和谐英语

地道美语听力练习:挑剔的美食家

2012-11-07来源:和谐英语

Idiom: leave a bad taste in one's mouth

Meaning:to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone; a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will

意为“留下坏印象”或表示发现某些事情的错处或不公平时的感觉,或指一种罪恶之感。leave a nasty taste in one's mouth 也可以表达同样的意思。

Example:
1. Her rudeness to the old man left a bad taste in my mouth.
她对那位老人的粗暴态度,给我留下很坏的印象。

2. Any type of smoking (cigarettes, cigars, pipe) or chewing tobacco can leave you with a really nasty taste in your mouth.
使用任何形式的烟(香烟、雪茄、烟斗)或嚼食烟草后都能在口腔中残留一种难闻的味道。