【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

minori1979jp

2009/04/27
beg the question = assume the truth of something that can in fact be disputed以尚未解决的问题作为论据
You haven’t even asked her yet so assuming that she will accept is begging the question.
你还未问过她，就认为她会接受，其实这是一种以假定为论据的做法。

beg to differ = disagree恕不同意
You may think that football is better to watch than cricket, but I beg to differ.
你也许认为足球比板球更有看头，不过，很抱歉，本人不敢苟同。

Ryjuli

2009/04/27

beg the question :
You shall not beg the question when writing a lab report.
在写实验报告的时候，你不能用这种以假定为论据的做法。

beg to differ :
Professor, I beg to differ with your solution in this exercise.
教授，恕我不同意您这道题的解法。

minori1979jp

2009/04/28
go begging = left because unwanted无人要，无人问津
Few people turned up and much of the food that was provided went begging.
来的人很少，许多准备好的食物无人问津。

beggar
beggars can’t be choosers = the needy have to take what is available<谚>要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦[饥不择食]
I really wanted a pink one but they only had blue ones in my size and beggars can’t be choosers.
我实在想要粉红色的，但我这尺寸他们只有蓝色的，我也管不了这一点了。

minori1979jp

2009/04/29
begin
to begin with = firstly首先
I have several choices what to do. To begin with, I could do nothing.
怎么干，我有好几种选择。首先，我什么也干不了！

behalf
on behalf of = representing, in place of 代表•••一方；作为•••代言人
I’m asking you on behalf of my sister.
我代表我妹妹邀请你。

minori1979jp

2009/04/30
behind
behind the scenes = privately, secretly幕后的，秘密的
I got his agreement behind the scenes before we went into the public meeting.
我私下得到了他的同意后，我们才去参加公众集会。

behind the times = old-fashioned, out-of-date落后时代的，过时的
He gained little support because his ideas on the subject are now well behind the times.
他得不到人们的支持，因为他对这问题的看法现在太不合时宜了。

minori1979jp

2009/05/01
come from behind = achieve success although initially at a disadvantage迎头赶上
Up to the week of the election the Labor candidate was expected to win, but at last minute the Liberal came from behind and won a majority of votes.
一直到选举的那周为止，工党候选人都有希望取胜，但是到最后关头，自由党候选人却迎头赶了上来，赢得了大部分的选票。

get/fall behind = become late, get in arrears落在•••；拖欠
I was buying a car on hire purchase, but after six months I fell behind with the payments and the company repossessed it.
我以分期付款方式购买了一辆汽车，但是６个月以后，我拖欠了付款，那公司便占有了它。

minori1979jp

2009/05/02
put something behind one = deliberately try to forget(something unpleasant)拒绝考虑某事（尤指不悦之事）
I had a difficult time following my divorce but I have now put all that behind me.
离婚以后，我日子很不好过，但现在我已经全都把它置诸脑后了。

being
for the time being = temporarily 暂时
She is running the shop for the time being, while the manager is away.
经理外出时，她暂且管理着这家商店。

minori1979jp

2009/05/03
belief
beyond belief = unbelievable难以置信
How insulting! His insolence is beyond belief.
太无理了！他那蛮横无理的态度简直难以令人置信。

to the best of one’s belief = in one’s honest view据我所知
To the best of my belief, he has never been in trouble before.
据我所知，他以前从来没有陷入过困境。

minori1979jp

2009/05/04
believe
believe one’s ears/eyes = accept as true what one hears/sees相信自己的耳朵[眼睛]，相信自己所听（见）到的情况
When I saw how she was dressed, I could hardly believe my eyes.
当我看到她是如何穿戴的时候，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

make believe = imagine/pretend想象；假装
Let’s make believe we’re twenty years younger again.
让我们假设我们又年轻了20岁。

minori1979jp

2009/05/05
bell
clear/sound as a bell = in excellent health/condition（情况）极佳；十分健全
He went for a medical examination and the doctor said he was as sound as a bell.
他去做身体检查，医生说他非常健康。

ring a bell = remind one<口>引起模糊回忆；听起来熟悉
I can’t remember her name but her face rings a bell.
我记不得她的姓名，但是她的脸我很熟悉。

minori1979jp

2009/05/06
saved by the bell = rescued from unpleasantness at the very last minute<口>得以幸免
He angrily demanded an explanation but I was saved by the bell when his wife came in and insisted on talking about her garden.
他愤怒地要我作出解释，这时他妻子进来了并且定要谈论她的花园时，我才得以幸免。

belly
belly-ache about = complain naggingly <俚> 抱怨，叫屈
I wish he’d stop belly-aching about his children’s behavior.
我希望他不要再为孩子们的行为发牢骚了。

minori1979jp

2009/05/07
have a bellyful = have more than enough<口>过量
He said he’d had a bellyful of his partner’s lack of help and was thinking of ending the association between them.
他说他已受够了其他同伴的寡助，正想结束同他的伙伴关系。

have eyes bigger than one’s belly = overeat, be greedy眼馋肚饱（指贪吃而食量不大）；嘴馋
I’m sorry I can’t finish my pudding; my eyes are bigger than my belly.
很抱歉，我不能吃完我的布丁了，我太嘴馋了。

minori1979jp

2009/05/08
belt
below the belt = unfair不公正地[的]
You should not have used what you know of his past against him-that was below the belt.
你不应该用你了解他的过去去反对他，那不公平。

belt along/away = travel fast飞驰；飞奔
We belted along the motorway for nearly a hundred miles, and then had to travel at a crawl along the minor roads.
我们在快车道上飞驰了近100英里，然后不得不在小路上慢吞吞地行进。

minori1979jp

2009/05/09
belt up = stop talking<口>住口
Oh, belt up, I’m tired of your moaning.
哦，别说了，我讨厌你的悲叹声。

pull one’s belt in/tighten one’s belt = spread less, make economies<喻>束紧裤带；省吃俭用
I’ll have to tighten my belt now that I can get no more overtime working.
由于我不能再加班加点，我只得节衣缩食。

minori1979jp

2009/05/10
under one’s belt = to have as an achievement or experience被自己获得[掌握、记住、经历过]
Janet has four A-levels under her belt.
珍妮特已获得了4个A级。

bench
one the bench = serving as a judge or magistrate当法官
Mr. Justice Waston has recently retired after sixty years on the bench.
贾斯蒂斯沃森先生当了60年法官后最近退休了。