【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

mankfc

one-man hand
you can do it by one-man hand
你可以自己一个人做
one-armed handit
i am playing one-armed handit  
我正在玩老虎机

minori1979jp

bandwagon
clime/jump on (board) the bandwagon = support somebody/something that looks like being a success(for personal gain)<口>（转向）支持胜利在望的候选人[运动等]；（转而）参加得势一方
Trust him to climb on the bandwagon and join the Alliance now that they look like winning in this constituency.
放心让他去支持胜利在望的候选人并且加入同盟，因为他们在这一选区似乎会赢。
bang
bang goes something = something has suddenly gone某事突然化为泡影
If I don’t get paid for that job soon, bang goes my holiday in France.
要是我不马上拿到那份工作的报酬，那么去法国度假就即刻成为泡影。

minori1979jp

in abeyance的对象一般指提案或者建议

对象是事物的话，用set aside, leave aside, lay aside都可以吧
对象是人的话，还可以用比如ignore

老妖的意见呢？

firehole705

2009/03/04

clime/jump on (board) the bandwagon
Every business was trying to jump on the dot-com bandwagon.
每一家企业都曾试图赶上点com的潮流。

bang goes something
There will be more work to do, not less. Bang goes the fantasy of retirement at 35.
只会有越来越多的事情要做，不会越来越少。35岁退休的幻想是泡影而已。

mankfc

非常谢谢…

helladise

原帖由 minori1979jp 于 2009-3-4 20:42 发表
in abeyance的对象一般指提案或者建议

对象是事物的话，用set aside, leave aside, lay aside都可以吧
对象是人的话，还可以用比如ignore

老妖的意见呢？

I fully agree with you.

mankfc

clime/jump on (board) the bandwagon
he wants to jump on the basketball bandwagon
他试图去赶上篮球潮流
bang goes something
bang goes his dream when the ball goes away
在球远去时他的梦想就成了泡影

minori1979jp

bang on = exactly what is required<英俚>完全符合要求
Those gloves you gave me are bang on – the right size and the right color to match my new shoes.
你给我的那些手套完全符合要求-规格和颜色都与我的新鞋相称。

go with a bang = go very well顺利地
Once the music started to liven up the party went with a bang.
一旦音乐奏起使人愉快起来，聚会就会热烈进行。

firehole705

2009/03/05

bang on
The arrow hit bang on the target.
那箭正中目标。

go with a bang
I was very lucky because everything went with a bang.
我很走运，因为一切顺利。

minori1979jp

bank
bank on = depend on依赖；指望
George will definitely come, you can always bank on him.
乔治肯定会来的，你总可以那么指望的。

break the bank = use up all one’s available funds, or have a landslide win at gambling倾家荡产；使庄家的钱都输光
That new outfit I bought broke the bank and I cannot get anything else until pay day.
我买的那套新衣服让我把钱都花光了，因此发薪水前我不能买任何东西了。

firehole705

2009/03/06

bank on
He is a man who couldn't be banked on.
他这个男人可不能被指望。

break the bank
One evening at the theatre won't break the bank.
看一晚上戏不会倾家荡产的。

minori1979jp

banner
carry the banner for = support支持，拥护
I’ve written a letter of complaint to British Rail; somebody has got to carry the banner for better standards of service.
我已写了一封抱怨信给英国铁路部门，总得有人要支持提高服务标准。

bar
all over bar the shouting = finished apart from the final throes or official announcement（竞赛，斗争，战斗等）获胜已成定局
The score is three-nil and there goes the final whistle; it’s all over bar the shouting.
比分为三比零，比赛结束的哨声响了，比赛获胜已成定局。

minori1979jp

bar none = without exception没有例外地
She is the best writer in the world bar none.
她是世界上绝无仅有的最好的作家。

called to the bar = made a barrister<英>取得律师资格
Belinda spends most of her time in court since she was called to the bar last year.
自从比琳达去年取得律师资格后，她的大部分时间是在法庭上度过的。

firehole705

2009/03/07

carry the banner for
A large majority in the Senate carried the banner for the bill.
参议院大多数人支持此法案。

all over bar the shouting
We are late. It's all over now bar the shouting.
我们来晚了。全都结束了。

firehole705

2009/03/08

bar none
In my opnion, she is the most beautiful girl bar none.
在我看来，她是无人能比的最漂亮的姑娘。

called to the bar
After Tom had been working hard for a long time, he was called to the bar.
Tom经过很长时间的努力，成为了律师。