1.Eye 眼睛
an eye for an eye
以眼还眼,报复
catch someone’s eye
引某人注目,令人瞩目
give someone a black eye
打得某人鼻青脸肿
be all eyes
极注意地看着,非常留神
see eye to eye(with)
意见一致,立场相同
see with half an eye
一看就明白
shut one’s eye to
置之不理
have an eye for
对……有判断力
keep an eye on
照看,密切注意
in the eyes of
在……的心目中,在……看来
make eyes at sb.
向某人送秋波
make sb. open his eyes
使某人瞠目结舌,吃惊
2.Ear 耳朵
pick up one’s ears
竖起耳朵听
go in at one ear and out at the other
左耳进右耳出,当耳旁风
up to the(one’s)ears
深陷在(债务等中),债台高筑
wet behind the ears
乳臭未干
be on one’s ears
在发怒
be all ears
全神贯注地倾听
give ear to
听,倾听,注意
give one’s ears
不惜任何代价(要)
have an (no)ear for
对……听觉灵敏(不灵敏)
sleep on both ears
酣睡,熟睡
turn a deaf ear to
对……置之不理,对……充耳不闻
3.Mouth 嘴
down in (at) the mouth
垂头丧气
from mouth to mouth
口口相传,广泛流传
put words in(to)someone’s mouth
教人怎么说,诬指某人说过某话
stop someone’s mouth
使某人缄默
take the words out of someone’s mouth
抢先说某人想说的话
from the horse’s mouth
(消息等)第一手的,直接得来的,来源可靠的
in the mouth of
出于……之口
make a mouth
做鬼脸
open one’s mouth wide
狮子大开口(指索高价);信口开河
4.Nose 鼻子
lead someone by the nose
控制某人,牵着某人的鼻子走
pay through the nose
花大价钱,被敲竹杠
turn up one’s nose (at)
轻视,瞧不起,嗤之以鼻
under someone’s (very) nose
在某人面前,当着某人的面
as plain as the nose on your face
显而易见,一清二楚
bite sb’s nose off
气势汹汹地回答某人
follow one’s nose
笔直走;凭本能行事
look down one’s nose at
瞧不起
thumb one’s nose (at)
(向……)作蔑视(或侮辱)的手势;((对……)嗤之以鼻
5.Tongue 舌
give tongue
直言无忌,明确地表示出来
hold one’s tongue
沉默不语,住嘴
keep a civil tongue
措词谨慎,说话文雅,说话彬彬有礼
with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
假心假意地;(说话)无诚意地;言不由衷地
bite the tongue
保持缄默,不做声
have lost one’s tongue
语塞;闭口不言;因…说不出话来,噤不能言
on the tongues of men (on everyone’s tongue)
被众人谈论
smite with the tongue
含血喷人,诽谤;谴责
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