含有数字的英语惯用语（三）清单 -2027届高考英语一轮复习专项

含有数字的英语惯用语（三） 1. When the visitors arrived we were still at sixes and sevens. 【句意】客人到来时，我们这儿还是乱七八糟的。 【解析】at sixes and sevens意为“（非正式）乱七八糟；凌乱；杂乱无章；意见不合；乱糟糟，一团糟”。又如：The whole team was at sixes and sevens about the new plan. 全队对这项新计划意见不一。 2. He is six feet under and can no longer worry about worldly troubles. 【句意】他已经入土，再也不必为俗世烦恼。 【解析】be six feet under意为“（非正式）入土；在九泉之下”。又如：If you keep taking such risks, you’ll end up six feet under. 如果你继续这样冒险，最后会丢掉性命。温馨提示：西方传统下葬时墓穴深度约六英尺，字面“在六英尺之下”，委婉幽默地表示死亡，属于非正式表达，偏文学和口语用法，正式文本通常不用。 3. Losing his job really knocked him for six. 【句意】丢了工作对他打击很大。 【解析】hit / knock sb. for six意为“极大地影响某人；对某人打击很大”。 4. Whether we go by bus or by bike, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 【句意】坐公交还是骑自行车，其实半斤八两，差别不大。 【解析】it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other意为“（谚语）半斤八两；不相上下”。又如：In any family quarrel, it’s usually six of one and half a dozen of the other. 家庭争吵一般都是双方都有错。 5. Please divide the cards in sixes for the game. 【句意】请把卡片按六个一组分开用于游戏。 【解析】in sixes意为“六个一组，每六个”。 6. She has the sixth sense for when her friends are upset. 【句意】她凭直觉就能察觉到朋友什么时候心情不好。 【解析】the sixth sense 意为“第六感；直觉”。又如：She seemed to have a sixth sense for danger. 她仿佛对危险有种第六感。 7. He will study physics in the sixth form next year. 【句意】明年他将在中学预科班学习物理。 【解析】the sixth form意为“（英式教育专有表达）英国中学六年级；大学预科班”。 8. After the sudden change of plan, everything was at sixes and sevens. 【句意】计划突然变更之后，一切都乱成一团。 【解析】at sixes and sevens意为“乱糟糟；意见不一，一团混乱”。 9. The old sailor has sailed across the seven seas. 【句意】这位老水手曾航行于世界各地的海洋。 【解析】seven seas意为“七大洋；泛指全世界各大海洋”。 10. Arrange the students in sevens to carry out the experiment. 【句意】将学生分成七人一组开展实验。 【解析】in sevens意为“七个人（或物）一组”。 11. Many couples try their best to avoid the seven-year itch. 【句意】很多夫妻努力避免七年之痒。 【解析】seven-year itch意为“（幽默用法）七年之痒（婚姻长期相处产生的倦怠）；婚后七年另觅新欢的欲望”。 12. The Pyramids are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. 【句意】金字塔是古代世界七大奇迹之一。 【解析】seven wonders (of the world) 意为“（世界）七大奇迹”。 13. With the new policy, the industry grew as if wearing seven league boots. 【句意】新政策出台后，该行业发展一日千里。 【解析】seven league boots意为“比喻一日千里、进展极快”。 14. When she got the admission letter, she was in the seventh heaven. 【句意】拿到录取通知书时，她欣喜若狂。 【解析】the seventh heaven意为“极乐世界；无比幸福、狂喜的状态”。 15. In the tradition, people rest on the seventh day. 【句意】在这一传统中，人们在第七日休息。 【解析】the seventh day意为“休息日”。 16. Tom had one over the eight after drinking too much wine and talked nonsense all night. 【句意】汤姆酒喝多了，酩酊大醉，整晚都在胡言乱语。 【解析】have one over the eight意为“喝得酩酊大醉”。又如：Don’t drive if you have one over the eight. 如果你喝醉了，就不要开车。 17. Without enough preparation, he was behind the eight ball in the competition. 【句意】准备不足，让他在比赛中陷入被动。 【解析】behind the eight ball 意为“处于不利处境；陷入困境”。又如： 18. Please group the students in eights for the activity. 【句意】请把学生分成八人一组开展活动。 【解析】in eights意为“八个一组”。 19. The skater performed a beautiful figure eight on the ice. 【句意】滑冰选手在冰上完成漂亮的八字形动作。 【解析】figure eight 意为“八字形；八字形花样（滑冰、驾驶等）”。 20. When she learned she had won the scholarship, she was on cloud nine. 【句意】当得知自己拿到奖学金时，她欣喜若狂。 【解析】on cloud nine 意为“极其快乐；乐不可支；极为高兴”。又如：My parents were on cloud nine after hearing my good news. 听到我的好消息之后，父母开心得不得了。 21. People say he has nine lives; he has survived three serious accidents. 【句意】据说他命大，三次严重事故都活了下来。 【解析】 have nine lives意为“命大”。又如： 22. That internet star was only a nine days’ wonder. Nobody talks about her now. 【句意】那位网红不过是昙花一现，现在已经没人提起她了。 【解析】a nine days’ wonder意为“昙花一现的新鲜事；轰动一时的人（或事物）”。又如： People thought the new game would change the market, but it turned out to be a nine days’ wonder.人们原本以为这款新游戏会改变市场，结果只是昙花一现。 23. I’m always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn’t reply. 【句意】我常常给她发电邮，但十之八九她都不回复。 【解析】nine times out of ten意为“十之八九；几乎总是；差不多每次”。又如：Nine times out of ten we can solve the problem over the phone. 我们基本上都可以通过电话来解决问题。 24. We didn’t just repair part of the bike; we went the whole nine yards and replaced almost everything. 【句意】我们不只是修了自行车一部分，而是全套翻新，几乎把所有零件都换了。 【解析】the whole nine yards意为“一切；全部”。又如：When he decided to prepare for the competition, he went the whole nine yards. 当他决定备赛时，便全力以赴，做到极致。 25. She was dressed up to the nines for the awards ceremony. 【句意】她为颁奖典礼盛装打扮。 【解析】be dressed (up) to the nines意为“（非正式）衣饰华丽；穿着讲究”。又如：All the guests were dressed to the nines at the wedding party. 婚宴上所有宾客都衣着光鲜，打扮得十分隆重。 26. The two families fought for the land. As the saying goes, possession is nine tenths of the law. 【句意】两户人家争夺这块土地。常言道，现实占有，十有九赢。 【解析】possession is nine tenths of the law意为“（谚语）现实占有，败一胜九；占有者在诉讼中总占上风”。又如：They argued over who owned the old boat, but possession is nine tenths of the law — he kept it in his yard. 他们为旧船的归属争执不休，但现实占有占上风 —— 船放在他的院子里，由他实际持有。 27. Ten out of ten for effort, even though you didn’t win the competition. 【句意】虽然比赛没赢，但这份努力值得满分。 【解析】ten out of ten (for sth) 意为“完全正确；得满分”。又如：The teacher gave the student ten out of ten for creativity in the project. 老师为这名学生项目里的创造力打了满分。 28. Ten to one, she has already forgotten our appointment. 【句意】她很可能已经忘记我们的约定了。 【解析】ten to one意为“十之八九；非常可能；多半”。又如：Ten to one the heavy rain will stop before noon. 这场大雨多半中午前就会停。 29. My family supports me one hundred per cent. 【句意】我的家人全力支持我。 【解析】a / one hundred per cent意为“百分之百；在各方面；完全；十分健康”。又如： I still don’t feel a hundred per cent. 我还是觉得有些不舒服。 30. Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight. 【句意】今天晚上所有的运动员都尽了最大的努力。 【解析】give a hundred (and ten) per cent意为“全力以赴；竭尽全力”。 31. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, such small mistakes will not cause serious trouble. 【句意】这类小错误几乎都不会造成严重麻烦。 【解析】ninety-nine times out of a hundred意为“几乎没有例外；几乎总是”。又如：Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you can solve the problem by yourself. 在绝大多数情况下，你都可以独立解决这个问题。 32. The team batted a thousand in the first round and won all three matches. 【句意】这支队伍首轮大获全胜，三场比赛全部拿下。 【解析】bat a thousand意为“非常成功；大获全胜；百发百中；事事顺利”。又如：He has finished all tasks ahead of time. He’s batting a thousand recently. 他提前完成了所有任务，最近简直事事顺利。 33. After a good night’s sleep, I feel like a million dollars. 【句意】睡了一夜好觉之后，我感觉神清气爽，状态绝佳。 【解析】look / feel like a million dollars / bucks意为“看上去（感觉）好极了；看起来有吸引力；神采飞扬；身心舒畅；自我感觉非常棒”。又如：Dressed in her new dress, she felt like a million bucks at the party. 穿上新裙子，她在派对上神采飞扬，自我感觉特别好。 34. My grandpa is one in a million; his patience and kindness deeply influence me. 【句意】我的爷爷万里挑一，他的耐心与善良深深影响着我。 【解析】one in a million意为“万里挑一的人（或物）；不同寻常的人（或物）”。又如：She is one in a million, always ready to lend a hand to people in need. 她是个万里挑一的人，总是乐于向困境中的人伸出援手。 35. She’ll never believe me. Not in a million years. 【句意】她决不会相信我，永远不会。 【解析】not / never in a million years 意为“一百万年以后也不，永远也不”。又如：Never in a million years would I give up my dream. 我永远都不会放弃我的梦想。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $