英语学习：和house有关的一些短语

时间：2018-06-22 17:20:46  来源：http://www.pinghe.com  作者：Frank

在学习英语的过程中，我们会遇到很多非常有趣的搭配，从而产生很多不同的意义，下面我们总结一些关于house的短语搭配，就让我们一起看看吧！

1. horse sense 基本常识

She's got too much horse sense to believe his story.

丰富的常识使她不相信他的说辞。

2. Wild horses couldn't drag him away 全心投入 

Once Elaine starts playing a video game, wild horses can't drag her away from it.

一旦伊莲开始玩游戏，野马也没法把她从屏幕前拉走。

3. put the cart1 before the horse 本末倒置

To get married first and then get a job is putting the cart before the horse.

先结婚再找工作是本末倒置。

4. horsing around 胡闹

You can't trust Michael to do anything -- he's always horsing around.

你不能让迈克做任何事，他总是在胡闹。

5. hold your horses 别着急，耐心点儿

Hold your horses! We're not ready to go yet.

别着急，我们还没准备好呢。

6. one-horse town 落后的小地方

Then Beijing was a gray, drab, one-horse town where the main means2 of transportation3 was the bicycle.

那时的北京是一个灰色、乏味、设施简陋的城市，主要交通工具是自行车。

7. a horse laugh 狂笑，讥笑，不信任的笑

At the end of the joke she gave a horse laugh that could be heard a street away.

在那个笑话结束时，她发出一阵狂笑，隔着一条街都能听到。

8. a horse of a different color 完全是另一回事

Taking the exam is one thing but passing it is a horse of a different color.

考试是一回事；通过考试又是另一回事。

9. be on one's high horse 趾高气扬，藐视他人

Since Bob was elected president of the club, he's been up on his high horse.

自从鲍勃当选为俱乐部主席以来，他就趾高气扬起来了。

10. beat a dead horse 徒劳无益，白费口舌 

I hate to beat a dead horse, but it is very important that you understand this before you leave.

我不想多此一举，但你离开以前必须了解这个。