top banana的意思是“the most important person in an organization or activity”，即“顶头上司，最高人物，（粗俗歌舞剧、杂耍等的）主要滑稽演员”。有人说，这句习语源于非常受欢迎的一个喜剧小品。在这个小品中，主要的喜剧演员在表演完自己的妙语后，有人给了他一根香蕉。然后这件事被
Put down roots扎根，定居，安家示例：1.When they got to Montana, they put down roots and built a life.到了蒙大拿后，他们便在那里扎根并过上了新生活。2.They quickly put down roots in their new town.他们很快在新城镇
Average 20-Year-Old in US Knows 42,000 WordsIt's difficult to say how many words the English language has. New words are often added to English dictionaries, while other
run into the ground使xxx筋疲力竭；过度地使用某物导致损坏或功能下降实例：1.In just one year, she managed to run her new car into the ground.仅仅一年的时间之内，她就把她的新车开出毛病来了。2.These children are running me
如果你面临烦躁，先要冷静下来，也可以看一部让自己开心的电影，当然也可以喝一大杯茶，试图和朋友聊天是不可缺的。冷静用英语怎么说？cooling-off该词源于动词短语cool off，释义“变凉，冷静”等。英语例句：Make sure you cool off the broccoli in ice water after you boi
sneer英 [snɪə(r)] 美 [snɪr]外刊例句：He has sneered at the multilateral trading system, which he sees as a bad deal for America.他对多边贸易体系嗤之以鼻，认为该体系令美国受到了不公正的待遇。——《经济学人》They can
一个非常有用且地道的表达——漱口， 这个短语的含义不是指“wash one's mouth”，其正确的含义是：rinse out one's mouth漱口rinse out 的中文含义为： 冲洗，涮洗（…的内部）She rinses out her mouth every morning to prevent bad breath.她
