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果蔬习语,妙笔生花——高中英语写作趣味习语与例句
果蔬习语,妙笔生花——高中英语写作趣味习语与例句
🍌水果类 1.go bananas 发疯；勃然大怒 例：My mom will go bananas if I fail the exam. 如果我考试不及格，我妈会气疯的。 2.the apple of one's eye 掌上明珠 例：My little sister is the apple of my parents' eye. 我妹妹是我父母的掌上明珠。 3.a bad/rotten apple 害群之马 例：He is often seen as a bad apple in the class because he never follows the rules. 他常被视为班里的害群之马，因为他从不遵守规则。 4.compare apples and oranges 对比风马牛不相及的事物 例：Comparing online learning with traditional classes is like comparing apples and oranges. 把线上学习和传统课堂相比，就像对比风马牛不相及的事物。 5.sour grapes 酸葡萄心理，吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 例：He said he didn't want the prize, but it was just sour grapes. 他说他不想要那个奖，但那只是酸葡萄心理。 6.bear fruit 取得成效，开花结果 例：If you keep working hard, your efforts will bear fruit. 如果你坚持努力，你的努力会取得成效。 7.the cherry on the cake 锦上添花 例：Winning the first prize was the cherry on the cake after a term of hard work. 努力一学期后赢得一等奖，真是锦上添花。 8.When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 身处逆境仍乐观，苦中作乐 例：When life gives you lemons, make lemonade; a positive attitude helps us overcome difficulties. 当生活给你柠檬，就把它做成柠檬水；积极的态度能帮助我们克服困难。 9.a plum job 美差，待遇优厚的好工作 例：After graduation, he found a plum job in a big company. 毕业后，他在一家大公司找到了一份美差。 10.a peach 极好的人/事物；美人 例：My English teacher is a peach; she is always patient with us. 我的英语老师是个极好的人，她总是对我们很有耐心。 
11.peaches and cream 事事顺遂，完美状态 例：Their friendship is not all peaches and cream, but they trust and support each other. 他们的友谊并非事事顺遂，但他们互相信任、互相支持。 12.big cheese 大人物，重要人物 例：He acts like a big cheese, but in fact he is just an ordinary student. 他表现得像个大人物，但实际上只是个普通学生。 13.hear sth through the grape‑vine 听小道消息，道听途说 例：I heard it through the grapevine that our school will hold a sports meet next month. 我听小道消息说，我们学校下个月要开运动会。 14.bananas (adj.) 疯狂的 例：You're bananas if you stay up all night before an exam. 考试前熬夜通宵，你疯了。 15.top banana 领头人物，一把手 例：As the top banana in our group, she always takes the lead. 作为我们小组的一把手，她总是带头。 16.second banana 配角，二把手 例：He is happy to be the second banana and support the team leader. 他乐于当二把手，支持队长。 17.apple of discord 争端之源，祸根 例：The last piece of cake became an apple of discord between the two kids. 最后一块蛋糕成了两个孩子之间的争端之源。 18.upset the apple cart 打乱计划，破坏安排 例：The sudden rain upset our apple cart, so we had to stay indoors. 突如其来的雨打乱了我们的计划，我们只好待在室内。 19.as American as apple pie 极具美国特色的，典型美国式的 例：Baseball is as American as apple pie. 棒球极具美国特色。 20.life is a bowl of cherries 生活轻松美好 例：Life is not always a bowl of cherries, so we must learn to face difficulties. 生活并不总是轻松美好，所以我们必须学会面对困难。 
21.cherry‑pick 精挑细选；选择性挑选（有利信息） 例：We should not cherry‑pick only the easy questions when we review. 复习时我们不应只挑简单的问题。 22.a lemon 瑕疵品，质量差的东西 例：The second‑hand bike turned out to be a lemon. 那辆二手自行车结果是个瑕疵品。 23.not care/give a fig 毫不在乎，一点都不关心 例：He doesn't care a fig about what others say about him. 他毫不在乎别人怎么说他。 🥬蔬菜类 24..couch potato 沙发土豆，总窝在家看电视的懒人 例：Don't be a couch potato; go out and play sports. 别做沙发土豆，出去运动吧。 25.a hot potato 烫手山芋；棘手难题 例：Climate change is a hot potato that everyone must deal with. 气候变化是每个人都必须应对的棘手难题。 26.cool as a cucumber 镇定自若，沉着冷静 例：Even before the speech, she was as cool as a cucumber. 甚至在演讲前，她都镇定自若。 27.two peas in a pod 一模一样，如出一辙 例：My best friend and I are like two peas in a pod. 我和我最好的朋友非常相似。 28.small potatoes 小人物；鸡毛蒜皮的小事 例：Don't worry about such small potatoes; focus on your main goal. 别担心这些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，专注于你的主要目标。 29.in a pickle 陷入困境，处境为难 例：I'm in a pickle because I forgot to bring my homework. 我陷入困境，因为我忘带作业了。 30.carrot and stick 胡萝卜加大棒；威逼利诱、奖惩并用 例：Parents often use the carrot and stick method to encourage their children. 父母常用胡萝卜加大棒的方法鼓励孩子。 
31.carrot in front of sb / dangle a carrot 给某人画大饼（用好处引诱） 例：The company dangled a carrot in front of him to make him work overtime. 公司用好处引诱他加班。 32.full of beans 精力充沛，活力满满（英式；美式含义见下方说明） 例（英式）：The children were full of beans after the long holiday. 长假后孩子们精力充沛。 例（美式）：Don't listen to him—he's full of beans. 别听他的——他在胡说八道。 33.spill the beans 泄露秘密，说漏嘴 例：Don't spill the beans about the surprise party. 别泄露惊喜派对的秘密。 34.not worth a hill of beans 一文不值，毫无价值 例：His promise is not worth a hill of beans. 他的承诺一文不值。 35.as red as a beetroot （羞愧、尴尬）脸涨得通红 例：She was as red as a beetroot when the teacher praised her in class. 老师在班上表扬她时，她脸涨得通红。 36.fall off the turnip truck 涉世未深，容易上当受骗 例：He is not a person who just fell off the turnip truck; don't try to cheat him. 他可不是涉世未深的人，别想骗他。 37.pea‑brained 愚蠢的，脑子不好使的 例：It was a pea‑brained idea to go hiking without checking the weather. 不查天气就去徒步，真是个愚蠢的主意。 38.be like peas and carrots 形影不离，关系融洽 例：The two sisters are like peas and carrots. 这对姐妹形影不离，关系融洽。 39.as easy as shelling peas 轻而易举，非常简单 例：For him, solving this math problem is as easy as shelling peas. 对他来说，解这道数学题轻而易举。 40.salad days 青葱岁月，少不更事的时期 例：I often remember my salad days in high school. 我常想起高中时的青葱岁月。 
41.full of beans（英式 vs 美式）：英式英语中意为“精力充沛”，如 Wow, you're full of beans this morning! 但在美式英语中，该短语意为“胡说八道、不靠谱”， 如 Don't listen to him—he's full of beans. 使用时需留意语境。 42.hear sth through the grape‑vine 中的 grape‑vine 连写，也可写作 grapevine。 43.carrot in front of sb 更常见的完整表达为 dangle a carrot in front of someone 或 carrot on a stick， 含义相同，均指用好处引诱某人做事。