二十笔实用成语 223
发表于 : 周三 11月 02, 2011 1:53 pm
二十笔实用成语 223
01. code of practice, the
定义: 一个团体(例如军队, 公司)的行动守则.
例句: In a membership context, failure to comply with a code of practice can result in expulsion from the professional organization. (作为一个团体的成员, 违反行动守则将会导致被这个专业组织开除会员资格)
02. code word, a
定义: 约定语, 秘密代号, 代码.
例句: A family code word thwarted a stranger's attempt to get a teenage boy into his truck at Austin Middle School located in Irving, Texas. (位于德州尔文市的奥斯汀中学, 一个家庭秘密代号防止了一个陌生人引诱一个少男进入他卡车的企图)
03. codswallop
定义: [英国俚语]胡说八道.
例句: But that is not reason to dismiss it as codswallop, unless you know how it works and can give an informed opinion. (但是除非你知道它是如何工作以及提供有根据的意见, 你没有理由把它斥为胡说八道而拒绝考虑)
04. coed
定义: [形容词]男女同校的. (注: coed是coeducational的缩写)
例句: For a girl, she may see having a coed sleepover as a status symbol and feel she is held in high regards among her peers. (对一个女孩来说, 她也许会把一个在男女同校的过夜视为一个社会地位的象征, 感觉她被她同辈尊重)
05. coffee break, a
定义: 咖啡小憩, 咖啡休息时间.
例句: It's always good to look at things through a different perspective during a coffee break conversation. (在一个咖啡休息时间的交谈里经由不同的观点来考虑某个情况总是有益处的)
06. Coffee or tea?
定义: [餐厅用语]你要咖啡还是茶?
07. coffee talk, a
定义: 喝咖啡时的交谈, 闲聊.
例句: I don't believe Sally's pregnant. It's just coffee talk. (我不相信莎莉怀孕了. 这只是闲聊罢了)
08. cog in the machine/wheel, a
定义: 庞大组织里的一个成员, 无关紧要的一部分.
例句: Your employees as not only cogs in a machine, but individual people with concerns of their own who are also vital parts of your company. (你的职工不只是庞大组织里的一个成员, 每个员工有他们自己的责任, 他们也是你公司极重要的一部分)
09. cognitive dissonance
定义: [名词]认知矛盾. (注: 表面的态度与心理想法不一致)
例句: Smoking is often used as an example of cognitive dissonance since it is widely accepted that cigarettes can cause lung cancer, yet all people want to live a long and healthy life. (由于香烟会导致肺癌已被广泛接受, 然而所有人又想活得长久与健康, 抽烟经常被用来作认知矛盾的案例)
10. coin a phrase, to
定义: 创造一个词汇.
例句: "It's the economy, stupid" was a phrase coined in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign. ("傻瓜, 这是经济问题"是美国政治界所创造一个词汇, 曾在比尔•克林顿成功的一九九二年总统竞选的时期被广泛使用)
11. coin/mint money, to
定义: 短期内赚暴利或赚大钱.
例句: All of these guys are going to coin money as materials prices rise and the dollar tanks. (当原料价格增高而美元跌到谷底的时候, 这些人都会赚到暴利)
12. coined word, a
定义: 被人创造的新词或新字.
例句: "Gelivable" is a Chinese-coined word derived from "Gei Li." I wonder how many foreigners really understand it. ("Gelivable"是个被中国人创造的新词, 源自于"给力." 我不知道有多少外国人真正懂得它)
13. Coke
定义: 可口可乐.
例句: Pepsi is usually second to Coke in sales, and outsells Coca-Cola in some markets. (百事可乐的销售额通常落于可口可乐之后, 在有些市场它却超过可口可乐)
14. coke
定义: 古柯碱, 一种非法毒品. (注: coke是cocaine缩写)
例句: Using cocaine, also known coke, may greatly increase the risk of developing rare autoimmune or connective tissue diseases such as lupus and other diseases. (使用古柯碱, 亦称coke, 也许会大幅增加罕见的自动免疫感染的危险或类似狼疮或其他疾病的结缔组织疾病)
15. cold as a well digger's ass/witch's tit, be (as)
定义: [不雅语]极为寒冷的.
例句: My car's heater broke down last night, so it was as cold as a witch's tit to drive to work this morning. (昨晚我车子暖气坏掉了, 所以今天早上开去上班冷得要命)
16. cold as charity, be (as)
定义: [英国]极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: She was not disgusted, but her reception was cold as charity; that was to be expected. (她没有表现出厌恶的脸色, 但她的接待相当冷漠; 这是可以料想的)
17. cold as ice, be (as)
定义: 极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: Your hands are as cold as ice. Come in and have a warm breakfast and a hot cup of cocoa. (你的手好冰冷. 进来吃一些温暖的早餐和一杯热可可)
18. cold as stone, be (as)
定义: 极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: When he rested his cheek against her bosom, she was cold as stone. No love was ever so unreciprocated. (当他把他的脸颊贴在她的胸部上, 她变得冷漠无情. 不曾一个爱情像这样地不受到回报)
19. cold call, a
定义: 没有事先通知就直接拜访; 没有事先接触就直接拨电话.
例句: Sam was determined, however, and she found a job by making cold calls to employers in New York City. (珊姆态度坚决, 不过, 她没事先接触就打电话给一个纽约市的雇主却找到了一个工作)
20. cold cash, the
定义: 马上可使用的现金, 现钞.
例句: Chances are there's lots of stuff stashed in your attic, basement or garage or on grandma's étagère that can bring in cold cash. (你很有可能存放大量杂物在你的顶楼, 地下室或车房或者还有放在祖母古玩架上的东西, 你都可以卖出换现钞)
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01. code of practice, the
定义: 一个团体(例如军队, 公司)的行动守则.
例句: In a membership context, failure to comply with a code of practice can result in expulsion from the professional organization. (作为一个团体的成员, 违反行动守则将会导致被这个专业组织开除会员资格)
02. code word, a
定义: 约定语, 秘密代号, 代码.
例句: A family code word thwarted a stranger's attempt to get a teenage boy into his truck at Austin Middle School located in Irving, Texas. (位于德州尔文市的奥斯汀中学, 一个家庭秘密代号防止了一个陌生人引诱一个少男进入他卡车的企图)
03. codswallop
定义: [英国俚语]胡说八道.
例句: But that is not reason to dismiss it as codswallop, unless you know how it works and can give an informed opinion. (但是除非你知道它是如何工作以及提供有根据的意见, 你没有理由把它斥为胡说八道而拒绝考虑)
04. coed
定义: [形容词]男女同校的. (注: coed是coeducational的缩写)
例句: For a girl, she may see having a coed sleepover as a status symbol and feel she is held in high regards among her peers. (对一个女孩来说, 她也许会把一个在男女同校的过夜视为一个社会地位的象征, 感觉她被她同辈尊重)
05. coffee break, a
定义: 咖啡小憩, 咖啡休息时间.
例句: It's always good to look at things through a different perspective during a coffee break conversation. (在一个咖啡休息时间的交谈里经由不同的观点来考虑某个情况总是有益处的)
06. Coffee or tea?
定义: [餐厅用语]你要咖啡还是茶?
07. coffee talk, a
定义: 喝咖啡时的交谈, 闲聊.
例句: I don't believe Sally's pregnant. It's just coffee talk. (我不相信莎莉怀孕了. 这只是闲聊罢了)
08. cog in the machine/wheel, a
定义: 庞大组织里的一个成员, 无关紧要的一部分.
例句: Your employees as not only cogs in a machine, but individual people with concerns of their own who are also vital parts of your company. (你的职工不只是庞大组织里的一个成员, 每个员工有他们自己的责任, 他们也是你公司极重要的一部分)
09. cognitive dissonance
定义: [名词]认知矛盾. (注: 表面的态度与心理想法不一致)
例句: Smoking is often used as an example of cognitive dissonance since it is widely accepted that cigarettes can cause lung cancer, yet all people want to live a long and healthy life. (由于香烟会导致肺癌已被广泛接受, 然而所有人又想活得长久与健康, 抽烟经常被用来作认知矛盾的案例)
10. coin a phrase, to
定义: 创造一个词汇.
例句: "It's the economy, stupid" was a phrase coined in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign. ("傻瓜, 这是经济问题"是美国政治界所创造一个词汇, 曾在比尔•克林顿成功的一九九二年总统竞选的时期被广泛使用)
11. coin/mint money, to
定义: 短期内赚暴利或赚大钱.
例句: All of these guys are going to coin money as materials prices rise and the dollar tanks. (当原料价格增高而美元跌到谷底的时候, 这些人都会赚到暴利)
12. coined word, a
定义: 被人创造的新词或新字.
例句: "Gelivable" is a Chinese-coined word derived from "Gei Li." I wonder how many foreigners really understand it. ("Gelivable"是个被中国人创造的新词, 源自于"给力." 我不知道有多少外国人真正懂得它)
13. Coke
定义: 可口可乐.
例句: Pepsi is usually second to Coke in sales, and outsells Coca-Cola in some markets. (百事可乐的销售额通常落于可口可乐之后, 在有些市场它却超过可口可乐)
14. coke
定义: 古柯碱, 一种非法毒品. (注: coke是cocaine缩写)
例句: Using cocaine, also known coke, may greatly increase the risk of developing rare autoimmune or connective tissue diseases such as lupus and other diseases. (使用古柯碱, 亦称coke, 也许会大幅增加罕见的自动免疫感染的危险或类似狼疮或其他疾病的结缔组织疾病)
15. cold as a well digger's ass/witch's tit, be (as)
定义: [不雅语]极为寒冷的.
例句: My car's heater broke down last night, so it was as cold as a witch's tit to drive to work this morning. (昨晚我车子暖气坏掉了, 所以今天早上开去上班冷得要命)
16. cold as charity, be (as)
定义: [英国]极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: She was not disgusted, but her reception was cold as charity; that was to be expected. (她没有表现出厌恶的脸色, 但她的接待相当冷漠; 这是可以料想的)
17. cold as ice, be (as)
定义: 极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: Your hands are as cold as ice. Come in and have a warm breakfast and a hot cup of cocoa. (你的手好冰冷. 进来吃一些温暖的早餐和一杯热可可)
18. cold as stone, be (as)
定义: 极为寒冷的; 冷漠无情的.
例句: When he rested his cheek against her bosom, she was cold as stone. No love was ever so unreciprocated. (当他把他的脸颊贴在她的胸部上, 她变得冷漠无情. 不曾一个爱情像这样地不受到回报)
19. cold call, a
定义: 没有事先通知就直接拜访; 没有事先接触就直接拨电话.
例句: Sam was determined, however, and she found a job by making cold calls to employers in New York City. (珊姆态度坚决, 不过, 她没事先接触就打电话给一个纽约市的雇主却找到了一个工作)
20. cold cash, the
定义: 马上可使用的现金, 现钞.
例句: Chances are there's lots of stuff stashed in your attic, basement or garage or on grandma's étagère that can bring in cold cash. (你很有可能存放大量杂物在你的顶楼, 地下室或车房或者还有放在祖母古玩架上的东西, 你都可以卖出换现钞)
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