dance attendance on
英文释义:Wait on attentively and obsequiously, obey someone’s every wish or whim.
中文释义:对(某人)大献殷勤
例子: He expected his secretary to dance attendance on him so she quit her job.
dance to another tune
英文释义:Change one’s manner, behavior, or attitude.
中文释义:改弦易辙,改变主意
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chalk and cheese 粉笔和奶酪,形似而实非
I can’t carry a tune 我唱歌跑调
darken someone’s door
英文释义:Come unwanted to someone’s home
中文释义:不请自来
例子:
I’ll hold you to this one
I still hear your footsteps crossing the floor
Come on now darlin’, please darken my door
补充:
我选的这个例子出自 Lucero 的一首歌,歌名叫作《darken my door》。
dark horse
英文释义:A little known, unexpectedly successful entrant
中文释义:黑马
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再说两个与 horse 有关的有趣习语:
stop horsing around 别胡闹了
beat a dead horse 白费口舌
dash off
英文释义: Write or sketch hastily
中文释义:匆忙完成
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dash 有短跑的意思,如果你也玩数字货币,那么你一定熟悉 Dash(达世币)。
dash someone’s hopes
英文释义:Destroy someone’s plans, disappoint or disillusion
中文释义:破坏某人的计划,使希望幻灭
例子:That fall dashed her hopes of a gold medal
补充:Fall 在例文中当摔倒讲,它还有许多有意思的用法,看我之前写的文章。
Davy Jones’s locker
英文释义: The bottom of the sea
中文释义: 海底
例子:Caught out at sea during the hurricane, they thought they were heading for Davy Jones’s locker.
补充:电影加勒比海盗中有一个人物叫 Davy Jones,他有着一张章鱼脸,是飞翔的荷兰人号的船长。Davy Jones’s locker 代表水手的安息地。
dawn on
英文释义:Become evident or understood
中文释义:渐渐明白
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补充:dawn 黎明
用法是 dawn on sb, it took 10 months for something to dawn on me.
day in, day out
英文释义: For many days, continuously
中文释义:日复一日
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补充:等同于 day after day.
day by day
英文释义:On each successive day, daily
中文释义:每天进步一点点
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