jump the track [俗]出轨;越格;走错方向
Parents must keep a strict hand over the children. Otherwise they may jump the track. 父母必须严格管教子女,否则他们也许会走错方向,偏离轨道。
注解: jump意指跳出,track意指轨道、行为方式;to jump the track指火车、电车等出轨,喻指偏离正道。
get something off one’s plate [俗]将某事一推了之
Is it right for you to get what you have done off your plate? 将你所做的事一推了之,对吗?
注解: off意指远离,plate意指盘子;to get something off one’s plate系指某物从盘中掉出,喻指一推了之,不顾后果。
a piece of cake [美俚]简单易做的事
Jack was good at swimming and winning the prize was a piece of cake. 杰克擅长游泳,得那个奖简直是易如反掌的事。
Doing equation for her is a piece of cake. 对她来说,解方程是易如反掌的事。
注解: cake意指蛋糕;a piece of cake系指像做蛋糕那样简单易做 【已有很多网友发表了看法,点击参与讨论】【对英语不懂,点击提问】【英语论坛】【返回首页】
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