习语可以是一个词或短语,要理解习语的意思不能脱离其文化背景。习语一词的含义甚广,其蕴含的意义往往不能从词或词组的字面意思推测而得。习语在所有语言中都很常见。英语习语是日常英语的重要组成部分。在英语的书面语和口语中,存在海量的习语。
儒琴今日习语(Idiom of the Day)
throw your weight around
英语解释
to use your position or influence unfairly to get what you want;to assert oneself in a controlling, domineering, or authoritarian manner; to exercise one’s position of authority, power, or influence, especially to an overbearing or excessive degree.
中文解释
仗势欺人;滥用权势(盛气凌人,骄横跋扈)
原文举例
President Trump throws his weight around at NATO Summit. He engaged in some sharp-elbowed diplomacy Thursday when he appeared to shove aside the prime minister of a tiny Balkan country and barge to the front of the pack for a group photo at the NATO summit.
特朗普总统在北约峰会上骄横跋扈。他采取了咄咄逼人的外交策略。周四,在北约(NATO)峰会上,他似乎把巴尔干半岛一个小国的总理推到一边,走到人群最前面拍了一张合影。
Some of May’s allies also fear renegade Brexiters from the right wing of the Tory party could throw their weight behind Labour in the hope that a no-confidence vote would result in a more Brexit-friendly Conservative being installed in her place.
梅的一些盟友还担心,来自保守党右翼的脱欧叛变者可能会凭借支持工党而仗势欺人,希望不信任投票将促成一个更支持脱欧的保守党接替她的位置。