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Question 1

to raise Cain

Answer 1

【口】大怒; 大吵大鬧
He raised Cain when he found he had been cheated.
他發覺受騙而勃然大怒。

Question 2

to throw the book at someone

Answer 2

狠狠責罰（某人）
After the accident, the safety inspector threw the book at the company directors.
事故發生之後，安全督查員狠狠責罰了公司的管理人員。

Question 3

in seventh heaven

Answer 3

極爲快樂
Since they got married, they’ve been in seventh heaven.
他們結婚後極其幸福。

Question 4

terra firma

Answer 4

（與海洋、天空相對的）大陸，陸地
It was good to get back on terra firma again after a very rough ferry ride to Calais.
前往加萊的輪渡非常顛簸，回到了陸地上後感覺真是太好了。

Question 5

keep a stiff upper lip

Answer 5

(遇痛苦、困難等時)(表現)沈著而堅強的能力, 咬緊牙關

Question 6

to upset the apple cart

Answer 6

製造麻煩；（尤指）打亂計劃

Question 7

to tighten one’s belt

Answer 7

勒緊褲帶，省吃儉用
I’ve had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time.
自從我停止全職工作以來，就不得不勒緊褲帶過日子。

Question 8

off the beaten track

Answer 8

偏僻的，人跡罕至的
The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.
我們住的農舍非常偏僻。

Question 9

a square peg in a round hole

Answer 9

（因個性原因而）與（某職位）格格不入者
He never quite fitted in when he was working here - he was always a bit of a square peg.
他在這裡工作時一直都沒完全適應——總有點格格不入的。

Question 10

castles in the air

Answer 10

空中樓閣；空想，幾乎不可能實現的計劃

Question 11

to get up on the wrong side of the bed

Answer 11

心情不佳

Question 12

by hook or by crook

Answer 12

想方設法，千方百計，不擇手段
I decided I was going to get that job by hook or by crook.
我下定決心無論如何都要得到那份工作。

Question 13

to maintain the status quo

Answer 13

to keep things the way they presently are.

Question 14

through thick and thin

Answer 14

不顧艱難險阻，在任何情況下，赴湯蹈火
She has stuck with me through thick and thin.
在各種艱苦的情況下，她總是和我在一起。

Question 15

a sacred cow

Answer 15

不容質疑的信仰；神聖不可侵犯的習俗
They did not dare to challenge the sacred cow of parliamentary democracy.
他們不敢反對不容質疑的議會民主。

Question 16

to be in fine fettle

Answer 16

If you say that someone or something is in fine fettle, you mean that they are in very good health or condition.

Question 17

to live in a fool’s paradise

Answer 17

生活在不能持久(或虛幻)的樂境
He seems to be living in a fool’s paradise.
他似乎生活在一個虛幻的樂境裡。

Question 18

the sum and substance

Answer 18

要點,要義,精義

Question 19

on pins and needles

Answer 19

為即將發生的事情而擔心（或激動），如坐針氈
Don’t keep Margaret on pins and needles – give her a call.
別讓瑪格麗特擔心了，給她打個電話。

Question 20

to have at one’s fingertips

Answer 20

1.精通某事物
David seems to have the whole business at his fingertip. 大衛似乎對整個事件了如指掌。

2.手頭就有某物
He always has some money at the tip of his fingers. 他手頭總有些錢。

Question 21

twist sb around your little finger

Answer 21

任意擺布，任意左右（通常指十分喜歡自己的人）
He’d do anything for you. You’ve got him twisted around your little finger.
他會為你做一切。你已經完全可以左右他。

Question 22

the acid test

Answer 22

真正的考驗；嚴峻的考驗；決定性的考驗
It looks good, but will people buy it? That’s the acid test.
看上去不錯，但人們會買它嗎？這才是真正的考驗。

Question 23

a pretty kettle of fish

Answer 23

難辦的事；尷尬的局面

Question 24

a blind alley

Answer 24

死胡同；絕境
This sort of thinking just seems to be leading us up/down a blind alley.
這種想法似乎只會將我們引入絕境。

Question 25

to make the best of a bad bargain

Answer 25

To deal with and create the best possible outcome of a bad, unfortunate, or unpleasant situation or set of circumstances.

Question 26

to do one’s heart good

Answer 26

使人感到鼓舞(或歡欣等)
It does my heart good to see the children enjoying themselves.
我看到孩子們玩得很高興, 心中非常愉快。

Question 27

worth one’s weight in gold

Answer 27

非常有用；很有幫助
This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know.
這本烹飪書非常有用——它會告訴你對烹調所需要了解的一切。

Question 28

to burn the midnight oil

Answer 28

工作到深夜；熬夜工作

Question 29

to lay one’s cards on the table

Answer 29

攤牌; 表明(意圖、計劃等)
We can only reach agreement if we both lay our cards on the table.
我們雙方只有攤開來說才能達成協議。

Question 30

a bolt from the blue

Answer 30

出人意料的事情；睛天霹靂
The news of his marriage was a bolt from the blue.
他結婚的消息真是出人意料。

Question 31

to tell tales out of school

Answer 31

To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.

Question 32

a pretty kettle of fish

Answer 32

難辦的事；尷尬的局面

Question 33

to be under a cloud

Answer 33

不被信任，受懷疑；受嫌棄，不受歡迎
The cabinet minister left office under a cloud after a fraud scandal.
這位內閣大臣因涉嫌詐騙醜聞而離職。

Question 34

to toe the mark

Answer 34

用腳尖踏在起跑線上,遵守規則,承擔責任

Question 35

to build upon sand

Answer 35

without reliable foundations or any real substance

Question 36

make a cat’s paw of sb

Answer 36

利用某人作為自己的爪牙

Question 37

the die is cast

Answer 37

大局已定，木已成舟
From the moment the negotiations failed, the die was cast and war was inevitable.
談判失敗之時就大局已定，戰爭已經不可避免了。

Question 38

coup de grâce

Answer 38

致命一擊；（為免除人或動物的痛苦而給予的）慈悲一擊
Jane’s affair was the coup de grâce to her disintegrating marriage.
簡的婚外情終結了她本已破碎的婚姻。

Question 39

to flog a dead horse

Answer 39

做無用功，做徒勞無益的事
He keeps trying to get it published but I think he’s beating a dead horse.
他一股勁地想將其出版，但我認為他在白費力氣。

Question 40

to draw in one’s horns

Answer 40

採取守勢; 謹慎; (尤指)減縮開支

You’ll have to draw your horns in. 你得緊縮開支了。

Question 41

straight from the shoulder

Answer 41

坦白地
I’ll give it to you straight from the shoulder, this is no time to try to protect your feelings.
這件事我要開誠布公地對你講, 現在不是設法照顧你的情緒的時候。

Question 42

pour/throw cold water on sth

Answer 42

給…潑冷水

Question 43

to rub a person the wrong way

Answer 43

（無意間）觸犯（某人），惹惱（某人）

Question 44

blaze

Answer 44

熊熊燃燒
The sun was blazing down that afternoon.
那天下午烈日炎炎。

Question 45

comprise

Answer 45

包含；包括；構成，組成
The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
這門課的教材包括一冊課本、一本練習用書和一張光碟。

Question 46

haze

Answer 46

霧氣，煙霧，靄，霾
The road through the desert shimmered in the haze.
穿越沙漠的道路透過霧氣散發出微光。

Question 47

shovel

Answer 47

一鏟（的量）
Should I put another shovelful of coal on the fire?
我需要往火上再加一鏟煤嗎?

Question 48

ditch

Answer 48

拋棄，遺棄，丟棄
The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery.
逃離現場用的車輛被丟棄在距搶劫地兩英里以外的地方。

Question 49

vegetation

Answer 49

（總稱）植物；植被，植物群落
The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.
那條鐵路如果要重新啟用，就得清除沿線的草木。

Question 50

smolder

Answer 50

無火焰地慢慢燒，悶燒
a smouldering fire
悶燒的火