盘点与“五官”相关的地道习语妙用
1.Eye眼睛
an eye for an eye
以眼还眼,报复
catch sb’s eye
引或人注视;令人瞩目
give someone a black eye
打得鼻青眼肿
be all eyes
极留意地看着,十分留心
see eye to eye(with)
定见共同,态度相同
see with half an eye
一看就理解
shut one’s eye to
置之脑后
have an eye for
对……有判断力
keep an eye on
照看,密切留意
in the eyes of
在……的心目中,在……看来
make eyes at sb
向或人送秋波
make sb open his eyes
使或人张口结舌,吃惊
2.Ear
耳朵
go in at one ear and out at the other
左耳进右耳出;当耳旁风
pick up one’s ears
竖起耳朵听
up to the(one’s)ears
深陷在(债款等中)
wet behind the ears
年幼无知
be on one’s ears
在发怒
be all ears
聚精会神地倾听
give ear to
听,倾听,留意
give one’s ears
不吝任何价值(要)
have an (no)ear for
对……听觉活络(不活络)
sleep on both ears
熟睡
turn a deaf ear to
对……底子不听,不理睬
3.Mouth
嘴
down in (at) the mouth
无精打采
from mouth to mouth
口口相传,广泛撒播
put words in(to)someone’s mouth
教人怎么说,诬指或人说过某话
stop someone’s mouth
使或人沉默
take the words out of someone’s mouth
抢先说或人想说的话
from the horse’s mouth
(音讯等)直接得来的
in the mouth of
出于……之口
make a mouth
做怪脸,做苦相
open one’s mouth wide
狮子大开口(指索高价)
4.Nose
鼻子
lead someone by the nose
操控或人,牵着或人的鼻子走
pay through the nose
支付过高的价格
turn up one’s nose (at)
看不起,不以为然
under someone’s (very) nose
在或人面前,当着或人的面
as plain as the nose on your face
一览无余
bite sb’s nose off
八面威风地答复或人
follow one’s nose
笔直走,凭本事行事
look down one’s nose at
看不起
thumb one’s nose(at)
(对……)作鄙视动作
5.Tongue
舌
give tongue
直言无忌
hold one’s tongue
住嘴,别说了
keep a civil tongue in one’s head
有礼貌,文质彬彬
with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
口是心非
bite the tongue
坚持沉默
have lost one’s tongue
吓得(羞怯得)说不出话来
on the tongues of men (on everyone’s tongue)
被世人谈论着
smite with the tongue
含血喷人,斥责