分類: 中文成語英譯

英譯：
in a shambles

例句：

• Sarah made a (complete) shambles of the accounts. (莎拉把帳目記得雜亂無章)
• The meeting ended in a complete shambles. (會議結束時亂成一團)
• Corruption has left the country’s economy in a shambles. (貪污腐敗已使這國家的經濟亂象叢生)

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英譯：
toss and turn; twist and turn

例句：

• I was in the hope that I had a good night’s sleep but instead twisted and turned all night long because I was worried about my job. (我希望一夜好眠，但由於擔心自己的工作，反而整晚輾轉反側，難以成眠)
• Bernard was tossing and turning all night. (柏納德整晚輾轉反側，難以成眠)

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英譯：
tighten one’s belt

例句：

• Things are beginning to cost more and more. It looks like we’ll all have to tighten our belts. (東西開始越來越貴。看來我們都要勒緊腰帶)
• I’ve had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full time. (自從我不再全職工作以來，我一直得勒緊腰帶過日子)

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英譯：
sweat like a pig; sweat bullets

例句：

• That was really good exercise. I’m sweating like a pig! (那真是不錯的運動。我已經汗流浹背了!)
• Kelly was so nervous that she was sweating like a pig. (凱莉緊張得大汗淋漓)
• Jerry was sweating bullets by the time the police had finished questioning him. (到了警方完成對他的偵訊時，傑瑞已經揮汗如雨了)

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英譯：
in spades

例句：

• He complained that Allen had stolen some of his ideas, but Randy didn’t mention that he had done the same in spades. (他抱怨艾倫竊取了他的一些構想，但蘭迪並未提及他也竊取別人的構想，有過之而無不及)
• All the workers may think the old boss was bad-tempered, but the new one is the same – in spades! (所有員工可能都認為舊老闆脾氣暴躁，但新老闆的脾氣也一樣，有過之而無不及!)

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英譯：
sit on one’s hands

例句：

• When I needed help from Helen, she just sat on her hands. (當我需要海倫的幫忙時，她只是袖手旁觀)
• We need the cooperation of everyone. You can’t sit on your hands! (我們需要每個人的合作。你們不能袖手旁觀、坐視不管啊!)

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英譯：
hold/bear/have a grudge (against someone)

例句：

• She holds a grudge against the judge who sentenced her. (她對判她刑的法官懷恨在心)
• Billy still has a grudge against Mary because she refused to go out with him years ago. (比利對瑪麗仍懷恨在心，因為多年前她拒絕跟他交往)

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英譯：
(out) in the middle of nowhere

例句：

• We spent a wonderful year living on a farm in the middle of nowhere. (我們在一處前不著村，後不著店的農場過了一年美好的時光)
• I’ll need a map to find that pub – it’s out in the middle of nowhere, apparently. (我需要一份地圖來尋找那家夜店 － 顯然地，它地處偏僻，前不著村，後不著店)
• We found a nice place to eat, but it’s out in the middle of nowhere. (我們發現一處用餐的好地方，但它前不著村，後不著店)

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英譯：
play it by ear

註：play it by ear 原意為聽過樂曲後不看樂譜僅憑記憶演奏。

例句：

• I’m not sure how long I’ll stay at the party. I’ll just play it by ear. (我不確定我會在派對停留多久。我會隨機應變)
• I haven’t decided what to say when he comes; I’ll play it by ear. (我還沒決定他來時要說什麼，到時隨機應變吧)

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英譯：
see stars

例句：

• I saw stars for hours after I hit my head against a wall last night. (昨晚我頭撞倒牆壁後數小時，我都眼冒金星，頭暈目眩)
• The door hit me in the face and saw stars for a moment. (門撞在我的臉上，我頓時眼冒金星)
• The pain made Anna see stars. (安娜痛得眼前直冒金星)

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