意味: above suspicion

疑われることがない

spi イディオム

cry over spilt milk

cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

dampen your spirits

reduce your enthusiasm, cause you to lose interest Losing one game didn't dampen her spirits. She's full of hope.

go for a spin

go for a ride in a car, take a drive "Clyde stops the car and says to Bonnie, ""Want to go for a spin?"""

head is spinning

mind is confused, boggle your mind The lawyer asked me so many questions my head was spinning.

in spite of

in opposition to, despite In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic.

lift my spirits

cause me to be happy, give me a lift Music will lift our spirits. Let's listen to some Mozart.

make your head spin

confuse you, amaze you, boggle your mind All the numbers on this sheet will make your head spin.

raise your spirits

help you feel positive, help you feel happy If you want to raise your spirits, just have a visit with Kari.

scared spitless

very frightened, scared stiff Believe me. I was scared spitless when the wolves started to howl.

spic and span

very clean, very neat The house was spic and span when we returned from our holiday.

spice of life

(See the spice of life)

spice up

add spices or flavor, jazz up The chili tastes good, but let's spice it up a bit.

spiffy

clean and tidy, groomed, tiddly Grandpa, your car looks real spiffy. Did you polish it?

spike a drink

put alcohol in a drink of juice or pop or coffee Somebody must have spiked my drink. I feel quite dizzy.

spike the ball

hit the ball sharply over the net Gary's ability to spike the ball gives our team an advantage.

spill the beans

tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it Please don

spill your guts

tell everything you know, spill the beans Don't spill your guts to your mom. Don't tell her about our problems.

spin a yarn

tell a story, make up a story We love to hear Norman spin a yarn. His stories seem so real.

spin crew

speech-writing crew, hired writers The spin crew will tell me if I should say racial or ethnic.

spin doctor

a speech writer, an advisor to a politician The spin doctor told us to say disability, not handicap.

spin the bottle

a game to decide who is to kiss whom When we played spin the bottle, Mavis always got to kiss Ron.

spin your wheels

waste effort, not progress If you don't have a career goal you'll just spin your wheels.

spinny

a little crazy, eccentric, drive me batty Their family is kind of weird. Even the cat is a little spinny.

spinork/spinorky

attractive, cool, groovy, neat That's a spinork sweater, Ted. It looks great on you.

spirit away

take away mysteriously, steal secretly, into thin air Somebody or something spirits away my fingernail clippers. I wonder where they are.

spitting image

exact resemblance He is a spitting image of his father.

spitting mad

very angry, pissed off Mom was spitting mad when you ran across her flower garden.

spitting nails

very angry, very mad, hot, pissed Art was spitting nails when my dog scratched the paint on his car.

take it for a spin

drive it, test drive it Al has a new motorcycle. I hope he lets me take it for a spin.

that's the spirit

good work, good attitude, way to go """That's the spirit,"" the Captain shouted as we scrubbed the deck."

the spice of life

things that make life exciting Romance - for many people, it's the spice of life!

the spitting image

one who looks like someone, a dead ringer Patty is the spitting image of her mother - same face, same hair.

variety is the spice of life

a variety of experiences makes life interesting, to each his own On the sign above the door were these words: GENERAL STORE Variety is the spice of life!

above suspicion

beyond doubt无可置疑
His conduct is above suspicion．他的行为是无可置疑的。

in high spirits

in a joyous mood高兴
All of us were in high spirits when we heard the good news．听到那则好消息，我们大家都很高兴。

in spirit

inwardly；in one's thoughts or imagination在精神上或思想上
I in spirit flew into the sky．我在想象中飞入了天空。
I am beside you in spirit．我在想象中在你身旁。
My friend couldn't come to my birthday party， but she said she would be there in spirit．我朋友不能来参加我的生日宴会，但她说她在想象中将和我们在一起。

in spirits

in a good humor；laughing and joking和颜悦色；兴高采烈
He is always in spirits．他总是兴高采烈的。
She was in low spirits because he failed in the exam．她情绪不好，因为她考试不及格。

in spite of oneself

not withstanding one's own efforts 尽管有所努力；情不自禁；不由自主地
At the sight of his little sister dressed up for the play in the role of an old woman he laughed aloud in spite of himself．看到自己的小妹妹扮演剧中老太大的角色，他情不自禁地哈哈大笑起来。
On hearing the news，the poor old man cried in spite of himself．听到这消息，这位可怜的老人不由自主地哭起来了。
On hearing the joke， they all laughed in spite of themselves．听了这个笑话，他们全都情不自禁地笑了起来。

out of spirits

worried忧愁
He was out of spirits as if he had something on his mind．他忧心忡忡，好像有什么心事。

spill out

scatter out；pour out撒落；溢出
The cotents of the box spilled out on the floor．箱子里的东西撒落在地上。
Mind how you carry that pot；you'll spill some of the water out．端那只锅的时候当心一点，不然会把水泼出来的。

spill over

overflow 溢出；溢满
The milk in the pot boiled up and spilled over．锅里的牛奶煮沸溢了出来。
The populations of many big cities have spilled over into the ad joining countryside．许多大城市的居民已外流到毗邻的乡村。
The controversy has spilled over into other fields．这场争论已扩大到其它领域。

spin out

make sth．last as long as possible把…拉长
That's all the money there is，so you'll just have to spin it out for the rest of the week．所有的钱都在这儿了，因此你得尽可能地在这星期剩下的日子里节约用钱。
He spun out his story for twenty minutes．他把故事延长了20分钟。
He spun the project ort for over three years．这个工程他拖了3年多。

spirit away/off

make sb．or sth disappear quickly or in a mysterious way 使…不翼而飞；使…神秘地消失
The pop star was spiried off through the back door．那位流行歌星通过后门神秘地消失了。
We caught just one glimpse of him and then he was spirited away by his friends．我们只看见他一面，
以后他就给朋友们悄悄拖走了。
Someone seems to have spirited the documents away．似乎有人把文件偷偷地弄走了。
I was sure I left my umbrella in the office，but when I returned to get it．it had been spirited away．我确信我把伞放在办公室里的，可当我回去取时，伞已经不翼而飞了。

spirit off

spit out

say sth．angrily or sharply愤怒地说；尖刻地说
I'll never forget the way he spat out our names．我永远也不会忘了他喊我们名字时的那种愤怒样子。
He spat the story out with bitter anger．他愤怒地讲述这段故事。

walk the hospital

practise as a student to observe the methods of physicians and surgeons到医院实习
You have to walk the hospital for a time as part of your medical course．你必须在医院实习一段时期，作为医学课程的一部分。
Medical students are required to walk the hospital for a period of time before their graduation．医科大学生毕业前必须到医院实习一段时间。

under a cloud of suspicion

Idiom(s): under a cloud (of suspicion)

Theme: SUSPICION

to be suspected of (doing) something.
• Someone stole some money at work, and now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion.
• Even the manager is under a cloud.

the spit and image of

Idiom(s): be the spit and image of someone AND be the spitting image of someone

Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS

to look very much like someone; to resemble someone very closely. (Folksy. The first version has fixed order. The second version is a frequent error.)
• John is the spit and image of his father.
• I'm not the spitting image of anyone.

take a spill

Idiom(s): take a spill

Theme: ACCIDENT

to have a fall; to tip over. (Also with bad, nasty, quite, etc. Also with have.)
• Ann tripped on the curb and took a nasty spill.
• John had quite a spill when he fell off his bicycle.