1. throw good money after bad
△克萊爾給海莉找了家教老師,不過對學習一竅不通的海莉學起來很吃力,艾利克斯吐槽說給海莉請家教就是浪費錢。
throw good money after bad看字面意思就很好理解,“把錢投入無底洞,花冤枉錢”。
Trying to fix that old car would just be throwing good money after bad.
試圖修理那輛舊車簡直就是花冤枉錢。
2. tear up
△菲爾又開始喋喋不休地講自己被甩的經歷,海莉和克萊爾兩個人都聽膩了。
tear up形容(因為情緒激動)眼里含淚(幾乎要開始哭泣)。
She teared up as the award was presented to her.
給她頒獎的時候她的眼淚奪眶而出。
tear作動詞還有“撕裂”的意思,tear up也表示“拆除;拆毀”。
I suggest that you tear up the composition and start over again.
我建議你把這篇作文撕掉,再從頭開始寫。
3. overkill
△菲爾看到來家里取走自己東西的迪蘭傷心欲絕的樣子,非常同情他,于是約迪蘭到冰淇淋店吃冰淇淋。
overkill多用作名詞,對應到中文成語就是“適得其反,畫蛇添足”啦。
Such security measures may be overkill.
如此安全措施可能是過分之舉。
Should I add an explanation, or would that be overkill?
我應該再解釋一下嗎,還是那樣會畫蛇添足?
4. I figure
I figure是個實用口語,意思是“我想,在我看來”。
The way I figure it, you won.
在我看來,你贏了。
passionate表示“熱情的;狂熱的”,和about搭配可以表達對某事物的喜愛。
Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much).
喬非常喜歡打棒球。