高考英语俗语表达 Flame ★add fuel to the fire/flames：火上浇油 ★an old flame：旧情人 ★shot down in flames：一通咒骂 [to be judged harshly and rejected.] 【例】 1.I thought I'd written a fine campaign speech, but it was shot it down in flames by my team. 2.I can't believe I was shot down in flames in front of the board of trustees! ★drawn to (something) like a moth to a flame：形容被某事深深吸引 【例】I had always liked art, and once I got to college, I was drawn to textile design like a moth to a flame. ★burst into flame：点火；着火；突然烧起来 【例】The rug burst into flames as soon as the candle landed on it. ★go up in flames：毁于一旦；破灭；着火 【例】My presentation went up in flames when the slideshow stopped working and I forgot the rest of my speech. ★flame war：口水战；互联网上的激烈争论 【例】The message board administrators suspended everyone involved in that flame war. ★stoke the flames (of something)：拱火；激化矛盾 【例】The last thing we want is to stoke the flames with some ill-conceived response to the tragedy. Hunt ★witch hunt：政治迫害 ★have a dog in the hunt：在比赛中支持某个特定的人 [一般在否定句中使用] 【例】 A: "Are you going to watch the big game tonight " B: "Nah, my team's not playing, so I don't have a dog in the hunt." ★hunt high and low (for someone or something)：到处找 【例】We've been hunting high and low for an apartment we can afford, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. ★run with the hare and hunt with the hounds：两面讨好 【例】Many have criticized the government of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds regarding the territorial dispute between the two nations. ★hunt down：追捕到，穷追直至找到（罪犯、敌人等） 【例】The police have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of this crime. ★hunt and peck：[美国口语]看着键盘打字 ★hunt after：寻找；追求；探求；追猎 High ★a lost ball in the high weeds：形容毫无头绪 【例】I was like a lost ball in the high weeds out there because I don't normally play second base. ★be in high gear：引申为全力进行；积极开展；如火如荼 【例】We've expanded our development team and are in high gear working on our next project. ★a high profile：高调；引人注目的形象，焦点 ★be living high on the hog：生活得很阔气，过奢侈的生活 【例】They've been living high on the hog ever since David won the lottery. ★end (something) on a high note：用一个令人愉快/成功的方式来结束一件事 【例】After winning the Oscar, she decided to end her acting career on a high note. ★climb on (one's) high horse：趾高气扬；不可一世 【例】My sister was a troublemaker as a teenager, yet she always climbs on her high horse and lectures me about everything. ★get off high horse：放下身段/架子；别自以为是 ★have friends in high places：有位高权重的朋友；有路子 ★by hell or high water：采取一切必要的手段 【例】By hell or high water, I am going to make it to your wedding! Low ★at a low ebb：处于低潮；衰败 【例】The economy is at a low ebb with no hope of recovery in the near future. ★all- ... ...
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