英语美语习语视频教学：native发音

Gamble away

Waste all your money by gambling. When you gamble you place bets such as on the horses or football pools or the lottery. scratch cards, roulette and slot machines and suchlike.

英文例句：He gambled away all his savings.

中文例句：他把所有积蓄都赌光了。

Get on

Board a bus, train or other vehicle which involves moving your feet upward to board’.

英文例句：We got on the train at 9 o’clock.

中文例句：我们九点钟上了火车。

Get on with (someone)

Have a good relationship.

英文例句：She gets on with her colleagues very well.

中文例句：她和同事们相处得非常好。

Get through to (someone)

Make a person understand -usually they do not want to understand.

On the phone: Be able to connect the line to someone

英文例句：I can’t get through to him.

中文例句：我没法跟他讲明白。

英文例句：I finally got through to her.

中文例句：我终于打通了她的电话。

Get up

Leave your bed/move up from a sitting position.

英文例句：I get up at 7 every morning.

中文例句：我每天早上七点起床。

Give back

Return something you borrowed.

英文例句：Please give back my book.

中文例句：请把我的书还给我。

Give up

Stop doing (something)/renounce.

英文例句：Don’t give up your dream.

中文例句：不要放弃你的梦想。

Give way

Collapse

英文例句：The bridge gave way under the weight.

中文例句：桥在重压下坍塌了。

Go bust

Go out of business/go bankrupt -go into financial ruin.

英文例句：Many small companies went bust last year.

中文例句：去年很多小公司破产了。

Go for it

Grab the opportunity.

英文例句：The chance is great—just go for it!

中文例句：机会很好，放手去做吧！

Go on

Progress/continue/happening.

英文例句：Please go on with your story.

中文例句：请继续讲你的故事。

Go on (verb collocation) collocated with:

Go on holiday/go on a cruise/go on a picnic/go on a trip/go on a business trip/go on a retreat/go on a pilgrimage.

英文例句：We will go on holiday next week.

中文例句：我们下周要去度假。

Go out

Leave the house to go somewhere.

英文例句：Let’s go out for dinner.

中文例句：我们出去吃晚饭吧。

Go out with (someone)

Frequent a person as a boyfriend or girlfriend.

英文例句：He’s going out with a classmate.

中文例句：他正在和一位同学交往。

Go through

Experience something (usually unpleasant).

英文例句：She went through a hard time.

中文例句：她经历了一段艰难的时光。

Go through with something

Go ahead and do something unpleasant that you have no desire to do but you have to do it against your will.

英文例句：I decided to go through with the plan.

中文例句：我决定把这个计划执行到底。

Go through/be through

Experience something.

英文例句：I know what you’re going through.

中文例句：我明白你正在经历什么。

Go under

Sink like a ship when you go bankrupt. Your business has failed.

英文例句：The business finally went under.

中文例句：这家公司最终破产了。

Go up

Increase.

英文例句：Prices have gone up again.

中文例句：物价又上涨了。

Grow up

Grow from a child to an adult’. This phrasal verb can only be used for people.

英文例句：I grew up in a small town.

中文例句：我在一个小镇长大。

Hand in

Give -normally to someone in authority such as a teacher or a policeman.

You can ‘hand in’ money if you find any, to the police station.意思：上交，提交（给老师、警察等权威人士）

英文例句：Please hand in your homework.

中文例句：请交上你的作业。

Head off

Begin to go somewhere/start a journey -even a short one from your home to the end of the street.

意思：出发，前往

英文例句：Let’s head off now.

中文例句：我们现在出发吧。

Hurry up

Be quick.

意思：赶快，快点

英文例句：Hurry up, or we’ll be late.

中文例句：快点，不然我们要迟到了。

Leave (someone) alone

Leave in peace/not bother/annoy a person.

意思：别打扰某人，让某人安静待着

英文例句：Please leave me alone.

中文例句：请别打扰我。

Lie down

Put yourself in a horizontal position on a surface such as a bed or sofa - usually because you want to rest or sleep.

意思：躺下

英文例句：I’m tired. I want to lie down.

中文例句：我累了，想躺一下。

Look after

The same as take care of -tend to something or someone to make sure it has what it needs.

意思：照顾，照看

英文例句：Can you look after my dog?

中文例句：你能照看一下我的狗吗？

Mope around

Sit and then move then sit down again apathetically without doing anything in particular. Usually because you are sad or feeling depressed and lack the will to do anything.

意思：闷闷不乐地闲逛，无精打采

英文例句：Don’t mope around all day.

中文例句：别整天闷闷不乐地晃来晃去。

Mount up

Accumulate.

意思：积累，增加

英文例句：Problems mount up quickly.

中文例句：问题很快堆积起来。

Move out

Stop living in one place and go to live in another.

意思：搬出去，搬家

英文例句：He moved out last month.

中文例句：他上个月搬出去了。

Pay back

Give back money you borrowed.

意思：还钱，偿还

英文例句：I will pay you back soon.

中文例句：我很快会把钱还给你。

Pay (something) off

Completely pay everything you owe.

意思：还清（债务）

英文例句：He paid off his loan.

中文例句：他还清了贷款。

Put (something) off

Postpone/move to a later date.

意思：推迟，延期

英文例句：Don’t put off today’s work.

中文例句：不要推迟今天的工作。

Put on weight

Gain weight/become fatter.

意思：长胖，体重增加

英文例句：I have put on weight.

中文例句：我长胖了。

Put up with

Tolerate.

意思：忍受，容忍

英文例句：I can’t put up with it anymore.

中文例句：我再也忍受不了了。

Rip (someone) off

Swindle a person.

意思：敲竹杠，欺骗，宰人

英文例句：They ripped me off.

中文例句：他们宰了我一笔。

Run away

Escape.

意思：逃跑，逃走

英文例句：The thief ran away.

中文例句：小偷逃跑了。

Run up

Accumulate debt.

意思：积欠（债务）

英文例句：He ran up a big bill.

中文例句：他欠了一大笔账。

Settle down

Get married/stop being single and live a regular life.

Become calm.

意思：1）安定下来，成家2）平静下来

英文例句：He wants to settle down.

中文例句：他想安定下来成家。

Snap at someone

Give a quick angry reply.

意思：对某人厉声说话，冲某人发脾气

英文例句：Don’t snap at me.

中文例句：别对我大吼大叫。

Switch on

Put something electrical or electronic into operation.

意思：打开（电器）

英文例句：Please switch on the light.

中文例句：请把灯打开。

Take in

Absorb with the mind.

英文例句：It took me a while to take in what he said.

中文例句：我过了一会儿才理解他说的话。

Take on

Commit oneself to a task.

Recruit workers.

英文例句：Don’t take on more work than you can handle.

中文例句：不要承担超出你能力的工作。

英文例句：The company will take on new staff.

中文例句：公司将招聘新员工。

Take up

Occupy time or space.

英文例句：This sofa takes up too much space.

中文例句：这个沙发太占地方了。

Think something through

Carefully think before deciding.

英文例句：You should think it through before you decide.

中文例句：做决定前你应该仔细想清楚。

Trick someone into something

Obtain something from someone deceptively by misleading the person into thinking that you have good honest intentions.

英文例句：He tricked me into lending him money.

中文例句：他骗我把钱借给了他。

Turn (sound) down

Lower the volume.

英文例句：Please turn down the TV.

中文例句：请把电视音量调低一点。

Turn down

Not accept/refuse.

英文例句：She turned down the job offer.

中文例句：她拒绝了那份工作。

Turn out

Reveal (to be).

英文例句：The party turned out great.

中文例句：派对结果办得非常好。

Turn up

Appear.

英文例句：He finally turned up an hour late.

中文例句：他迟到一小时后终于出现了。

Wake up

Finish sleeping.

英文例句：I usually wake up at seven.

中文例句：我通常七点醒来。

Watch out for someone or something

Be attentive in order not to miss someone or something.

英文例句：Watch out for cars when you cross the street.

中文例句：过马路时要小心车辆。

Watch over

Guard and protect by keeping your eyes on the person or thing. (A mother dog watches over her puppies)

英文例句：The angel watches over the children.

中文例句：天使守护着孩子们。

Work out

Understand.

英文例句：I can’t work out what he means.

中文例句：我弄不懂他是什么意思。

PHRASAL VERBS 短语动词（带英汉例句）

Along with

Together with.

英文例句：I went to the park along with my brother.

中文例句：我和我哥哥一起去了公园。

Ask someone out

Invite someone to go out on a romantic appointment.

英文例句：He decided to ask her out for dinner.

中文例句：他决定约她出去吃晚餐。

Be up to

Do

英文例句：What are you up to this weekend?

中文例句：你这周末打算做什么？

Implies devious behaviour - as seen in the following example.

英文例句：The kids are very quiet. What are they up to?

中文例句：孩子们太安静了，他们在捣什么鬼？

Decide.

英文例句：It’s up to you to choose the movie.

中文例句：看什么电影由你来决定。

Break down

Stop functioning for anything electrical, electronic or mechanical.

英文例句：My car broke down on the highway.

中文例句：我的车在高速公路上抛锚了。

When a person becomes emotionally upset he or she breaks down.

英文例句：She broke down when she heard the bad news.

中文例句：听到这个坏消息，她情绪崩溃了。

Break in/to

Force entry into premises with the intention of stealing.

英文例句：Thieves broke into the house last night.

中文例句：昨晚小偷闯入了这栋房子。

Break up

End a relationship.

英文例句：They broke up after three years together.

中文例句：在一起三年后，他们分手了。

Make into smaller pieces.

英文例句：Break up the chocolate into small pieces.

中文例句：把巧克力掰成小块。

Brighten up

Make brighter.

英文例句：The sun brightened up the room.

中文例句：阳光照亮了房间。

Make happier.

英文例句：Your smile brightens up my day.

中文例句：你的微笑让我一整天都很开心。

Call (someone) in

Ask a person /professional in the field - to come to your home to do a job.

英文例句：We had to call in a plumber to fix the sink.

中文例句：我们不得不请水管工来修理水槽。

Carry out

Accomplish /execute a plan.

英文例句：We will carry out the plan tomorrow.

中文例句：我们明天会执行这个计划。

Close down

Not be in business anymore /close a business for good (forever).

英文例句：The shop closed down last month.

中文例句：这家店上个月倒闭了。

Come back

Return.

英文例句：When will you come back home?

中文例句：你什么时候回家？

Come by

Find something by chance.

英文例句：I came by this old book in a small shop.

中文例句：我在一家小店里偶然发现了这本旧书。

Pay a quick visit to someone.

英文例句：Please come by my house if you have time.

中文例句：有空的话顺便来我家坐坐。

Come in/into

Enter.

英文例句：Please come in.

中文例句：请进。

Come into money = to acquire money from some kind of unexpected source.

英文例句：He came into a lot of money last year.

中文例句：他去年意外得到了一大笔钱。

Come on

Make progress.

英文例句：How is your work coming on?

中文例句：你的工作进展如何？

Hurry (come on! we’re late).

英文例句：Come on! We don’t want to miss the bus.

中文例句：快点！我们别错过公交车了。

Come over

Be suddenly effected emotionally, so much so that your normal behaviour changes.

英文例句：A strange feeling came over me.

中文例句：我突然产生了一种奇怪的感觉。

Come up

Numbers extracted in a game such as the lottery.

英文例句：My number came up in the lottery.

中文例句：我的号码在彩票中中奖了。

Come up with

Have the ability to think of an idea or a solution.

英文例句：She came up with a great idea.

中文例句：她想出了一个好主意。

Count on

Similar to ‘rely on’ - when you trust that a person will be there for you in moments of need.

英文例句：You can count on me.

中文例句：你可以信赖我。

Crack down on

Finally stop something that has been going on for quite some time.

英文例句：Police will crack down on illegal parking.

中文例句：警方将严厉整治违法停车。

Crop up

Unexpectedly appear or unexpectedly happen.

英文例句：A problem cropped up at the last minute.

中文例句：最后一刻突然出现了一个问题。

Eat out

Eat in a restaurant or café or such like.

英文例句：We usually eat out on weekends.

中文例句：我们周末通常出去吃饭。

End up

In the end after considering different options this happens or this is done,

英文例句：We ended up having pizza for dinner.

中文例句：我们最后晚餐吃了披萨。

When something unplanned or unexpected eventually happens, e.g. she ended up getting sacked for being late every day.

英文例句：He ended up living alone.

中文例句：他最后一个人生活。

Fall back on

To have something you to use in case of an emergency.

英文例句：She has savings to fall back on.

中文例句：她有存款可以应急。

Fall for (something)

Believe something untrue that someone tells you. Usually when you ‘fall for something that someone tells you’, it implies that you are a gullible person.

英文例句：Don’t fall for his lies.

中文例句：别信他的谎言。

Fall for (someone)

Be really attracted to a person.

英文例句：He fell for her the first time he saw her.

中文例句：他第一次见到她就爱上了她。

Fall into

Be within a range of parameters.

英文例句：These questions fall into three groups.

中文例句：这些问题分为三类。

Fall off (something)

Used when you are on something such as a chair, a bike, a motorbike etc. and you fall from it onto the floor or ground.

英文例句：He fell off his bike yesterday.

中文例句：他昨天从自行车上摔了下来。

Fed up with (someone or something)

To be tired of this thing or person.

英文例句：I’m fed up with this weather.

中文例句：我受够这种天气了。

Fell off

Fall from a height to the floor or to the ground.

英文例句：The book fell off the shelf.

中文例句：书从架子上掉了下来。

Find out

Discover or be informed.

英文例句：I want to find out the truth.

中文例句：我想查明真相。

Be fond of (someone or something)

Like something a lot. When used with ‘someone’ it means feel affection for that person.

英文例句：She is fond of reading.

中文例句：她喜欢读书。

Where there's a will there's a way

有志者，事竟成。

Meaning: When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way to do it.意思：当一个人真心想做某件事时，他总会找到办法去实现。

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink

牵马到河易，逼马饮水难。

Meaning: You can give people good advice but you cannot force them to take this advice.意思：你可以给别人好的建议，但无法强迫他们接受。

What goes around comes around

善恶终有报 / 天道好轮回。

Meaning: If you do bad things to other people, bad things will happen to you and if you do good things to others then good things will happen to you.意思：如果你对别人做坏事，坏事也会发生在你身上；如果你对别人行善，好事也会降临到你身上。

You cannot judge a book by its cover

人不可貌相 / 不能以封面评判一本书。

Meaning: Do not be deceived by outward appearances. It is what is on the inside that matters the most.意思：不要被外表所迷惑，内在的东西才最重要。

You can't teach an old dog new tricks

老狗学不会新把戏 / 积习难改。

Meaning: This means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time.意思：这指的是，很难让一个长期用某种方式做事的人，去改变习惯。

Example: You're never going to be able to teach your father at the age of 75 to use a computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

例句：你很难教会 75 岁的父亲用电脑，老狗学不会新把戏。

You reap what you sow

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 / 自食其果。

Meaning: You will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of your earlier actions or inactions.意思：你早年的所作所为或不作为，最终都会让你或享受成果，或承担后果。

Knowledge is power

知识就是力量。

Meaning: You should try to learn a lot. Knowing more things makes you more powerful. You can feel stronger.意思：你应该努力多学习。懂得越多，你就越有力量，内心也会更强大。

Kill two birds with one stone

一石二鸟 / 一举两得。

Meaning: Accomplish two different things at the same time.意思：同时完成两件不同的事情。

Example: I took the dog with me to the supermarket because I didn’t have enough time to go shopping and take him for a walk as well. That way, I killed two birds with one stone.

例句：我带狗一起去超市，因为我没时间既购物又遛狗。这样一来，我就一举两得了。

Kindness begets kindness

善有善报。

Meaning: If you are kind to people, your kindness will be returned.意思：如果你对别人友善，你的善意也会得到回报。

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas

近朱者赤，近墨者黑 / 与恶为伍，必染其弊。

Meaning: If you associate with dishonest people, you will probably end up like them. Bad things will happen to you as a consequence.意思：如果你和不诚实的人交往，最终很可能会变得和他们一样，也会因此遭遇不好的事。

*End up = in the end unexpectedly become/happen.

最终 = 最后出乎意料地成为 / 发生。

Necessity is the mother of invention

需要是发明之母。

Meaning: The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.意思：对某样事物的需求，会迫使人们想办法去得到它、创造它。

No news is good news

没消息就是好消息。

Meaning: If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard nothing, we can assume that all is well.意思：如果有坏消息，我们早就听说了。既然一直没消息，就可以认为一切安好。

One man's trash is another man's treasure

汝之敝履，彼之珍宝 / 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

Meaning: What is valuable for one person may be of no value to another.意思：对一个人有用的东西，对另一个人可能毫无价值。

Patience is a virtue

忍耐是一种美德。

Meaning: If you have the ability to wait for something without getting angry or upset then you have a really valuable quality.意思：如果你能耐心等待而不生气、不烦躁，那你就拥有一种非常可贵的品质。

Rome was not built in a day

罗马不是一天建成的 / 伟业非一日之功。

Meaning: It takes time to a job properly. You should not expect to do it quickly.意思：把一件事做好需要时间，不要指望一蹴而就。

Speech is silver, silence is golden

雄辩是银，沉默是金。

Meaning: Speaking is good, but discretion can be better.意思：说话是好的，但懂得谨慎沉默往往更好。

Strike while the iron is hot

趁热打铁。

Meaning: When you have a good opportunity, go for it. Don't wait for too long to decide. If you have a problem, deal with it when it arises.意思：有好机会就要抓住，不要犹豫太久。遇到问题，要及时处理。

*Go for it = accept an opportunity without thinking twice.

抓住机会 = 毫不犹豫地接受机会。

Familiarity breeds contempt

亲不敬，熟生厌。

Meaning: When you're around someone for too long and become too familiar with them and their ways, you could get tired of them and annoyed by them and you could even start to dislike them.

意思：和某人相处太久、太过熟悉彼此的习惯后，可能会感到厌烦、被激怒，甚至开始讨厌对方。

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade

花园不会凭空出现，成功不会坐等而来。

Meaning: Nothing is achieved without effort.

意思：不付出努力，就一事无成。

God helps those who help themselves.

天助自助者。

Meaning: Success comes to those who make a real effort to achieve it.

意思：成功属于真正努力去争取的人。

This has the same meaning as the previous proverb.

这句和上一句谚语意思相同。

Great minds think alike

英雄所见略同。

Meaning: Smart people often have the same ideas.

意思：聪明的人常常会想到一块儿去。

Half a loaf is better than no bread

半块面包胜过没有面包 / 聊胜于无。

Meaning: Be grateful for what you have rather than complaining about what you don’t have.

意思：要感恩已拥有的，而不是抱怨没有的。

Haste makes waste

欲速则不达。

Meaning: You should never hurry with a job. If you rush, you will do the job badly therefore requiring much more time and effort to repair the damage.

意思：做事千万不要急躁。如果匆忙行事，只会把事情搞砸，反而要花更多时间和精力去补救。

A good architect will spend more time planning and designing. The job will be perfect the first time so there will be no need to go back and start all over again.

优秀的建筑师会花更多时间规划设计，一次就把事情做好，不用返工重来。

If you wish good advice, consult an old man

欲求良言，请问长者。

Meaning: Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.

意思：老年人阅历丰富。如果你想得到好的建议或指点，要问老人，而不是年轻人。

I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it

船到桥头自然直 / 到了桥头再过桥。

Meaning: Don’t fill your head with thoughts of a possible future problem.

意思：不要满脑子想着未来可能发生的问题。

This only makes you worry, possibly for no reason when there is no problem at the moment.

这只会让你无端焦虑，而当下其实根本没有问题。

You cannot cross a bridge if you haven’t reached that bridge yet.

没到桥头，就没法过桥。

So when or if the problem arises, then deal with it in that moment.

所以等问题真的出现时，再去解决就好。

You gain nothing by worrying. You do nothing other than destroy the present moment.

焦虑毫无用处，只会毁掉当下的时光。

Tall oaks from little acorns grow

万丈高楼平地起 / 合抱之木，生于毫末。

Meaning: Large successful operations can begin in a small way just as tall oaks start off as small acorns.意思：伟大的成功往往始于微小，就像高大的橡树也是从小橡子长起来的。

Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you who you are

观其友，知其人。

Meaning: Similar to "Birds of a feather...", this proverb suggests that people who think the same tend to always be together. They seem to attract one another like magnets.意思：和 “物以类聚” 意思相近，说明想法相同的人总会聚在一起，像磁铁一样互相吸引。

The best advice is found on the pillow

睡一觉，主意到 / 枕边出良策。

Meaning: A good night’s sleep may help us find an answer to our problem.意思：好好睡一觉，往往能帮我们找到解决问题的答案。

The best things in life are free

人生至善之物，皆为免费。

Meaning: We don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship and good health. These things are there, free of charge.意思：真正珍贵的东西，比如爱、友谊、健康，都是不需要花钱的，它们本就免费存在。

The truth is in the wine

酒后吐真言。

Meaning: People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.意思：人在酒精作用下，说话会更坦诚、无顾忌。

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach

要抓住男人的心，先抓住他的胃。

Meaning: Many women have won a man's love by cooking delicious meals for him. They fed his stomach and found love in his heart.意思：很多女性通过做美味饭菜赢得男人的爱，填饱他的胃，也就走进了他的心。

There's no time like the present

机不可失，时不再来 / 当下最好。

Meaning: If you need to do something, don't wait until later. Do it now.意思：有事别等以后，现在就做。

Too many cooks spoil the broth

人多手杂反坏事 / 厨子多了煮坏汤。

Meaning: Too many people trying to manage something simply spoil it. Everyone is giving orders, but no one is following them! Too many cooks spoil the broth.意思：一件事管的人太多，反而会搞砸。人人都发号施令，却没人执行，就是厨子多了煮坏汤。

Two wrongs don't make a right

冤冤相报何时了 / 以错纠错，错上加错。

Meaning: It is wrong to harm someone because they have harmed you. You achieve nothing.意思：因为别人伤害了你，你就去伤害对方，这是不对的，也解决不了任何问题。

All’s well that ends well

结果好，一切都好。

Meaning: An event that has a good ending is good even if some things went wrong along the way.

This is the name of a play by Shakespeare.

I'm glad you finally got here, even though your car broke down on the way.

Oh, well. All's well that ends well.

The groom was late for the wedding, but everything worked out all right. All's well that ends well.

*Break down = stop functioning (machinery or electrical/electronic devices)

一天一苹果，医生远离我。

Meaning: If you eat an apple every day, it keeps you in good health.

自食其果 / 自作自受。

Meaning: Face the consequences of your wrong actions.

You left your wife for another woman, now you realise it was all a mistake. She tells you: ‘I don’t want you anymore. You have made your bed and now you must lie on it.’

吠犬不咬人 / 雷声大，雨点小。

Meaning: Those who make loud threats seldom carry them out.

*Carry out = execute/do/put something into action

情人眼里出西施 / 美在观者眼中。

Meaning: What is beautiful for one person may not be beautiful for another. We all see things differently.

美貌不过是皮囊 / 人不可貌相。

Meaning: A person's character is more important than their appearance. Beauty is only on the surface of a person. It is what is under that is more important.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Meaning: The same types of people attract each other. If you are bad then you will keep bad company. If you are a good person then you will seek the company of people similar to yourself.

人不在衣装 / 不能以衣取人。

Meaning: Appearances can be deceiving. Similar to ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’.

不要把所有鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里。

Meaning: Do not risk everything on the success of one venture. If you invest all your money in one thing, you could lose it all if things go wrong. If you have it invested in different things, then if one goes wrong, you still have the others to fall back on.

*Fall back on = have a reserve of something to rely on in moments of emergency

鸡蛋未孵，别先数鸡 / 别过早乐观。

Meaning: Making plans on an assumption that is not guaranteed, could lead to disappointment /don't rely on something until you are sure that you have it. If you spend money before you’ve even earned it, then maybe something will happen and you won’t earn this money.

别自掘坟墓。

Meaning: Don’t do anything that will cause yourself pain or attract bad things into your life.

凡人皆有得意时 / 风水轮流转。

Meaning: Everyone will get a period of success or satisfaction during his lifetime.