feel like (doing) sth 想做某事
? I feel like (going for) a swim.我想(去)游泳。
feel for someone憐憫,感覺(jué)同身受
? I am sorry to hear that. I feel for you.聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息我很抱歉。我懂得你感受。
? I feel for him, but there is nothing I could do for him.我理解他的感受,但我什么忙也幫不上。
feel n. 感覺(jué),手感,印象
? I love the feel of the sun on my skin.我喜歡陽(yáng)光照在皮膚上的感覺(jué)。
? It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town.這是個(gè)大城市,不過(guò)有小鎮(zhèn)的感覺(jué)。
a feel for sth 理解力/領(lǐng)悟力
? She has a real feel for language.她的語(yǔ)感很好。
? Waitress: Is everything ok?都還可以嗎?
? You: Yes, everything’s fine, thanks.很好,謝謝。
① You: Could we have some more water, please?麻煩幫我們?cè)俚剐┧?,謝謝。
② You: Actually, I’m still waiting for my entrée.實(shí)際吧,我的主菜還沒(méi)上。
③ You: My food is kinda cold. Could you heat it up?菜有點(diǎn)涼。能幫我熱一下嗎?
play it by ear 見(jiàn)機(jī)行事
? B: I am not sure. Maybe I need to run some errands in the morning, so let's play it by ear.還不確定。可能早上我得去跑個(gè)腿,所以,到時(shí)看咯。
go in one ear and out the other當(dāng)作耳邊風(fēng)
? Everything I say to you seems to go in one ear and out the other. Why don't you pay attention?我說(shuō)的話對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)就像耳邊風(fēng),你咋就不注意呢?
have an ear for sth 對(duì)…一聽(tīng)/學(xué)就會(huì)
? I am not very good at singing, but I have an ear for languages.我唱歌不怎么樣,不過(guò)學(xué)語(yǔ)言倒是很快。
someone couldn’t believe their ears太讓人吃驚了
? I can't believe my ears! I won the lottery?不是吧!我中彩票了?
miss the boat錯(cuò)過(guò)機(jī)會(huì),坐失良機(jī)
? If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.如果你現(xiàn)在不買(mǎi),就坐失良機(jī)呀。
chance/ opportunity機(jī)會(huì)
? There’ll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done.工作一旦做完就有大把的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)放松。
take a chance 冒險(xiǎn)
? I'm gonna do it by myself - I'm not taking any chances.我準(zhǔn)備親自來(lái)做,我可不想有半點(diǎn)閃失。
fat chance 沒(méi)可能,希望渺茫
? It’s a fat chance for her to lend you any money.讓她借給你錢(qián)基本不可能。
the chances are...很有可能=it is likely (that)
? Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway.總之,他們很可能會(huì)遲到。
call for sb.①打電話找某某
? I'm calling for Mr. Trump —is he in the office today?我打電話來(lái)找川普先生。他今天在辦公室嗎?
②(去某地)接(某人)=pick up
? Your flight is at 6 AM, so the driver will call for you at 4.你的航班是早6點(diǎn)到,所以司機(jī)會(huì)在4點(diǎn)的時(shí)候去接你。
call sth. off 取消,停止
? They’ve called off the wedding. I am really surprised.他們已經(jīng)取消了婚禮。我很驚訝。
call sb. names(小孩)咒罵,辱罵,嘲笑別人
? At school they called the little boy names because he was short.小男孩長(zhǎng)得太矮,在學(xué)校被別人嘲笑。