all eyes - watching very closely, wide-eyed with surprise 非常近的觀察 或是因為驚訝睜大眼睛 He is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game. apple of one`s eye - a cherished person or object 代表一個珍惜的人或是物品(我跟朋友用大部分都是父母跟小孩的關係) The young girl is the apple of her father`s eye. eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - every crime or injury should be punished or paid back 中文應該說報復(跟所受的傷害再同一個等級) Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime. cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face - make things worse for oneself because one is angry - usually at someone else 生氣然後讓事情變的更糟 (通常是對人發脾氣) When he decided not to go to the party he was cutting off his nose to spite his face. He was the one who lost out on a good opportunity to meet many new people. keep one`s nose clean - stay out of trouble 不惹事 不跟麻煩沾上關係 The judge told the young man that he must keep his nose clean if he didn`t want to go to jail in the future. look down one`s nose at - think of as worthless, feel scorn for 看人低 She looks down her nose at people who she thinks are not as smart as she is. 還有很多其他的俚語, 不過我只各提供了3個 如果有需要可以去 idiom connection找 雖然他沒有中文翻譯 不過意思都很容易了解的^^
Andrew2007-04-04
The eyes are the window on the soul 眼睛是靈魂之窗 Being led by the nose 被別人牽著鼻子走
· 2007-04-03
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- watching very closely, wide-eyed with surprise
非常近的觀察 或是因為驚訝睜大眼睛
He is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game.
apple of one`s eye
- a cherished person or object
代表一個珍惜的人或是物品(我跟朋友用大部分都是父母跟小孩的關係)
The young girl is the apple of her father`s eye.
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- every crime or injury should be punished or paid back
中文應該說報復(跟所受的傷害再同一個等級)
Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.
cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face
- make things worse for oneself because one is angry - usually at someone else
生氣然後讓事情變的更糟 (通常是對人發脾氣)
When he decided not to go to the party he was cutting off his nose to spite his face. He was the one who lost out on a good opportunity to meet many new people.
keep one`s nose clean
- stay out of trouble
不惹事 不跟麻煩沾上關係
The judge told the young man that he must keep his nose clean if he didn`t want to go to jail in the future.
look down one`s nose at
- think of as worthless, feel scorn for
看人低
She looks down her nose at people who she thinks are not as smart as she is.
還有很多其他的俚語, 不過我只各提供了3個 如果有需要可以去 idiom connection找 雖然他沒有中文翻譯 不過意思都很容易了解的^^
Being led by the nose 被別人牽著鼻子走