英語 中有許多習語是由表示人的“五官”的單詞組成。學生如果在作文中能使用這些習語,定能使語言生動,文采倍增。
1.Eye
眼睛
an eye for an eye
以眼還眼,報復
catch sb’s eye
引某人注目;令人矚目
give someone a black eye
打得鼻青臉腫
be all eyes
極注意地看著,非常留神
see eye to eye(with)
意見一致,立場相同
see with half an eye
一看就明白
shut one’s eye to
置之不理
have an eye for
對……有判斷力
keep an eye on
照看,密切注意
in the eyes of
在……的心目中,在……看來
make eyes at sb
向某人送秋波
make sb open his eyes
使某人瞠目結(jié)舌,吃驚
2.Ear
耳朵
go in at one ear and out at the other
左耳進右耳出;當耳旁風
pick up one’s ears
豎起耳朵聽
up to the(one’s)ears
深陷在(債務等中)
wet behind the ears
乳臭未干
be on one’s ears
在發(fā)怒
be all ears
全神貫注地傾聽
give ear to
聽,傾聽,注意
give one’s ears
不惜任何代價(要)
have an (no)ear for
對……聽覺靈敏(不靈敏)
sleep on both ears
酣睡
turn a deaf ear to
對……根本不聽,不理會
3.Mouth
嘴
down in (at) the mouth
垂頭喪氣
from mouth to mouth
口口相傳,廣泛流傳
put words in(to)someone’s mouth
教人怎么說,誣指某人說過某話
stop someone’s mouth
使某人緘默
take the words out of someone’s mouth
搶先說某人想說的話
from the horse’s mouth
(消息等)直接得來的
in the mouth of
出于……之口
make a mouth
做怪臉,做苦相
open one’s mouth wide
獅子大開口(指索高價)
4.Nose
鼻子
lead someone by the nose
控制某人,牽著某人的鼻子走
pay through the nose
付出過高的價格
turn up one’s nose (at)
瞧不起,嗤之以鼻
under someone’s (very) nose
在某人面前,當著某人的面
as plain as the nose on your face
一清二楚
bite sb’s nose off
氣勢洶洶地回答某人
follow one’s nose
筆直走,憑本事行事
look down one’s nose at
瞧不起
thumb one’s nose(at)
(對……)作蔑視動作
5.Tongue
舌
give tongue
直言無忌
hold one’s tongue
住嘴,別說了
keep a civil tongue in one’s head
有禮貌,彬彬有禮
with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
言不由衷
bite the tongue
保持緘默
have lost one’s tongue
嚇得(羞怯得)說不出話來
on the tongues of men (on everyone’s tongue)
被眾人談論著
smite with the tongue
含血噴人,譴責