英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(142)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(142)

1411. toe to toe: He can go toe-to-toe with "hard-hitting journalists.'' 他能面对那些刁钻的记者。They fought toe-to-toe for the nomination. 他们为获得提名斗得不可开交。toe to toe 竞争，面对面。

1412. face to face: We need to talk face to face. 我们需要面对面地来交流。另外，前面已经解释过了a heart to heart，推心置腹，见第736句。I tried to have a heart to heart chat with him on this issue, but it didn’t work. 我费了一番力气想与他坦诚沟通，但没有什么用。

1413. nose to nose: 鼻子碰到一块，肯定是面对面，但这种面对面却不是亲切，而是两位对手，例如拳击手的针锋相对。Church and State go nose to nose over who can marry who. 教会与政府在结婚伴侣一事上针锋相对。（意思是，教会只赞同男与女的传统婚姻，而政府却支持同性恋婚姻）

1414. hand to hand: I need to learn about hand-to-hand combat and self defence. 我得学些徒手搏斗技巧和防身术。

1415. eye to eye: They don’t exactly see eye to eye. 他们的意见并不完全一样。

1416. neck and neck：不相上下，你追我赶。It is neck-and-neck between Airbus and Boeing as 2009 draws to a close. 2009年的销售快近尾声，空客与波音是不相上下。

1417. head to head: They will go head to head at the debate. 他们要进行针锋相对的辩论。

1418. ear to ear: an ear-to-ear smile，开怀大笑，或者He smiled ear to ear. ear to ear一般与smile, laugh, grin 连用。

1419. back to back: 面对面，针锋相对：Kline and Oberstar speak back to back on House floor on the health care. They delivered diametrically opposed statements. Kline与Oberstar在议会就医疗计划进行了针锋相对的辩论，他们的观点是完全相左。 in their back-to-back speeches, 他们针锋相对的发言。

1420. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. 来10：25 你们不可停止聚会，好像那些停止惯了的人，倒要彼此劝勉。既知道（原文作看见）那日子临近，就更当如此。