会说话的“五官”——“五官”习语妙用

王希萍

英语中有许多习语是由表示人的“五官”的单词组成。学生如果在作文中能使用这些习语，定能使语言生动，文采倍增。

1.Eye

an eye for an eye 以眼还眼，报复

catch sbs eye 引某人注目；令人瞩目

give someone a black eye打得鼻青脸肿

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 ones 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

go in at one ear and out at the other左耳进右耳出；当耳旁风

pick up ones ears竖起耳朵听

up to the(ones)ears深陷在(债务等中)

wet behind the ears乳臭未干

be on ones ears在发怒

be all ears全神贯注地倾听

give ear to听，倾听，注意

give ones 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

turn a deaf ear to对……根本不听，不理会

3.Mouth

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)someones mouth教人怎么说，诬指某人说过某话

stop someones mouth使某人缄默

take the words out of someones mouth抢先说某人想说的话

from the horses mouth(消息等)直接得来的

in the mouth of出于……之口

make a mouth做怪脸，做苦相

open ones mouth wide狮子大开口(指索高价)

4.Nose

lead someone by the nose控制某人，牵着某人的鼻子走

pay through the nose 付出过高的价格

turn up ones nose (at)瞧不起，嗤之以鼻

under someones (very) nose在某人面前，当着某人的面

as plain as the nose on your face一清二楚

bite sbs nose off气势汹汹地回答某人

follow ones nose笔直走，凭本事行事

look down ones nose at瞧不起

thumb ones nose(at)(对……)作蔑视动作

5.Tongue

give tongue直言无忌

hold ones tongue 住嘴，别说了

keep a civil tongue in ones head有礼貌，彬彬有礼

with ones tongue in ones cheek言不由衷

bite the tongue保持缄默

have lost ones tongue吓得(羞怯得)说不出话来

on the tongues of men(on everyones tongue) 被众人谈论着

smite with the tongue含血喷人，谴责★