哈特是一个非常常见的词,意思是“心,心”。
但是你知道和heart相关的习惯表达是什么吗?今天给大家带来了13个红心习语。
1
Break someone's heart
通常是指在爱情中伤害某人或让别人失望。
Angela broke Brad ' s heart last year . he can ' t get over her。
去年安吉拉伤了布拉德的心。他不会原谅她的。
I think losing the job broke his heart。
我觉得失去这份工作会让她很沮丧。
2
Cross your heart and hope to die
这个习语是用来发誓的。也就是说,我发誓你说的是实话。
I cross my heart and hope to die . she ' s coming tomorrow!
我以死发誓。她明天会来的!
do you cross your heart and hope to die?I won't believe you otherwise。
你能以死发誓吗?否则我不会相信你。
3
Eat your heart out
指嫉妒或者羡慕别人。
I ' m going to new York next week . eat your heart out!
我下周要去纽约。嫉妒!
when he hears about your promotion he ' ll eat his heart out .
他听到你升职的消息,一定会羡慕的。
4
Follow your heart
跟着内心做自己认为正确的事。就是这样。
I think you should follow your heart and move to Chicago。
我认为你应该按照自己的意思搬到芝加哥去。
she said she had to follow herheart and marry Peter,even if her parents didn't approve .
她说,即使父母不同意这门婚事,也要按照自己的意思和皮特结婚。
5
From the bottom of my heart
经常用作第一人称,这个短语意味着你的态度很真诚。
you ' re the best player on the basketball team . I mean that from the bottom of my heart .
你是篮球队里最好的选手。我是肺腑之言。
I think you are a wonderful person . really,I mean that from the bottom of my heart .
我觉得你很优秀。真的,我说这话是出于真心。
6
Get at the heart of the matter
讨论主要问题和忧虑。
I ' d like to get at the heart of the matter by discussing our marketing proposals。
我打算把我们的销售建议作为主要问题来讨论。
she didn ' t waste any time and got right to the heart of the matter。
她没有浪费一分一秒,直接进入主题。
7
Be halfhearted about something
指完全不认真对待某人。
I wish you weren ' t so half hearted about this new project!Get serious!
我希望你不要对这个新项目这么上心!认真点!
she was rather half hearted in her attempts to find a job。
她找工作时态度相当粗心。
8
Have a change of heart
改变某人的想法。
Fred had a change of heart and invited the young boy into his home。
弗雷德改变了主意,决定邀请年轻男孩到自己家来。
I wish you would have a change of heart about Tim . he really deserves some help。
我希望你能改变对汤姆的看法。他真的值得你帮助。
9
Have a heart of gold
把人描写得很可靠亲切。
Peter has a heart of gold if you give him the chance to prove himself。
如果你给他机会证明自己,皮特会很可靠的。
you can trusther . she has a heart of gold。
你可以相信她。她很可靠。
10
Have a heart of stone
描写人的冷幕、怨恨。
如果上面的“a heart of gold”是金子般的心,那么“a heart of stone”反过来就是——铁石心。
she ' ll never understand your position . she has a heart of stone。
她永远不会理解你的处境。她是个铁石心肠的人。
don ' t expect any pity from me . I have a heart of stone .
不要指望从我这里得到任何怜悯。我就是个冷血无情的人。
11
Have a heart-to-heart talk
和某人进行坦率诚实的对话,也就是跪地长谈。
I think it ' s time we had a heart-to-heart talk about your grades .
我认为是我们就你的成绩进行长时间对话的时候了。
she called her friend Betty to have a heart-to-heart talk with her about her problems .
她叫来朋友贝蒂,和她跪下谈论她的各种问题。
12
have your heart in the right place/one ' s heart in the right place
怀好意,有正确的意图
Come on,you know John has his heart in the right place . he just made a mistake。
算了,你知道约翰是出于好意。他只是犯了错误。
13
have one ' s heart set on something/set against something
想得到什么/不想得到什么
she has her heart set on winning the medal。
她很想得到这个勋章。
frank has his heart set against his promotion . there ' s nothing I can do to help him。
弗兰克非常不愿意升职。我帮不了他。
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