1、美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D38D (Page 38-45)219. damn1) You dont give a damn about anything. 无论什么事你都不上心。2) These ties arent worth a damn. 这些头饰一文不值。220. dance1) The changing economy has forced Mike to dance to another tune. 经济变化迫使迈克改弦易辙。221. dark1) Its not right to keep your clients in the dark. 什么都不告诉你的当事人是不正确的。2)
2、 Youre candidate is the dark horse in this election. 你们的候选人是这次选举中的一匹黑马。222. dash1) Ive got a dash off a letter to the post office. 我得赶快去邮局发一封信。223. date1) How long have you been dating him? 你和他约会已有多久了？2) How many concerts have you attended to date? 至今你已出席了多少次演唱会了？3) Please keep me up to date on what
3、s going on. 请及时地告诉我最新发生的事。224. day1) Lets call it a day. 今天就到此为止吧！2) Day after day, Tim eats his lunch alone. 日复一日，蒂姆总是一个人吃午饭。3) Millions of people are just struggling to survive from day to day. 数百万人都在为一天又一天的生存而艰苦地奋斗。4) Be patient. Youll get your day in court. 忍耐一下吧！在法庭上你会交好运的。225. dead1) I didnt h
4、ear your call last night I was dead to the world. 昨晚我没有听到你打来的电话我睡得太死了。2) We must have respect for the dead. 我们应尊重死去的人。3) There are too many deadbeat fathers in America. 在美国有太多的父亲（为生活所迫而）精疲力竭，接崩溃的边缘。4) Joe will be a dead duck when his wife learns what he did. 乔的妻子得知他所做的事时，乔就会彻底完蛋了。5) Christie is tire
5、d of working at her dead-end job. 克里斯蒂厌烦了她的没有出头之日的工作。6) My brother is deadeye hunter. 我哥哥是一个百发百中的狩猎者。7) Traffic congestion could be reduced by eliminating deadhead drivers. 将那些没用的司机一扫而光，交通阻塞也许就会减少。8) The race ended in a dead heat. 赛跑以平分秋色的结果告终。9) The deadline for filing income taxes each year is Apr
6、il 15. 每年提交所得税的最后期限是4 月 15 日。10) No one is better at dead pan than Charlie. 没有人比查理做木无表情状做得更好。11) Lifting weights for two hours left me dead tired. 连续搬运重物两个小时使我疲劳到了极点。226. deal1) Big deal! I dont care what you do! 好极了，我不管你的事！（注：反 语）2) Kandy makes a big deal out of everything. 埃迪 对任何事都小题大做。3) You want
7、 $6,000 for this used car? No deal! 这辆 二手车你想要 6000 美元？不成！227. death1) That man scares me to death. 那个男的吓得我半死。美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D392) Many Americans believe that murderers should be put to death. 多数美国人认为杀人犯应被处死。3) Ill fight you to the death on this matter. 在这个问题上，我将与你抗争到底。4) Uncle Ern is on his deathbed. 厄
8、恩叔叔快要去世了。5) How many prisoners are on death row in California? 加利福尼亚有多少犯人是被关在死囚监牢里？6) That old building is a deathtrap. 那座旧楼是危险建筑。7) Utah has a very low infant death rate. 犹他洲的 婴儿死亡率很小。8) Davids psychiatrist thinks he has a death wish. 戴维的心理医生认为他有自杀倾向。228. deck1) Johnny wants to deck me. 约翰尼想击垮我。2)
9、Lets clear the decks before the storm hits. 在风暴来临之前，让我们做好准备吧！3) Pete is on deck, waiting his turn at bat. 彼特准 备就绪正在等着轮到他击球。229. deep1) The bad news caused Jim to go off the deep end. 那个坏消息使吉姆勃然大怒，失去理智。2) You can store the meat in our deepfreeze. 你可以把这些肉储存在我们的（极）低温的冷藏箱里。3) Weve been in deep water eve
10、r since I lost my job. 自从我丢掉工作以来，我们陷入了极为困窘的境地。4) The treasure ship sunk in the deep. 那艘装满金银财宝的船沉到了海底。230. degree1) What year did you get your degree? 你是哪年得到学位的？2) Your pay will increase with the degree of your hard work. 报酬会随着你的工作努力程度而增加。231. demand1) This young pianist is in demand. 这位年轻的钢琴演奏家是个抢手人
11、物。2) This check is payable on demand. 这是一张即期付款的汇票。3) This Broadway show was brought back by popular demand. 这出百老汇剧应大众要求而被再次搬上舞台。232. depth1) My boss wants an in-depth analysis by tomorrow morning. 我的老板在明早之前要一个深入透彻的分析（报告）。233. devil1) We had a devil of a time trying to find you. 我们为了找你吃了很多苦头。2) We ha
12、d to run like the devil to catch our train. 为了赶上火车，我们只好拼命地奔跑。3) Youll have the devil to pay if you hurt those kids. 如果你伤了孩子们，那么你就有大麻烦了。234. diamond1) Talent scouts are always looking for a diamond in the rough. （负责招收新人的）人才发掘者一直就在寻找具有优秀潜质可供开发的人。2) Glen and Lorraine just celebrated their diamond anniv
13、ersary. 格伦和洛兰刚刚庆祝了他们的钻石婚纪念日。235. die1) Ive been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想见到你。美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D402) The speaker waited until the applause died down before continuing. 演讲者等待着掌声渐渐平息再接着往下讲。3) Lewis is a diehard democrat. 刘易斯是民主党的死硬派。4) Were afraid that the local wildlife is starting to die off. 我们担心这一地区的野生生
14、物正在开始（走向）灭绝。5) It took hours for the fire to die out. 花了好几小时火才逐渐熄灭。236. difference1) We can make a difference by getting involved. 我们可以通过参与（此事）而使其有所改变。2) It makes no difference to me what we have for dinner. 晚饭吃什么对我来说是无所谓的。3) Lets split the difference in the bill. 我们平摊这份账单吧。4) Whether it costs $25 t
15、o $30, whats the difference? 它是 25 美元或是 30 美元又有什么区别？237. dig1) The food looks delicious. Lets dig in. 食物看起来很不错，我们开始吃吧！238. dime1) Those salesman are a dime a dozen. 那样的推 销员很多。2) This car will stop on a dime. 那辆车的紧急刹车很好使。239. ding1) Someone put a ding in my car. 有人把我的车撞凹了。2) Sally is such a ding-a-li
16、ng. 萨莉是个大笨蛋。240. dip1) Would you like to take a dip in the pool? 你想在游泳池里小游一会儿吗？2) Jeanies boyfriend is such a dip. 珍妮的男朋友是个十足的笨蛋。241. dirt1) Paul wants to do me dirt. 保罗想用卑劣的手段中 伤我。2) You can buy a pack of pencils dirt cheap. 你可以以便宜透顶的价格买一包铅笔。3) Convenience stores have plenty of dirty magazines on d
17、isplay. （二十四小时营业的）便利商店里陈列着许多下流杂志。242. dish1) Tina is such a dish. 蒂娜是个绝色美人。2) You can dish it out, but you cant take a joke yourself. 你可以（开玩笑地）责骂别人，却 经不起别人开你的玩笑。243. distance1) Do you think the challenger can go the distance with the champ? 你认为那个挑战者可以与冠军坚持竞争到最后吗？2) Please keep your distance. I dont
18、want to catch your cold. 请别靠近我，我不想 传染上你的感冒。244. dive1) Have you ever eaten at this little dive before? 你以前在这下等酒吧里吃过东西吗？2) Why dont you take a dive? 你何不（接受贿赂）装败呢？245. do1) Were going to do away with the old shed. 我们准备清理掉这旧棚子。2) Hauling all this furniture has about done me in. 搬运这些家具累得我筋疲力尽。美国口语惯用法例句集
19、粹 D413) Youve got to do this job over again. 你需要把这件工作重新再做一遍。4) Sandy is doing up her hair in a bun. 桑迪把她的头发梳整成（小面包状的）卷发。5) Nobody brought any spoons. Well just have to do without them. 谁也没带勺子，我们只好不用它们了。6) I dont see what my age has to do with anything. 我不明白我的年龄与做事能有什么关系？7) Weve got a lot of work, so
20、 lets do it. 我们有很多工作要做，让我们干起来吧！8) Scot has a do-it-yourself model airplane kit. 斯科特有一套可拆装的模型飞机组件。9) This is a do-or-die situation. 这是一种决一死战的情形。246. doctor1) Someone has doctored this container of medicine. 有人在这个药品容器里掺进东西了。2) You shouldnt try to play doctor when you get sick. 你不应在生病的时候自充大夫。247. dog1)
21、 No child wants to play with a dog in the manger. 没有哪个孩子想和占着茅坑不拉屎的人一起玩。2) The coach yelled “Dont dog it!” to his players. 教练向他的队员们大喊：“别松劲儿！”3) That house has gone to the dogs. 那座房子已经破落了。4) Dont wake him up. Its better to let sleeping dogs lie. 别弄醒他，最好不要自找麻烦。5) You cant teach an old dog new tricks. 你
22、不可能使守旧的人接受新事物。6) How do you like the dog days of August? 你喜欢 8 月盛夏的大热天吗？7) The restaurant gave us a doggie bag to put our left-overs in. 饭店给了我们（打包用的）袋子以便我们装走剩菜。8) Darren has been in the doghouse all week.达林整周来一直处处受挫，蒙受羞辱。248. dollar1) The U.S. has often used dollar diplomacy to implement foreign pol
23、icy. 美国实施外交政策常常使用“金钱外交” 的方法。249. door1) The picnic will be held out of doors. 野餐将在户外进行。2) Would you please show him the door? 你能把他 给我赶出去吗？3) Have you any door-in-door selling experience? 你有挨家挨户推销（商品）的经验吗？250. double1) The boss wants to see you on the double. 老板现在马上就要见你。2) I get the feeling that weve
24、 been double-crossed. 我感觉我们已经被出卖了。3) Stan, Mindy, John and I are going on a double date. 斯坦、明迪、约翰和我要来一次四人约会。4) Many government workers practice double dipping. 许多政府工作人员都（违反规定）从两个以上地方领取报酬。5) Were going to watch a double header today. 我们今天要去观看同一对（棒）球队（在一天之内）的两次比赛。6) A double standard still exists toda
25、y, especially in the work-place. （对女性的）“双重标准”今天仍然存在，尤其是在工作场 所。7) I did a double take when I heard the shocking news. 听到那个令人震惊的消息时，我先是一愣后来才恍然大悟。251. doubt1) Without a doubt, that is the finest performance Ive ever seen. 毫无疑问，那是我至今所见到的最好的表演。美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D422) No doubt Johns going to be the new company
26、president. 没有问题，约翰一定会成为新的公司董事长。252. down1) The California earthquake left many people down and out. 加利福尼亚洲的地震使许多人（变得）穷困潦倒。2) Please dont look down on me. 请不要看不起我。3) My daughter is down with a fever today. 今天我女儿 发烧躺在床上。4) The editor was looking for a more down-beat story. 那位编辑在寻找一个更为悲切的故事。5) Getting
27、into an auto accident today was a real downer. 今天被卷入了一起交通事故中真是一件让人沮丧的事。6) Alcohol has definitely been your fathers downfall. 酗酒就是你父亲衰落的根源。7) This project is all downhill from here. 这项工程自此以后就开始走下坡路。8) How much downtime did we log last week? 上周我们的工作日志上记录有多少停工的时间？9) My grandfather was a very down-to-ea
28、rth man. 我祖父是位很实事求是的人。253. drag1) Cleaning the bathroom is a real drag. 打扫浴室实在是件让人厌烦要命的事。2) The days just seems to drag on since youve gone. 你走之后，日子一天天平淡无聊地 过去。3) I dont want to drag out this argument any further. 我不想再就这场争论进一步拖长下去。4) Dont drag your feet on this deadline. 你不要在这最后期限的紧急关头磨磨蹭蹭。254. drai
29、n1) I dont want to throw my money down the drain. 我可不想把我的钱白白扔（或：浪费）掉。255. draw1) I need to go draw some money out of the bank. 我需要去银行取一些钱。2) Street festivals always draw a crowd. 沿街庆典总是能吸引人群。3) Phil had to draw on inner strength to complete the race. 菲尔不得不凭借自己的意志力来坚持完赛跑。4) We try to avoid long, draw
30、n-out meetings. 我们努力避免冗长无效的会议。5) Lets sit down and draw up an agreement. 我们坐下来拟一份契约吧。6) It looks like well have to go back to the drawing board. 看起来我们将不得不从头做起了。7) We want to hire a big drawing card for the convention. 我们想雇人为这次大会搞些吸引人的表演活动。256. dream1) We need to dream up a marketing plan for our pro
31、duct. 我们需要为我们的产品设想出一个市场计划。2) David is a dreamboat. 戴维是位（异性所追求的）理想人 选。3) Jenny has been living in dreamland since she met David. 自从认识戴维之后，珍妮就一直象是生活在梦境里一般。257. dress1) Arent you going to get dressed up for the party? 你们不为晚会穿戴打扮一番吗？258. drink1) I quit drinking years ago. 我几年前就戒酒了。2) I drink to your hea
32、lth! 我为你的健康干杯！3) Marty fell in the drink. 马蒂掉到大海里了。259. drive美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D431) lets take a drive. 我 们开车去兜风吧！2) My mother-in-law is driving me nuts. 我岳母使我快要发疯了。3) What exactly are you driving at? 你到底是什么意思？4) How many runs did he drive in? 他打了几个本垒 打？5) The new movie is playing down at the drive-in. 那部
33、新电影正在（露天）汽车影院上映。260. drop1) This business is just a drop in the bucket of what he owns. 这笔生意只不过是他所拥有的生意中的沧海一粟罢了。2) Theyll start fighting at the drop of a hat. 他们会（因为一点点小事而）一触即发地争斗起来。3) By the 6th lap, Jim started to drop behind in the race. 第 6 圈时，吉姆开始在（ 赛跑）比赛中落后了。4) Youre certainly welcome to drop
34、in any time. 任何时候都欢迎你顺道来玩。5) Drop by sometime! 什么时候（顺便）来一下。6) Just drop the book off on your home. 去你家把那本书取来吧。7) Kevin is dropping out of school. 凯文正准备从学校退学。8) High school dropouts have a hard time getting high-paying jobs. 没有读完高中的人想找到一份高薪的工作是很难的。261. drum1) Our sales staff is working hard to drum u
35、p some new business. 我们的销售人员正在努力工作为一些新交易大作宣传。262. drunk1) Wayne has been a drunk all his life. 韦恩一生都是酒鬼。2) Youre too drunk to stand up. 你醉得都站不起来啦！3) New Years Eve is a dangerous night because of many drunk drivers. 除夕之夜因有很多酒后驾车的人而成为危险之夜。263. dry1) Im hanging up this futon to dry. 我把被子挂起来晒干。2) Were g
36、oing to practice a dry run of the performance tonight. 今晚我们将进行那场演出的彩排。3) I was talking to Joan when suddenly she just dried up. 我正和琼说话时，她突然沉默下来。264. duck1) The door is short, so dont forget to duck. 门框有点儿低，别忘了低一下头。2) Fixing this problem is gonna be duck soup. 解决这问题是件很简单的事。265. due1) The concert has
37、been canceled due to low ticket sales. 那场音乐会因售出门票太少而被取消了。2) Miss Yamaguchi has paid her dues to become a world-class skater. 山口小姐为了成为世界级的滑冰选手而投入了她所有的一切。266. dump1) I didnt mean to dump all my problems on you. 我没有想把自己的所有问题全部推给你的意思。2) Miki is sure down in the dumps these days. 米基这些天的确有些闷闷不乐。267. dust1
38、) My dog bit the dust yesterday. 昨天，我的狗死了。美国口语惯用法例句集粹 D442) Lets dust off some of these old records and play them. 让我们清理掉这些老唱片上面的灰尘来放一放吧。268. duty1) Someone isnt doing his duty. 有人没有尽到职责。2) What time did you go on duty? 你几点钟去上班？3) Lets get together when you get off-duty. 你下班之后我 们聚一聚吧！4) Mrs. Hashimoto bought some duty-free perfume. 桥本夫人买了一些免税香水。5) Ive got jury duty on Monday. 星期一我得参加义务 陪审。
