zero

可表示無(wú)用的(人)

　　He’s such a zero that nobody would like to go out with him.　　

       他一無(wú)是處,，沒人愿意和他約會(huì)。

one-horse town 

鄉(xiāng)村小鎮(zhèn)

　　這一短語(yǔ)源自美國(guó),，由小鎮(zhèn)僅擁有一匹馬而來(lái),。由此引申，one-horse現(xiàn)在可以表示 “極小的,、簡(jiǎn)陋 的,、次要的” 意思，如one-horse show(小型展覽會(huì)),。

from day one　　

從一開始

　　They have been in love with each other from day one.

　　他們兩從一開始就已墜入愛河,。

all in one piece　　

safely / 安全地;完好無(wú)損地

　　He got home from the party all in one piece.

　　派對(duì)結(jié)束后，他完好無(wú)損地到了家,。

back to square one

back to the start / 回歸原點(diǎn)

　　The project failed, we're back to square one.

　　項(xiàng)目失敗,，我們被打回原形。

one for the road　　

have a drink before leaving / 走之前喝一杯

　　Let's have one for the road!

　　咱們走之前喝一杯吧!

have one too many　

  喝多了

　　I can’t drive, I had one too many.

　　我不能開車,，我喝多了,。

由one組合成的習(xí)語(yǔ),，而又毫無(wú) “一” 這一含義的習(xí)語(yǔ)還有：

He was one too many for me.

　　我不是他的對(duì)手。

Number one

 自己,。

　　由此而衍生to look after number one(自私,，追求自己的利益)

know a thing or two　　

非常了解，了如指掌

　　He knows a thing or two about the development of Chinese history.

　　他對(duì)中國(guó)史的發(fā)展了如指掌,。

Be of two minds　　

  三心二意

　　You can’t be of two minds while you’re driving.

　　開車時(shí)不能三心二意,。

Two of a trade did never agree 

   同行相輕。這是一句古老的諺語(yǔ).

when two Fridays come together.

　　“永遠(yuǎn)不”的遁詞,。

The two eyes of Greece.

 希臘古代的兩座城市“雅典”和“斯巴達(dá)”,。

put in one's two cents

say one's opinions / 說(shuō)出意見

　　I put in my two cents at the meeting.

　　會(huì)上我提出了我的意見。

two heads are better than one　　

  三個(gè)臭皮匠,，賽過(guò)諸葛亮

　　I want you to pay more attention to teamwork; after all, two heads are better than one.

　　我希望你們能更注重團(tuán)隊(duì)合作,，畢竟三個(gè)臭皮匠，賽過(guò)諸葛亮,。

kill two birds with one stone

　一石二鳥

　　I'll drop you off on the way to work, we'll kill two birds with one stone.

　　我會(huì)在去上班的路上放你下車,，這下咱們兩件事都搞定了。

three sheets in the wind

  酩酊大醉

　　sheet 的一個(gè)詞義是“系在帆下角的金屬環(huán)上的帆腳索”,。如果帆腳索沒有系扣住時(shí),，船帆可以任意 隨風(fēng)飄揚(yáng)。船員們稱之為 in the wind,。A sheet in the wind由此成為船員們一句口頭語(yǔ)言,，表示 tipsy(微醉)。Three sheets in the wind 自然是大醉特醉了,。

three score and ten 

  古稀之年

　　score在英語(yǔ)中是“二十”的意思,。盡管這一習(xí)語(yǔ)中的數(shù)字加起來(lái)是七十，但在引喻中只是泛指老年而已,。

four-letter words 

粗俗的下流話,。

　　由此而衍生出 four-letter man(專喜使用粗俗的下流話的人)。

at sixes and sevens　　

  亂七八糟

　　They held a party last night and the room was at sixes and sevens when the guests left.

　　他們昨晚舉辦了一場(chǎng)派對(duì),，當(dāng)人們離開時(shí),，房間一片狼藉。

six feet under　

dead and buried / 死掉

　　I'm going to be six feet under by 2100.

　　到了2100年我就死翹翹了,。

to be dressed up to the nines　

穿著非常時(shí)髦,穿得非常華麗 (亦作 be dressed to death)

　　The girls were dressed up to the nines and went to the party.

　　姑娘們個(gè)個(gè)盛裝打扮,，前去赴宴。

on cloud nine　　

very happy / 吼開心

　　When my mom bought me a computer, I was on cloud nine.

　　我媽給我買了一臺(tái)電腦的時(shí)候,，我開心瘋了,。

ten to one　　

something very likely / 發(fā)生幾率極大的事情

　　Ten to one I'm going to win.

　　我有極大的可能要贏。

at eleventh hour　　

  最后一刻

　　Whatever the circumstances are, James Bond always manages to overpower his rival at the eleventh hour.

　　不管在什么情形下,，詹姆斯邦德總能在最后一刻制服對(duì)手,。

twenty four seven　　

 任何時(shí)候,，全天候

　　That convenient store opens twenty four seven, you can buy things any time you want.

　　那家便利店24小時(shí)都開門，你隨時(shí)可以去買東西,。

a million and one　

numerous / 非常非常多的

　　I have a million and one ideas.(注意后接復(fù)數(shù))

　　我有太多太多的想法,。

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