自 現(xiàn)象級英語 Eric筆記版Business English Vocabulary Builder
1 have a?full plate/ have a lot on your plate: very busy 很忙?
2 be on a learning curve 還在學(xué)習(xí)階段
3 a long shot 希望不大 possible?
4 be at stake, put sth on the line, at risk, under question 有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
go out on a limb 冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
5 a backroom deal 幕后交易，密室交易，暗箱操作
behind the scenes, behind closed doors, under the table?
(1)不想公之于眾 I don't want it to be public knowledge....
(2) 保密 I won't tell a soul.?
6 be back to square one, back to the drawing board 一夜回到解放前，從頭再來
(1) 一切重來 I've had to go back to the drawing board with the entire thing.??
7 a bad egg, 反義 a good egg, straight shooter?
8 give sb a ballpark figure 大概的數(shù)字
9 get bang for one's buck, get bang for the buck 劃算，錢花的值 get one's money's worth
（1）錯(cuò)過機(jī)會就沒有了，賣的快著呢 Get it now while you have the chance, they're going fast.?
10 bark up the wrong tree 弄錯(cuò)了
專業(yè)的說法：not on the right track, under the wrong impression?
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
11 beat sb to sth 捷足先登（過去式beat, 過去分詞beat or beaten ）
12 belt tightening, tighten one's belt 勒緊褲腰帶，節(jié)衣縮食
hold purse strings, tighten one's purse strings
13 twist one's arm, arm-twisting 強(qiáng)迫要求，說服
14 bend over backwards to do sth 為……拼了老命, 竭盡全力
類似 go out of one's way to do sth
go the extra mile 加把勁，加倍努力
15 bite the bullet 咬緊牙關(guān)，迎難而上
take the bull by the horns 當(dāng)機(jī)立斷，勇敢面對: to meet a difficulty head-on
法語類似表達(dá) prendre le taureau par les cornes
16 a bitter pill to swallow 不得不承受的苦事, a reality check, a wake-up call
17 blue-sky thinking 漫無邊際的構(gòu)想
拓展： armchair thinking
類似 a thought shower 相關(guān) brainstorm
18? be bummed out (very informal): be upset or disappointed
拓展 down in the dumps 垂頭喪氣
19 be down and out 窮困潦倒
20 burn the midnight oil 開夜車
21 do sth by the book: follow the rules
22 call the shots 發(fā)號施令
23 can't quite put my finger on it: 確切指出不對勁的地方
拓展： I scratch my head/ It boggles my mind/ I don't have your number
24 a cash cow, a money spinner搖錢樹
sth is a gold mine / goldmine.
25 catch sb off guard 趁人不備
catch red-handed 人贓并獲,catch one with one's hand in the cookie jar, catch sb with one's pants down
26 cave in 迫于壓力讓步、屈服, give in
27 come to think of sth 突然想到
28 come up short (to not to go far enough, be insufficient)設(shè)了目標(biāo)但沒完成, fall short
sth falls through: fail to happen?
29 cut corners 偷工減料
30 count on sth/sb, bank on sb /sth 指望，依賴
31 cut to the chase 開門見山, 直入正題 not mince your words 直言不諱
Can I offer you a drink, or something to snack on? 來杯喝的，還是來點(diǎn)吃的？
32 daylight robbery, highway robbery 漫天要價(jià)，敲竹杠
sth is a rip-off?
33 a diamond in the rough 未經(jīng)雕琢的璞玉, rough around the edges, XX has rough edges
34 sth costs a dime a dozen 白菜價(jià) It's a steal.?
35 drop the ball : make a mistake?
on the ball: alert, competent, or efficient
36 fast track a project, fast track the deal?
37 sb is? filthy rich(derog)一身銅臭味: very affluent, extremely wealthy??
sb is stinking rich(informal, insulting): well-to-do, well-off
38 foot the bill, fit the bill, pony up 買單
39 from rags to riches, from scratch, from zero to hero?
build sth from the ground up: from the very beginning, completely
40 get ahead: be successful?
拓展 get on, go far, go places
41 start/ get off on the wrong foot with sb/ sth 一開頭就出了問題
反義 get off on the right foot
42 get off scot-free 逍遙法外
43 get sth off the ground: 順利起步
get the ball rolling: begin work on a task or project
拓展 keep the ball rolling?
44 get / be on the good side of sb: 討某人歡心
反義 get / be on the wrong side of sb?
45 get wind of sth 聽到風(fēng)聲
tight-lipped 守口如瓶 / My lips are sealed./ It's between you and me. /You have my word. I'll zip it. /Mum's the word. /I won't tell a soul.
The cat's out of the bag.? 泄露秘密
46 get your foot in the door:?to succeed in a first step toward accomplishing some longer and more difficult task 邁出第一步
拓展 get your feet wet, dip your toes into, cut your teeth
47 give-and-take 禮尚往來，公平交易
48 the/a glass ceiling 玻璃天花板效應(yīng)，無形的障礙
49 go bust破產(chǎn), go under
50 go for broke 破釜沉舟?
51 sb's hands are tied 束手無策
拓展 at one's wit’s end, at the end of one's rope?
52 have someone's work cut out: be faced with a hard task
53 The penny drops/ dropped. 恍然大悟
Penny for your thoughts. 你在想啥呢？
54 have your cake and eat it 魚與熊掌兼得
You can't have your cake and eat it too. 魚與熊掌不可得兼
55 hit the nail on the head： get to the point quickly and clearly 說到點(diǎn)子上了 Spot on!?
56 hold your horses 且慢
57 sth is in full swing 白熱化階段
58 in hot water 處于水深火熱中 in deep shit, in trouble
59? in the black 有盈余
反義 in the red 有赤字 in debt
60 keep/leave sb in the dark 把某人蒙在鼓里
It's not my place to do sth： It would be improper/ inappropriate for me to do
類似但有別于 I'm in no position to do sth: I'm unable to do, It's beyond me to do, I have no right to do
61 sb is in the driver's seat: in control of or dominating a situation
a backseat driver:??someone?who?lectures?and?criticizes?the?person?actually?in?control?of?something. 愛指手畫腳的人
62 It's not rocket science. :sth is easy to understand/ undertake 拓展 no-brainer?
反義詞an uphill battle
be engaged in an uphill battle, face an uphill battle
63 jump/ climb on the bandwagon 跟風(fēng)
64 kickback 回扣 take kickbacks 吃回扣
拓展： pocket 動詞，中飽私囊。line one's pockets, cut
65? learn the ropes, know the ropes 懂行，掌握技巧
66 miss the boat: miss the bus, miss an opportunity
67 no strings attached 沒有任何附加條件
68 one size fits all 一體適用 sth is suitable for all appropriate situations
one-size-fits-all 形容詞
69 put sth on the back burner: 備胎
70 sb is on the same wavelength/ page as you 志趣相投，觀點(diǎn)一致
71 pick sb's brains, run it by sb?
72 pink slip 動詞， give sb the pink slip
I've been pink slipped. 被開除? You've been let go.?
73 play it by ear 見機(jī)行事, 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變
74 plug （a product） 恰飯 plug the show
75 pull one's weight 各司其職， 干好本職工作
76 pull the plug on sth: to stop an activity from continuing 取消
77 put your money where your mouth is 說話算話
78 scale sth back:?
79 scratch someone's back 幫某人的忙
If you scratch my back, then I'll scratch yours.?
80 sth is second nature to sb:? 習(xí)性
81 sell like hotcakes/ mad/ crazy 暢銷
82 sth is set in stone: to be very difficult or impossible to change
拓展 cut and dried
83 short on cash 缺錢， tight
sb is strapped for cash, be cash-strapped 捉襟見肘
feel the pinch 手頭拮據(jù)
84 small fries: someone who is unimportant or insignificant
拓展 small potatoes, low man on the totem pole, rank and file 小人物
85 step up to the plate:?to take action?when something needs?to be done, even though this is difficult
86 test the waters 試探，市場測試
87 the big picture 大局觀
88 the bottom line: the most important element to sth
89 the elephant in the room 心照不宣卻誰也不說
拓展 800-pound gorilla：?one?that?is?dominating?or?uncontrollable?because?of?great?size?or?power?
90 thick-skinned?
91 throw cold water on /over an idea/ plan 潑冷水
拓展： put a damper on sth, shoot down one's idea
92 throw in the towel 承認(rèn)失敗，認(rèn)輸
go renewable, an asset to the company, a forward thinker 有前瞻性的思想
93 throw sb under the bus 出賣他人保全自己, hang sb out to dry
94 you have time on your hands 有空
95 sth has seen better days 狀況不佳，風(fēng)光不再
96 touch base with someone 好久不見，打個(gè)招呼
97 troubleshoot sth
98 two sides of the same coin 同一問題的兩個(gè)方面
拓展 compare apples to apples
You say tomato, I say tomato.? 你愿意這么說，我愿意那么說，但其實(shí)我們說的是一回事
99 two-faced 兩幅面孔，兩面派
100 up in the air 懸而未決?
拓展 up in arms over sth: angry or upset? 極力發(fā)對
101 sb has the upper hand 占上風(fēng)，占優(yōu)勢
102 walk a tightrope between two things
walk on eggshells: to?act?with?great?care?and?consideration?so?as?not?to?upset?someone.
103 warts and all 毫不遮丑，毫不捂短
104 water under the bridge?
let bygones be bygones 讓過去的事過去
105 word of mouth 口碑
106 the writing is on the? wall 厄運(yùn)臨頭的預(yù)兆，不祥之兆
?(American?English?the??handwriting?(is)?on?the??wall)?(saying)?used?when?you?are?describing?a?situation?in?which?there?are?signs?that?somebody/something?is?going?to?have?problems?or?is?going?to?fail?
107 a yes man 唯命是從(貶義)
反義 a no man
補(bǔ)充：英法呼應(yīng)的短語
1 drag one's feet / tra?ner les pieds 磨磨蹭蹭
2 on everyone's lips /?sur toutes les lèvres 大家都在談?wù)?/p>
3 take the bull by the horns/?prendre le taureau par les cornes 勇敢面對困難
