身体部位构成的英语短语

Body Language

Use a dictionary to find expressions using the following body parts.

1. brain

① have (got) something on the brain (非正式)萦绕于脑际，念念不忘

② beat (one's) brains (out) 【informal】绞尽脑汁，大费脑筋：

③The coach has winning on the brain. (一心想取胜)

④pick (someone's) brain 或pick (someone's) brains

2. head

①head off 拦截：阻挡…的进程或完成；拦截

②bite (或snap) someone's head off 抢白

③head for ④come to a head 发展到危急关头

⑤from head to toe (或foot) 从头到脚，全身

⑥get one's head round (或around) (非正式)想通（不快或不幸之事）

⑦hold up one's head (或hold one's head high) 充满信心

⑧keep one's head above water 勉强度日（尤指在经济拮据时不借债度日）

3. eye

① cast(run) one’s eye over sth. ( look at it or read it quickly) 匆匆查看；浏览

② If sth. catches one’s eye, you suddenly notice it.突然引起…的注意

③clap eyes on sb. or sth. / set or lay eyes on sb. sth. (see ) 看见;瞧见

④make eye contact with / avoid eye contact with sb.与…目光交流/躲避…的目光

⑤cry one’s eyes out =( cry hard) 痛哭

⑥an eye for an eye / a tooth for a tooth: 以眼还眼;以牙还牙;一报还一报

⑦have an eye for sth. (=be good at noticing it or making judgments about it)

对…有眼力；对…有鉴别力

⑧make eyes atsb. (=look at sb. in a way which shows that you find them attractive and which is intended to get their attention.). 向…抛媚眼

⑨at the eye of the storm (=the main subject of a public disagreement)风口浪尖

⑩ If you say that you are up to your eyes in something, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of it to deal with, and often that you are very busy. 忙得不可开交

4. ear

①be all ears (informal)全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听

②grin /smile from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑

③have/ keep an ear to the ground 十分了解事态的进展，保持敏锐

④listen with half an ear 心不在焉地听，似听非听

⑤be out on one's ear (informal)不光彩地被打发走（或被解雇）

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⑥in one ear and out the other 左耳进右耳出：没有产生任何影响或效果

⑦play it by ear (informal) 即时应付

⑧have a fine ear for a tune... 有很好的乐感

5.nose

①poke one's nose into sth. 管…的闲事；窥探

②look down one’s nose at sb. (=look down upon)

③pay through the nose 被勒索；花大钱

You'll have to pay through the nose for those curios. 你买那些古玩得花大钱。

④under someone’s nose (=clearly)

⑤keep one’s nose clean (= behave well and stay out of trouble) 行为规矩;不惹是非

⑥get up one’s nose (= annoy sb.) 使生气;惹…发火

6. tongue

find (或lose) one's tongue 受惊后能（或不能）说话了

get one's tongue round the words. 念（单词）

the gift of tongues 圣灵所赐的特异的语言能力；口才

hold (one's) tongue 保持安静

lose (one's) tongue 失声：失去说话的能力，例如由于震惊

on the tip of (one's) tongue 差点说出某事a slip of the tongue （口误）

have a sharp tongue说话刻薄

7. hand

at hand在手边，在附近，即将到来by hand 用手，用体力

hand on 把...传下去

hand out 分发，散发hand over 交出，移交

go hand in hand （两件事）密切相关地，同时并进地

8. foot

①at someone's feet 作为…的门徒；在…支配下

②be rushed (或run off )one's feet 非常忙碌

③get one's feet under the table (主英)在新环境中立足

④get one's feet wet 开始参与⑤put one's best foot forward 全力以赴⑥have something at one's feet 掌握，控制

⑦have (或keep) one's (或both) feet on the ground 注重实际，脚踏实地

⑧have (或get) a foot in the door 入门，初入行业（或组织）