hunting high and low for an apartment we can afford,but the housing market in this town is atrocious. ★run with the hare and hunt with the hounds:两面讨好 [Many have criticized the government of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations. ★nunt down:追捕到，穷追直至找到（罪犯、敌人等） 【例】The police have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this crime. ★hunt and peck:[美国口语]看着键盘打字 ★hunt after:寻找：追求；探求；追猎 High ★a lost bal1 in the high weeds:形容毫无头绪 [I was like a lost ball in the high weeds out there because I don't normally play second base. ★be in high gear:引申为全力进行；积极开展；如火如茶 1 [We've expanded our development team and are in high gear working on our next project. ★a high profile:高调：引人注目的形象，焦点 ★be living high on the hog:生活得很阔气，过奢侈的生活 [They've been living high on th