學語言是一條艱辛的道路
但是沿途常常會遇到很多美景
那就是有趣的單字片語用法
這一篇要為大家介紹一些動物名稱當作動詞使用
1. duck vi. 低下頭
He ducked his head to dodge a ball flying towards him.
他低下頭躲避朝他而來的球。
2. dog vt. 跟蹤
The detective dogged the man who was alleged to be the killer.
偵探跟著這名遭指稱為兇手的男子。
3. pig out vi. 大吃特吃
The children pigged out on fried chicken.
孩子們大快朵頤地吃著炸雞。
4. cow vt. 威嚇；恐嚇
He won't be cowed by punishment because he is so rebellious a person.
他不會被懲罰嚇到的，因為他非常叛逆。
5. horse around vi. 胡鬧
The kids horsed around in the living room and knocked over the milk.
孩子們在客廳胡搞瞎搞，打翻了牛奶。
6. rat on sb. 告發
He threatened to rough up anyone who ratted on him.
他威脅要揍告發他的人。
7. beaver away at sth. 努力不懈
The scientists are beavering away at their experiment.
科學家們正努力做實驗。
8. ferret out sth. 找出
It may take me minutes to ferret the documents out.
我可能需要幾分鐘才能找出文件。
9. badger vt. 煩擾
John kept badgering his mother to buy him a baseball glove.
約翰一直吵著要媽媽買給他棒球手套。
10. rabbit on about sth. 閒扯
The women rabbited on about their hunbands at the cafe.
這些女人們在咖啡廳大聊先生的八卦。
11. wolf down sth. 狼吞虎嚥
The refugees wolfed down the food as if they hadn't eaten for days.
難民狼吞虎嚥地吃著，好像好幾天沒吃東西。
12. squirrel away sth. 貯藏
Chinese people tend to squirrel away a large sum of money in the bank for the rainy day.
中國人往往會在銀行存一大筆錢，以備不時之需。
13. not bat an eye 不動聲色
He didn't bat an eye when a cockroach scurried by.
蟑螂從他身旁溜過，他完全不為所動。
14. weasel out of sth. 逃避責任
Now that you have signed the contract, you can't weasel out of it.
既然都簽了約，你就無法逃避責任。
15. chicken out vi. 退縮；臨陣脫逃
At first, he said he dared to go bungee jumping, but he chickened out after he stood at the edge of the cliff.
他起初說自己敢玩高空彈跳，但當站在懸崖邊後就退縮了。
16. ram sth. down one's throat 一直強灌思想給某人
Authoritarian parents will ram a set of rules down their children's throat.
獨裁式父母會不斷灌輸自己的孩子一套規矩。
17. crab about sth. 發牢騷
The lady likes crabbing about her neighbors.
這位女士很愛抱怨鄰居的事。
18. swallow vt. 吞下
The snake swallowed a frog alive.
這隻蛇生吞了隻青蛙。
19. fox vt. 使困惑
The illegible handwriting foxed the historian.
這潦草的字跡讓歷史學家搞糊塗了。
20. fawn on/ over sb. 阿諛奉承
Those who likes fawn on people with power are obnoxious to me.
愛拍權位者馬屁的人對我來說很討厭。
21. beetle off vi. 悄悄溜走
The motorcyclist beetled off when he escaped the policeman's notice.
這摩托車騎士趁警察不注意就溜走了。
22. worm one's way into one's heart 逐漸獲得某人歡心
The concubines in the harem of the palace went to any lengths to worm their way into the emperor's heart.
後宮嬪妃們不擇手段要討皇帝的歡心。
留言列表
