雅思考试校园内类语汇汇总

　　雅思考试校园内类语汇
be down and out:身心疲惫，一蹶不振
　　EX: After about ten years of no business at all, they are practically down and out.
　　EX: I don't think you realize that I am down and out.
　　double date:俩对爱人的幽会
　　EX: Sometimes it's more fun to go on a double date.
　　go off the deep end:鲁莽行事，意气用事
　　EX: He surely went off the deep end when he bought that restaurant.
　　go the whole hog:竭尽全力
　　EX: When Bob became interested in model airplanes, he went the whole hog.
　　jump out of the frying pan into fire:江河日下(from bad to worse)
　　EX: You're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. By trying to straighten out with Mr.Bagnell, you're getting your self in trouble with Mrs. Bagnell.
　　jump down one's throat:横加指责
　　EX: I don't mind being corrected when I am wrong, but you don't need to jump down my throat.
　　lick into shape:营造，训炼整治
　　EX: Two years in the army will lick him into shape.
　　EX: The inspection was announced at two o'clock, and they had the place licked into shape.
　　look down one's nose at:不屑一顾，看不起

　　EX:The man is a snob. He looks down his nose at most people
　　EX:He looks down his nose at the offer. (meaning he doesn't care about the offer.)
　　make heavy weather:发现某件事有艰难
　　EX:Though the investment is at present making heavy weather, the future is regarded withconfidence.
　　make head or tail of: 搞清楚，明白
　　EX:Can you understand this letter? I've read it through twice and I juse can't make head of tail of it.
　　Stand to reason 清晰并且尊重事实
　　Ex:It stands to reason that too many shopping choices can be as bad as too few.
　　Ex:If you drink too much coffee a day, it stands to reason that your health will suffer.
　　kick around 私底下讨论一下
　　Ex: We haven't decided where to go on vacation. I think we'd better kick it around for a while.
　　put two and two together 找到对策
　　Ex: At first, he couldn't understand the directions for assembling the bookcase, but later on he was able to put two ond two together.
　　fake steps 采用相应措施.