28a+b
gasp 喘气,倒抽一口气
Jason gasped for air when he reached the finish line.
We gasp in amazement when we saw the waterfall.
Stomp 因生气跺脚;踏步 stomp one's feet
Joanne stomped out of the meeting room when she knew her proposal was rejected.
be seeing red = too angry
She was seeing red when she saw her boyfriend with another girl.
shrug shrugged shrugging 耸肩n/v. (since you don't care/know)
With a shrug, the boy left my side in an instant.
shrug it off 别放在心上 when sb. do sth. mean to you
splash 溅起v. 斑点cn.
creak 咯吱作响n./v.
The creaks in the old house made me really scared.
The creaking gate needs to be repaired.
cupboard [kaberd] 橱柜
spice up sth.为…增添趣味
You can spice up your creative writing, try including a cliffhanger【紧张悬疑】
blue in the face 脸都绿了~
someone gets so upset that he need to calm down
rose-colored glasses 认为一切都很好的
Bruno always sees everyone through rose-colored glasses.
black and white 非黑即白的 adj.
grey areas 灰色地带
work into the night 工作到深夜
work into the morning 通宵达旦工作
work into the wee hours of the morning = earliest hours of the morning
wee 极早的,一点点
try to work sth. into sth. 把……合到一起
Sally tried to work the chocolate into dough【生面团】 Sally把巧克力揉到面团里
Nancy tried to work the appointment into her busy schedule.
pitch black = too dark to see your finger 伸手不见五指的夜
it is black as pitch~
hear/see movement outside 外面有动静~~
29a+b
red-handed 正在犯案的
The theif was caught red handed by the police 小偷被警方抓个正着。
flick on/off the light 开/关灯~[伴随着开关的清脆声]
turn/switch on the light = hit the light
clutch 紧抓住
n.= control
be caught in the clutches of bad habbit or condition
I am in caught in the clutches of guilty.
dart 投掷,往前冲;飞镖
The deer darted across the road ion front of us when we were driving through the forest.
apology n.
The bouquet of flowers represents my sincere apology.
我先走了 I need to go!! see you then 不是 I wil go first
show the white flag =surrender
touch up补妆;润色作品
Birtney touched up her lipstick before the interview.
touch-up n.
Birtney did a touched-up with her lipstick before the interview.
go together 很搭
Even the color of your shirt and pants is different, they can go together.
give a green light = allow to do sth.
(if you have a great idea and your boss gives the green light, then you can go ahead and started with your idea)
red in the face 羞红了脸 be embarrassed with sth.
The grass is greener on the other side.
once in a blue moon 极少发生;罕见的
flying colors = do really well
You pass the test with flying colors.