现代英语词汇学概论10-English-Idioms.pptVIP

9.3.1 Stylistic Features We should never have let the arrangements to Smithers. He screwed the whole thing up from start to finish. (mess up, mishandle) slang 9.3.1 Stylistic Features With an impatient exclamation Peter screwed up the second draft of his letter to the bank and threw it into the wastepaper basket. (make into a tight ball in the hands) neutral 9.3.1 Stylistic Features Some idioms are only confined to certain varieties. beat sb hollow (BrE) 彻底打败 chilled to the marrow (BrE) 刺骨的冷 talk a blue streak (AmE) 滔滔不绝 on your own hook (AmE) 独立自主 9.3.2 Rhetorical Features 1.Phonetic manipul