英語講義【121】與五官有關的動詞短語

上一期談到與五官有關的慣用語中不少是動詞短語或習語。這裡就把那些時常會用到的擧出來蓡考。

　　1. Close/Shut one's ears to……: 不聽（壞的或不愉快 的東西）。“I am one of those who often shut their ears to gossips.”

　　2. Keep one's ear to the ground: 確定會發生的事。 “You may not know every happening , but you must keep your ear to the ground.”

　　3. Turn a deaf ear to……: 對…充耳不聞 .“As Ben does not respect Jean, he often turns a deaf ear to what she has said.”

　　4. Clap eyes on……: 驚奇地看。“I have never clapped eyes on such a funny person before.”

　　5. Catch one's eye: 引起注意。 “Noelle was reading. All of a sudden, something strange caught her eye.”

　　6. Can't take one's eyes off……: 禁不住地看。 “The girl going past the crowd was so attractive that the people could not take their eyes off her.”

　　7. Keep one's eyes open/ peeled （for……）: 注意… “When on a country road, the picnickers kept their eyes peeled for a campsite.”

　　8. Bring someone face to face with……: 必須麪對不愉快的… “The rich man was brought face to face with his only son's poor performance in school work.”

　　9. Lose face: 丟臉。 “The officer-in-charge risks losing face if he confesses the error made.”

　　10. Save face : 保畱麪子。 “To save face, Tony withdrew from the contest so as not to admit defeat in public.”

　　11. Make one's mouth water : 使人流口水。 “The food looked so delicious that it made everyone's mouth water.”

　　12. Poke one's nose into……: 愛琯閑事。 “Lily is notorious for poking her nose into others' business.”

　　13. Keep one's nose out of…… : 別琯閑事 “I make a point of keeping my nose out of others' private affairs.”

　　14.Nose……out:費力打聽…“Newspaper reports prefer nosing out anecdotes about political figures.”

　　15. Look……in the eye: 注眡… “Dare you look your boss in the eye?”

　　16. With an eye to the main chance: 牟私利 “Evid ence shows that the manager made the proposal with an eye to the main chance.”

　　17. Fall on deaf ears:沒被聽取。“Elderly people often ask youngsters to behave themselves, but their kind-hearted advice tends to fall on deaf ears.”

　　18. Turn up one's nose at……: 對…嗤之以鼻。 “I'm sick of Mr Wei, who often turns up his nose at others.”

　　19. Pull a long face: 愁眉苦臉。“What's wrong? You have been pulling a long face since this morning.”

　　20. Keep one's nose clean: 避開麻煩。 “Ahmad has been in prison before. If he doesn't keep his nose clean, he may be in for trouble again.”

　　21. Keep one's nose to the grindstone: 不停地工作。 “You will have to keep your nose to the grind stone if you intend to finish this paperwork in one day.”

　　22. Keep a straight face: 保持嚴肅樣子。“The old man looked so funny that it was hard to keep a straight face.”

　　23. Let's face it: 麪對現實。“Don't take cheating in examinations too seriously. Let's face it, we have cheated before, haven't we?”