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英语习惯用语例析（十一）
【加入时间：08年1月22日18:45】
hang in the balance
未见分晓
例句：
After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the
balance for nearly a week.
手术后，那个病人非常虚弱，将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中。
hang-up
（情感上的）障碍,
大难题
例句：
Mary has a real hang-up about cats and doesn't like to be in the same room
with them.
玛丽对猫有一种摆脱不掉的厌烦，因此不愿意和猫在同一个房间。
high and dry
被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的
例句：
George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with
nothing to buy the tickets.
乔治带走了所有的钱，把他的同事抛弃了，连买车票的钱也没有。
high and low
到处
例句：
I looked high and low for my pen，but
I couldn't find it anywhere.
我到处找我的钢笔，但我怎么也找不到它。
hit upon
偶然想出
例句：
He crouched there for a long time before he hit upon a plan to defeat his
antagonist.
他蹲在那里很长一段时间后，突然想出了一个挫败他对手的计划。
in a bind
窘迫
例句：
when he asked me to marry him, I felt in a bind.
当他向我求婚时，
我感到很窘迫。
in the dog house
窘迫，陷入困境
例句：
The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game.
由于输掉了比赛，整队都陷入困境。
in luck
幸运
例句：
Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break, so she was in luck.
玛丽的眼镜掉在地上而没有摔坏，所以她是幸运的。
ins and outs
错综复杂事物的因果
例句：
After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the
accident.
经过仔细的调查，他终于弄清了事件的前因后果。
It's in God's hands
听天由命
例句：
It's in God's hands and we have prepared for the worst.
听天由命吧，
我们已经做最坏的准备了。
Lay stress on / upon
着重，重视
例句：
In his speech Mr. Brown laid stress on the sagacity of cats.
布朗先生在他的讲座里强调了猫的灵性。
let sleeping dogs lie
莫惹是非
例句：
Don't tell the teacher what you have done. Let sleeping dogs lie.
不要告诉老师你做了什么。莫惹是非。
lose one's temper
发脾气
例句：
he lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock.
他把钥匙弄断在锁里了，就发起了脾气。
make ends meet
使收支平衡
例句：
I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.
为了收支平衡，
我不得不同时作两份兼职。
make use of
使用，利用
例句：
He will make use of all the odds and ends.
他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。
monkey business
胡闹
例句：
he told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he would call a teacher.
他告诉那些男孩子不要再胡闹，不然他就叫老师。
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