點滴英語天天學第257期:雅思詞彙(97)

1. 表述：know one’s onions

釋義：To be very knowledgeable or skilled in some area.（在某領域非常有知識和技能，內行）

例句：I think Nicole is our best candidate for the job—when it comes to corporate accounting, she really knows her onions.

我認爲Nicole是我們公司最適合這份工作的人選。說到公司會計，她真是內行。

She really knows her onions in the historical field.

她在歷史研究方面很有經驗。

If you want advice on stocks, go to ask Livermore. He has an excellent track record and he certainly knows his onions.

如果你想要股票方面的意見，去問問Livermore好了，它的歷史記錄一直很好，絕對精通這個領域。

2. 表述：soup up

釋義：To modify something in order to increase its power or performance.（加大馬力）

例句：He's spent a fortune souping up his car for drag racing.

他花了一大筆錢改裝他的汽車以供飆車比賽。

He souped his car up so it will do nearly 120 miles per hour.

他加大了汽車的馬力，使它能以每小時近120英里的速度行駛。

If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster.

要是我能使這臺電腦運行得快一點就好了。

3. 表述：sell like hotcakes

釋義：To be sold quickly and in large quantities. （暢銷）

例句：This record has been selling like hotcakes—I can't keep it in stock!

這張唱片賣得很好，我沒有存貨。

The books sell like hot cakes. There 's not much left over.

這書籍非常暢銷，存貨已不多了。