今日短語(yǔ)

雖然有些人利用雞蛋護(hù)膚美容，但沒(méi)人希望被外人看到臉上流著雞蛋的樣子。成語(yǔ)“have egg on your face 臉上有雞蛋”的實(shí)際含義是形容一個(gè)人處在尷尬、狼狽不堪的情況中。我們也可以說(shuō) be left with egg on your face，意思是一樣的。注意這兩個(gè)表達(dá)都是非正式的口語(yǔ)表達(dá)。

例句

I was left with egg on my face when the lecturer discovered I had copied parts of my essay from the internet.

The company was left with egg on its face when their latest software was found to contain a virus.

I don’t want to end up with egg on my face so I’m going to prepare thoroughly for the presentation.

請(qǐng)注意

”Teach your grandmother to suck eggs 教你的祖母怎么吃雞蛋”這個(gè)表達(dá)的實(shí)際意思是班門(mén)弄斧，在行家面前不自量力、賣(mài)弄本領(lǐng)。

例句

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Pete has been baking for years, he doesn’t need your advice.

She’s a professional, giving her tips would be like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.