【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

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All of us danced on air when we knew that Susan was pregnant.

The robber was just giving himself airs ; his gun was fake!

minori1979jp

go up in the air = become very angry十分恼火
When she saw the damage to her car she went right up in the air.
当她看到自己的汽车被损坏时，她立即火冒三丈。

have a hangdog air =appear to be shame-faced羞愧畏缩的神态
I wanted to tell him off, but he had such a hangdog air.  I just couldn’t do it.
我想责备他，但他那副羞愧畏缩的神态，使我无法那样做。

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I went up in the air when I knew that he hadn't any hangdog air even though he did a terrible thing.

minori1979jp

hot air = bluster, unsubstantiatable claim 夸夸其谈；大话
I know he says he can run a mile in under four minutes, but that’s all hot air.
我记得他说过能在4分钟内跑完一英里，但那完全是吹牛。

(up) in the air = undecided/unresolved（计划、问题等）悬搁中，未决定
We thought we were going to Spain next week, but because of the seamen’s strike that is all up in the air.
我们本来想在下周去西班牙，但由于海员们罢工，一切都无法决定。

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A: I was very popular with grils when I was a student.
B: I believe what you siad if that's all hot air.

The plan is till in the air for the reasion that the decision is still not made by the leader.

新米

这个方法不错,明天我也来试试,嘿嘿

helladise

原帖由 新米 于 2008-10-27 23:31 发表
这个方法不错,明天我也来试试,嘿嘿

欢迎欢迎

新米

今天没有新的单词吗？

minori1979jp

每天晚上更新。

可以用以前的惯用语造句，注明日期就可以了。

新米

2008/10/27

hot air
He said he is a millionaire ,but i konw that's hot air.

in the air
I want to journey around the world,but the plan is still in the air.

新米

英语已经全还给老师了，现在只会写写邮件~~

helladise

原帖由 新米 于 2008-10-28 15:03 发表
英语已经全还给老师了，现在只会写写邮件~~

That's OK.

minori1979jp

into thin air = emphasizes disappearance无影无踪
I searched for the ball for ten minutes, but it had vanished into thin air.
我找球找了10分钟，但它仍然无影无踪。

make the air turn blue/turn the air blue = swear, blaspheme骂声不绝；辱骂
When he saw what she had done, he made the air turn blue.
在他看到她所做的一切之后，他破口大骂。

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Jack had disappeared in to thin air since I lent him money.

Once I found Jack I turned the air blue.

minori1979jp

第一句的主句貌似应该用现在完成时吧