点滴英语天天学第365期:雅思词汇(225)
日期:2020-07-31 07:26

(单词翻译:单击)

1. Expression:with a wet finger

Explanation:with ease. (毫不费力地,轻松地)

Example:Go ahead, you will finish the work with a wet finger.

动手干吧,你将会轻而易举地完成这项工作。

How did the escaping prisoners get past the guards with a wet finger?

那些越狱的囚犯是怎样毫不费力地躲过警卫的?

He brought off his speech with a wet finger.

他毫不费力地使自己的演说获得了成功。

2. Expression:shake one’s finger at someone

Explanation:To blame or warn someone. (责备或警告某人)

Example:Her boss shaked his hand at her for being late for work.

由于上班迟到,她老板狠狠地责备了她。

Harry’s mother shakes her hand at him for cutting in on what Susan was doing.

Harry的母亲因为Harry干涉苏珊所做的事而责备他。

I cannot find it in myself to shake my hand at a mother who steals for a hungry child.

我不忍心责备为饥儿行窃的女人。

The teacher shaked her hand at him but his classmates stood up for him.

老师责备他,但同学们支持他。

3. Expression:look through one’s finger at someone

Explanation:To pretend not to see someone. (装作没看见……)

Example:I saw the little boy slip into the kitchen and snatch a bun but I looked through my fingers at it.

我看见这小男孩溜进厨房,拿了一个小圆面包,可是我假装没看见。

I didn't know that to humour her and I should look through my finger at Mr. Heathcliff.

我不知道为了迁就她,我应该假装没看见Heathcliff先生。

He turned aside, looking through my finger at me.

他转过脸去,假装没看见我。

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