英語短語學習知識點

　　短語學習是學好英語的前提，接下來小編為你整理了，一起來看看吧。

　　：失控暴怒

　　短語to flip out的意思是受到震驚而失控暴怒。

　　例句：

　　When Kate heard that she hadn't got a place at her first choice of university she really flipped out and started shouting and screaming.

　　The flight was cancelled and lots of passengers started flipping out at the airline staff.

　　注意：

　　The flip side的意思是“事物的反面”，特別用來指物體或論點的負面。

　　例句：

　　The Olympics is a great event; on the flip side it's very expensive to host.

　　常識補充：

　　Leonardo da Vinci was one of the earliest inventors to work on the concept of an artificial flipper to help swimmers. The American inventor Benjamin Franklin also made an early design from wood.

　　達芬奇是研究如何用人工腳蹼來提高游泳速度這一概念的最早的發明者之一。美國的發明家弗蘭克林也曾發明過木質的腳蹼。

　　：蜂擁而至

　　To flock to常用來形容人們大批的湧進某處。

　　例句：

　　Thousands of people flocked to the shopping centre when the summer sale started.

　　Youngsters flock to cinemas to watch the latest blockbuster action movies.

　　注意：

　　Birds of a feather flock together的意思是 “物以類聚，人以群分”。

　　例句：

　　Mark's friends are all very wealthy, just like he is. Birds of a feather flock together.

　　常識補充：

　　Starlings fly in their millions and offer spectacular displays during winter. But there are not as many around nowadays. Once a common sight in both urban and rural areas of Britain, starling numbers have dropped by a staggering 92% in woodlands.

　　以往冬季，數以百萬計的驚鳥會成群結隊地飛來給人們上演一場壯觀的景象。但現如今驚鳥數量遠不及以往。原本在英國城市和農村很常見的驚鳥在林地的數量驟降92%。

　　：因做某事給某人帶來興奮

　　短語get a kick out of可以用來形容因做某事給某人帶來興奮、快樂感。

　　例句：

　　I'm not frightened of abseiling - I actually get a real kick out of it!

　　She got such a kick from the dance class that she's thinking of taking it up full time.

　　He didn't think he would like Barcelona, but he got a real kick out of the place.

　　注意：

　　如果想戒掉什麼壞習慣那麼就可以說to kick a habit。

　　例句：

　　I'm giving up smoking, it's time to kick the habit.

　　Biting your fingernails is disgusting! You should really kick the habit!

　　常識補充：

　　Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art form which combines elements of dance, music, acrobatics and fighting. It often forms a part of the Carnival of Brazil, an annual festival held forty six days before Easter. The lively celebrations attract millions of visitors each year.

　　卡潑衛勒舞是一種巴西武術。這種武術由舞蹈元素、音樂、雜技和搏鬥組成。在巴西狂歡節的遊行中經常會看到這種表演。每年一度的巴西狂歡節會在復活節前的第四十六天舉行，節日慶祝活動熱鬧非凡，每年都會吸引上百萬的遊客前來參加狂歡。