12個(gè)押韻的英文短語

有些英文短語、習(xí)語的單詞之間存在頭韻或尾韻，讀起來朗朗上口，令人過耳難忘。一起來看。

 

 

 

1. toss and turn （尤指因無法入睡而）翻來覆去，輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)

I was tossing and turning all night. 
我整晚輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)，無法入睡。

2. cut and thrust 唇槍舌劍，激烈爭(zhēng)論

She enjoys the cut and thrust of party politics. 
她喜歡黨派政治中的唇槍舌劍。

3. born and bred 土生土長(zhǎng)的

He's a Parisian born and bred. 
他是土生土長(zhǎng)的巴黎人。

4. wait and see 等等看；等著瞧

No decision will be made until next year, so you'll just have to wait and see. 
得等到明年才會(huì)有決定，所以你只好等等看了。

5. wear and tear （一定時(shí)期內(nèi)的）磨損，損耗

Seat covers on trains take a lot of wear and tear. 
火車上的座套磨損比較嚴(yán)重。

6. meet-and-greet 見面會(huì)（知名人物與群眾對(duì)話的活動(dòng)）

The President took a short meet-and-greet walk to the restaurant. 
總統(tǒng)到酒店出席了一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短見面會(huì)。

7. bread and butter 謀生的職業(yè)；謀生之道

Gardening is my bread and butter at the moment. 
眼下園藝工作是我的謀生之道。

8. bed and breakfast （私人住宅或小旅館提供的）住宿和早餐

We're staying at a farm that does bed and breakfast. 
我們住在一家提供住宿和早餐的農(nóng)莊里。

9. surf and turf 海鮮牛排套餐

We spent three days together, eating surf and turf.
我們?cè)谝黄鸫巳?，吃海鮮牛排大餐。

10. here and there 到處，在各處

There were a few books here and there, but apart from that the room was quite bare. 
房間里散放著幾本書，但除此之外幾乎沒有什么東西。

11. huff and puff （通常在運(yùn)動(dòng)后）喘粗氣

We were huffing and puffing by the time we'd climbed to the top of the hill. 
我們爬上山頂后直喘粗氣。

這個(gè)短語還有“大聲抱怨，反對(duì)”的意思

They huffed and puffed about the price but eventually they paid up. 
他們大聲抱怨那價(jià)格太高，但最后還是付了錢。

12. nip and tuck （比賽中）勢(shì)均力敵，不相上下

It was nip and tuck as to who would win the playoffs, but Denver's determination helped them to beat a tough Washington team. 
盡管在季后賽中難分高下，但丹佛掘金隊(duì)的堅(jiān)毅最終幫助他們戰(zhàn)勝了強(qiáng)大的華盛頓奇才隊(duì)