新托业高频词汇和短语 Part 2短语52：U-Z 短语

新托业高频词汇和短语 Part 2短语52：U-Z 短语

under a cloud

有嫌疑，惹上麻烦

Mr. Wang left the country under a cloud of suspicion.

王先生因受到怀疑而出国了。

under fire

饱受批评

The governments new medical policy has come under fire.

政府的新医疗政策饱受批评。

under no circumstances

无论如何都不……

Under no circumstances are you to smoke in this office.

无论如何你都不能在这间办公室里吸烟。

under sb's thumb

完全受到某人的控制

Kathy is tired of being kept under your thumb. She's leaving. 凯西对你的控制感到厌倦。她要离开了。

up for grabs

大家都有份

The championship is up for grabs! It’l l be decided on the last day of the season.

大家都有机会获得冠军！球季的最后一天便会有所裁决

up in the air

悬而未决

Our vacation plans are still up in the air.

我们的休假计划还是没有定案。

walk in the park

轻而易举

Physics is like a walk in the park for Albert. He’s a genius.

物理对艾伯特来说是轻而易举的。他是个天才。

walk on eggshells

如履薄冰

Peters been walking on eggshells ever since he started working here.

彼得自从开始在这里工作之后，便一直十分战战兢兢。

walk on air

洋洋得意

Ever since Eric was accepted into Harvard, he's been walking on air.

自从艾瑞克获准进入哈佛就读后，他就一直十分开心。

watch the grass grow

无聊至极

Every time Terry goes to his mother-in-laws home, he just sits around and watches the grass grow.

泰瑞每次去他丈母娘家时，都仅仅呆坐着并觉得非常无聊。[]常用表示“某事十分?无趣”。

weather the storm

渡过难关

The Lakers are coming on strong. Do you think the Suns will be able to weather the storm?

湖人队越来越厉害。你觉得太阳队能够渡过难关吗？

will never fly

不可能成功

This ad campaign will never fly.

这次的广告活动不可能成功。

with a heavy hand

严厉地

You shouldn’t treat Tiffany with such a heavy hand.

你不应该如此严厉地对待蒂芬妮。

you're toast

你麻烦大了

If you don’t do a good job on the presentation, you’re toast.

如果你这次简报的表现不理想的话，你就麻烦大了。

your call

随你便

You could either stay or leave. It’s your call.你能够留下或离开，随你便。