雅思詞匯：Weather Idioms

Below is a list of the most commonly used idioms about the weather in English:

As right as rain: to feel fine and healthy.   非常健康

• Don't worry about me, I'm as right as rain after my knee operation.

• 不要擔(dān)心，我的膝蓋做過手術(shù)之后，感覺非常好。

Be a breeze: to be very easy to do.   小事一樁

• Our English exam was a breeze. I'm sure I'll get top marks.

• 英語考試非常簡(jiǎn)單，我有信心得高分。

Be snowed under: to have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all.   忙得不可開交

• I'm snowed under at work right now because two of my colleagues are on holiday.

• 兩個(gè)同事去度假了，我現(xiàn)在忙得不可開交。

Break the ice: to say or do something to make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting.

打破沉默；打破僵局

• He offered to get her a drink to help break the ice.

• 為了打破僵局，他提出請(qǐng)她喝一杯。

Calm before the storm: the quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity or mayhem.

暴風(fēng)雨前的平靜

• The in-laws were about to arrive with their kids so she sat on the sofa with a cup of coffee enjoying the calm before the storm.

• 親戚們就要來了，她坐在沙發(fā)上喝著咖啡，享受短暫的安寧。

Chase rainbows: when someone tries to do something that they will not achieve

做白日夢(mèng)，異想天開

• I think she's chasing rainbows if she thinks she can get into Oxford with her bad grades.

• 以她現(xiàn)在的成績(jī)還想進(jìn)入牛津大學(xué)，簡(jiǎn)直異想天開。

Come rain or shine: you can depend on someone to be there no matter what or whatever the weather.

風(fēng)雨無阻

• I'll be there to help you move house come rain or shine.

• 不論晴天還是下雨，我都會(huì)幫你搬家。

Every cloud has a silver lining: There is always something positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation.

黑暗中總有一絲光明

• I got laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a silver lining and now I can spend more time writing my book.

• 昨天我被解雇了，但事情總有好的一面，現(xiàn)在我有更多的時(shí)間可以寫書了。

Fair-weather friend: a person who is only your friend during good times or when things are going well for you but disappears when things become difficult or you have problems.

可共安樂而不能共患難的朋友

• She was a fair-weather friend because she was interested in me once I had lost my job.

• 她是一個(gè)不能共患難的朋友，一旦我失去了工作，她就對(duì)我不感興趣了。

Get wind of: to learn or hear of something that should be a secret.

聽到…風(fēng)聲；獲悉…消息

• He got wind of the closure of the company so started looking for a new job immediately.

• 他聽到風(fēng)聲說公司就要倒閉了，所以他立刻就開始尋找新的工作。

Have your head in the clouds: to be out of touch of reality. Your ideas may not be sensible or practical.

暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向,云里霧里

• He has his head in the clouds if he seriously thinks he's going to get a promotion soon.

• 對(duì)于即將晉升這件事，他還有些困惑。

It never rains but it pours: when things don't just go wrong but very wrong and other bad things happen too.

禍不單行

• First he lost his keys to the house, then his wallet and then his car broke down. It never rains but it pours.

• 一開始他的車拋錨了，接著又把鑰匙丟了，真是禍不單行。

It's raining cats and dogs: it's raining very hard.   傾盆大雨

• Take you umbrella and a jacket because it's raining cats and dogs outside.

• 外面的雨很大，帶上傘和衣服。

On cloud nine: to be extremely happy.   狂喜

• They were both on cloud nine during their honeymoon.

• 度蜜月時(shí)，他們都非常興奮。

Put on ice: to postpone for another day.   推遲

• The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.

• 項(xiàng)目被推遲，直到老板決定接下來的計(jì)劃。

Ray of hope: there is a chance that something positive will happen.   一線希望

• There is a ray of hope after all, it looks like we won't be losing our jobs.

• 還有一線希望，可能我們不會(huì)丟工作。

Save for a rainy day: to save for the future when it might suddenly be needed (unexpectedly).

未雨綢繆

• Don't spend your entire wage in one night. You should save for a rainy day.

• 不要一下子就把工資花完了，你應(yīng)該存一些以備不時(shí)之需。

Steal my thunder: when someone takes attention away from someone else.   搶風(fēng)頭

• Don't wear that dress to the wedding; the bride won't like it because you'll be stealing her thunder.

• 不要穿那件裙子去婚禮，你會(huì)搶了新娘的風(fēng)頭。

Storm in a teacup: when someone makes a small problem larger than it really is.   小題大做

• Those two are always arguing about something, it's just a storm in a teacup.

• 他們倆經(jīng)常為了一件事情爭(zhēng)吵，真是小題大做。

Storm is brewing: indication that something is about to become bad or explode

暴風(fēng)雨即將來臨

• You could tell by the looks on their faces that a storm was brewing.

• 從他們的表情可以看出，不好的事情就要發(fā)生了。

Take a rain check: decline something now but offer to do it at a later date.   改天

• Thanks for inviting me to dinner but I can't this week. Can I take a rain check on that?

• 謝謝您邀請(qǐng)我共用晚餐，但這周我沒時(shí)間，下周可以嗎？

Throw caution to the wind: to go crazy and forget all responsibilities or commitments.

做事不顧后果，冒險(xiǎn)賭一把

• They threw caution to the wind and quit their jobs in the heat of the moment.

• 他們不顧后果，頭腦發(fā)熱的時(shí)候把工作辭了。

Under the weather: you are not feeling well   身體不適

• Paul isn't coming with us because he feels a little under the weather.

• Paul身體不太舒服，就沒跟我們一起來。

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