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又到了吃得多、动得少,容易长肉肉(flesh)的秋冬季节,今天咱们就来聊聊有关flesh的习语。
gain/put on flesh
发胖,长肉
例句:
I've put on a lot of flesh recently.
我最近胖了不少。
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余而力不足,力不从心
例句:
—Another set of tennis?
再打一盘网球?
—The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足啊。

lose flesh
消瘦,减重
例句:
I'm on a diet to lose flesh.
我正在节食减 3
a thorn in the flesh of someone
眼中钉,肉中刺,不断让人烦心的人或事
例句:
A relentless women's right campaigner, she was a thorn in the government's flesh for years.
她是个坚持不懈的女权斗士,多年来一直是政府的眼中钉。
flesh and blood
血肉之躯(有常人的需要、感情和缺点)
例句:
This cold weather is more than flesh and blood can stand.
如此寒冷的天气非常人所能忍受。
in the flesh
活生生地,亲自,本人
例句:
I've heard that the queen is coming here in the flesh.
我听说女王将亲自造访这里。
make someone's flesh creep/crawl
使起鸡皮疙瘩,令人毛骨悚然
例句:
The ghost story made my flesh creep.
那个鬼故事让我毛骨悚然。
one's (own) flesh and blood
亲骨肉,亲人
例句:
How can you be so cruel to him when he's your own flesh and blood?
他可是你的骨肉至亲,你怎能对他那么无情?
flesh out/put flesh on (the bones of) something
充实,加细节于
例句:
The editor told her to flesh out the story.
编辑让她再充实一下这个故事。
You need to put flesh on the bones of these characters.
你需要赋予这些角色以“血肉”。
go the way of all flesh
死亡,去世;损坏,坏掉
例句:
Our dog's gone the way of all flesh and I'm not sure we'll get another.
我们的狗死掉了,我不确定我们会不会再养一只。
I'm afraid our washing machine has gone the way of all flesh.
恐怕咱家的洗衣机寿命到头了。
have/get/want/demand your pound of flesh
(不顾别人的损失和痛苦)讨回应得的东西,做出合法但极不合情理的要求
例句:
His boss, demanding his pound of flesh, made him come into work even though his daughter was seriously ill.
尽管他的女儿病得很重,他的老板还是不讲情理地要求他过来上班。
press the flesh
(尤指名人或政治人物)握手
例句:
The candidate went through the crowd, pressing the flesh.
那名候选人穿过人群,跟群众握手。
become one flesh (结为)夫妇,(成为)一体
例句:
My longtime girlfriend and I finally got engaged, and we will become one flesh this summer.
我跟相恋多年的女友终于订婚了,我们将在今年夏天结婚。
get goose flesh
(因寒冷、紧张、兴奋、焦虑或恐惧而)起鸡皮疙瘩
例句:
Their concert was so amazing! I got goose flesh when they played their first song!
他们的音乐会太棒了!他们演奏第一首歌的时候,听得我鸡皮疙瘩都起来了!
It's so coldthat I'm getting goose flesh.
太冷了,冻得我直起鸡皮疙瘩。
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