點滴英語天天學第294期:雅思詞彙(134)
1. have eyes for
釋義 1：To be focused on or interested in something, often at the expense of other things. （對某物感興趣，專注於某物）
e.g. He could have stayed in his position at the company and retired a millionaire, but he had eyes for being elected to public office.
他本可以留在公司裏，退休時成爲百萬富翁，但他有當選公職的野心。
e.g. Our government only has eyes for the big cities, leaving our small rural towns to rot by the wayside.
我國政府只致力於大城市建設，不管我們這些在街邊的小城鎮。
釋義2：To be romantically interested in or devoted to someone. （對某人產生興趣，專注於某人）
e.g. I know you're a little worried about me being around all of these beautiful women, but I only have eyes for you, my darling.
我知道你有點擔心我和這些美女在一起，但我的心中只有你，親愛的。
e.g. You can tell by the way she looks at him that Beth has eyes for Trent.
你可以從Beth看着Trent的眼神看出Beth在意Trent。
2. have someone’s number
釋義：To understand or know someone or something well enough to anticipate what they will do. （知道某人的底細）
e.g. Oh, don't worry — I won't let him cheat me. I've got his number.
哦，別擔心，我不會讓他欺騙我的，我知道他的底細。
e.g. That team is impossible to beat—they've had our number since 2006!
那個隊是不可戰勝的，他們從2006年就知道我們底細了。
e.g. I have his number——He enjoys less popularity than most other professors.
我知道他的底細，他不如其他的教授那樣受歡迎。
e.g. She pretends to be friendly but I have got her number——she just likes to pry into everything.
她裝得挺友好的，可我瞭解她的底——她就是什麼事都愛打聽。
3. have someone on the brain
釋義：To be thinking of someone repeatedly over a period of time; to have someone at the front of the mind. （癡迷於某人或某物）
e.g. I had Alice on the brain today, and she just called me, can you believe it?
今天，我腦子裏不斷地想着Alice，她就打電話給我了，你相信嗎？
e.g. A：Do you want Italian or Chinese tonight? I know dinner is hours away, but I just have food on the brain.
你今晚想吃意大利菜還是中國菜? 我知道離吃晚餐時間還有幾小時，但我腦子就是隻有吃的。
You do nothing but talk about your job; you’ve got work on the brain!
你出了談論你的工作，什麼也不談。你太癡迷於工作了。
e.g. I have money on the brain, I guess.
我想我只對錢感興趣。
