[分享]Idiom 俚语顺口溜 (5) - 德化论坛

Be in the mood 想要做某事

To feel like doing something

Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.

Over the moon 欣喜若狂

Extremely happy

Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.

Get a move on 赶快

To hurry up

Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.

Over and above 除…这外, 额外的

In addition to

Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.

Get the picture 了解某事

To understand something, to grasp some meaning

Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.

Be out of pocket 花光了钱的

To be without money

Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.

Keep somebody posted 传达消息

To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.

Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.

In the long run 最终, 最后

Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.

On a shoestring 生活拮据

In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.

Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索

To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.