意味: abdomens

ab·do·men || 'æbdəmenn. （脊椎動物の）胴体, 胸部と骨盤の間にあり消化器官がある場所; 腹部, 胸部の後ろ（昆虫学）

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at sixes and sevens

in a state of confusion Everyone was at sixes and sevens after the announcement that the company was going out of business.

between sixes and sevens

(See at sixes and sevens)

character density

number of dense people, number of dummies If I join your company, the character density will decrease.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

chickenshit

(See chicken)

common sense

"the ability to make logical decisions; horse sense" It is because she has common sense that we ask her opinion.

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

heavens

goodness, oh dear, gosh Heavens! You weren't supposed to arrive until Friday!

heavens to Betsy

oh no, heavens Heavens to Betsy! I can't find my purse!

horse sense

wisdom in making decisions He doesn

make sense

seem reasonable His proposal makes absolutely no sense.

make sense of it

understand it, fathom it, see how it happened He is my father, but I am not his son. Can you make sense of it?

no nonsense

serious, not joking, strictly business Gil is a very serious person - a no-nonsense kind of guy.

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

pre-menstrual syndrome

emotional crises the week before menstruation, pms Judy says pms causes most of her personal problems.

sense of humor

"sense of what is humorous; what is funny" He has a broad sense of humor. He laughs at himself and others.

sixes and sevens

(See at sixes and sevens)

take leave of your senses

act like a fool, not think clearly, off your rocker If you wear your bathing suit to church, people will think you've taken leave of your senses.

thank heavens

thank the gods, thank goodness "When we phoned Mom, she said, ""Thank heavens you're safe!"""

warped sense of humor

thinking that weird things are funny If you laugh at cruelty, you have a warped sense of humor.

what the dickens

where did it go? how do you explain it? What the dickens did you do to your hair? Who cut it off?

Crenshaw

Los Angeles street. Know for it's sunday nights, where people go to floss phat cars, get their mack on, chill, etc.

dirty dozens

a game played by insulting the relatives of the other players

sense

an abbreviation of the word "sinsemellia", which is a form of marijuana that has no seeds, because it is isolated from male pollen during te blooming process. Instead of making seeds, the marijuana plant makes more THC, hence this "sense" is more potent, and generally better than standard ganja

at the expense of

1．with the loss of； at the sacrifice of失去；牺牲
He devoted his time to football at the expense of his studies．他全然不顾学习，把全部时间都用于踢球。
He became a brilliant scholar，but only at the expense of his health．他成了一个卓越的学者，却牺牲了自己的健康。
Don't try to benefit at the expense of others．不要干损人利已的事。
2．at the cost of花费；支付
We were all entertained at the director's expense．我们全由导演请客。
They built the railroad at the expense of two hundred million dollars．他们花了2亿美元修筑这条铁路。
He has been at the expense of her education．他一直支付她的教育经费。

dispense with

1．choose to do without不用；无需
We can dispense with his help．我们不需要他的帮助。
2．get rid of免除
Let's dispense with all the formalities and begin our meeting at once．让我们免去繁文褥节，立即开会吧。
The conveyer belt has enabled the workers to dispense with the lifting of the parts by hand．传送带解除了工人们用手工传送零件之苦。

in a sense

in a way；in one respect在某种意义上
What you say is true in a sense．你所说的在某种意义上是对的。
In a sense，arithmetic is a language．从某种意义上说，算术是一种语言。

in no sense

not at all并不；毫不
The older boy is in no sense wiser than the younger one．那个岁数大的男孩一点也不比那个岁数小的聪明。

indispensable to

absolutely necessary to 对…不可缺少的
Clearness and precision are indispensable to a good style of writing．明晰和精确是文体优美的作品所不可缺少的。

make sense of

understand； interpret successfully 理解
Even though the speaker had a strong accent，
Henry could catch on to his story， but Tom couldn't make sense of it at all．尽管演讲者地方口音很重，但是亨利能听懂他的话，而汤姆却一点儿也听不懂。
Can you make sense of what he said？你听懂他说的话吗？
I can't make sense of either the Chinese or Korean language，and that's why I can't tell them apart．我既不懂汉语，也不懂朝鲜语，这就是我分不清这两种语言的原因。

out of one's head/mind/senses

acting in a crazy way行为疯狂；特别地
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that．他说出那样的话来，一定是精神错乱了。
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched．病人发高烧，神志不清，需要守护。
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage．山姆由于悲痛和愤怒而失去理智。

out of one's senses

The plot thickens

Idiom(s): The plot thickens

Theme: INTEREST

Things are becoming more complicated or interesting.
• The police assumed that the woman was murdered by her ex-husband, but he has an alibi. The plot thickens.
• John is supposed to be going out with Mary, but I saw him last night with Sally. The plot thickens.

take offense

Idiom(s): take offense (at sb or sth)

Theme: OFFENSIVE

to become resentful of someone or something.
• Bill took offense at Mary for her thoughtless remarks.
• Almost everyone took offense at Bill's new book.
• I'm sorry you took offense. I meant no harm.

take leave of one's senses

Idiom(s): take leave of one's senses

Theme: CRAZINESS

to become irrational. (Often verbatim with one's.)
• What are you doing? Have you taken leave of your senses?
• What a terrible situation! It's enough to make one take leave of one's senses.

stuff and nonsense

Idiom(s): stuff and nonsense

Theme: NONSENSE

nonsense. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• Come on! Don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!
• I don't understand this book. It's all stuff and nonsense as far as I am concerned.

scarce as hens' teeth

Idiom(s): (as) scarce as hens' teeth AND scarcer than hens' teeth

Theme: AMOUNT - RARE

very scarce or nonexistent. (Chickens don't have teeth.)
•I've never seen one of those. They're as scarce as hens' teeth.
• I was told that the part needed for my car is scarcer than hens' teeth, and it would take a long time to find one.

out-of-pocket expenses

Idiom(s): out-of-pocket expenses

Theme: MONEY

the actual amount of money spent. (Refers to the money one person pays while doing something on someone else's behalf. One isusually paid back this money.)
• My out-of-pocket expenses for the party were nearly $175.
• My employer usually pays all out-of-pocket expenses for a business trip.

no matter what happens

Idiom(s): no matter what happens

Theme: REGARDLESS

in any event; without regard to what happens (in the future).
• We'll be there on time, no matter what.
• No matter what happens, we'll still be friends.

make sense out of

Idiom(s): make sense out of sb or sth

Theme: MEANING

to understand or interpret someone or something. (Also with some, as in the second example.)
• I can hardly make sense out of John.
• I'm trying to make some sense out of what John is saying.

lull sb into a false sense of security

Idiom(s): lull sb into a false sense of security

Theme: DECEPTION

to lead someone into believing that all is well before attacking or doing something bad to someone.
• We lulled the enemy into a false sense of security by pretending to retreat. Then we launched an attack.
• The boss lulled us into a false sense of security by saying that our jobs were safe and then let half the staff go.

in case sth happens

Idiom(s): in case sth happens

Theme: HAPPENING

in the event that something takes place.
• She carries an umbrella in case it rains.
• I have some aspirin in my office in case I get a headache.

go to the expense

Idiom(s): go to the expense (of doing sth)

Theme: MONEY

to pay the (large) cost of doing something.
• I hate to have to go to the expense of painting the house.
• It needs to be done, so you'll have to go to the expense.

go to bed with the chickens

Idiom(s): go to bed with the chickens

Theme: EARLY

to go to bed at sundown; to go to bed very early (when the chickens do).
• Of course I get enough sleep. I go to bed with the chickens.
• Mr. Brown goes to bed with the chickens and gets up with them, too.

count one's chickens before they hatch

Idiom(s): count one's chickens before they hatch

Theme: COUNTING

to plan how to utilize good results of something before those results have occurred. (Frequently used in the negative.)
• You're way ahead of yourself Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
• You may be disappointed if you count your chickens before they hatch.

come to one's senses

Idiom(s): come to one's senses

Theme: ALERTNESS

to wake up; to become conscious; to start thinking clearly.
• John, come to your senses. You're being quite stupid.
• In the morning I don't come to my senses until I have had two cups of coffee.

by the dozens

Idiom(s): by the dozens

Theme: AMOUNT - MANY

many; by some large, indefinite number. (Similar to but less than hundreds.)
• Just then people began showing up by the dozens.
• I baked cakes and pies by the dozens.

blow to smithereens

Idiom(s): blow sb or sth to smithereens

Theme: RUIN

to explode someone or something into tiny pieces.
• The bomb blew the ancient church to smithereens.
• The mortar blew the entire squad to smithereens.

scarcer than hens' teeth

More Idioms/Phrases

search sth with a fine-tooth comb search high and low for scare the wits out of scare the living daylights out of scare sb to death scare one out of one's wits scarcer than hens' teeth run rings around run afoul of

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