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美国街头常用英语俚语B-19: Bullheaded / burn the midnight oil (mp3和文本下载)

2016-10-18来源:和谐英语

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1. Bullheaded 顽固的，牛脾气的

Larry is so bullheaded. He won't listen to anybody else's opinion.
赖里非常顽固，他听不进别人的意见。

释义：

bull: 公牛

bullhead: 牛头

bullheaded: 指某人犟得像一头公牛

2. Burn the midnight oil 开夜车，熬夜

I have to burn the midnight oil to study for the coming final exam.
期末考试要到了，我必须挑灯夜战。

释义：

burn: 燃烧

midnight oil: 夜灯