点滴英语天天学第310期:雅思词汇(170)

推荐人：来源: 阅读: 2.66W 次大中小

1. Expression：in the doghouse

Explanation：In trouble with someone due to one's misdeeds or blunders. （因为某人的错误而与人发生矛盾或纠纷，令……生气）

Usage：表示“令某人生气”，在短语的后面用介词with，be in the doghouse with someone。也可以用和动词get，put连用表示同样的意思，即：get somebody in the doghouse with someone。

Example：I've been in the doghouse with my mom and dad ever since they saw my grades from last semester. I admit that I failed math and barely passed English, but these are tough courses!
自从我妈妈和爸爸看到我上学期的成绩单以后，他们一直对我很生气。我承认我数学不及格，英语也勉强及格，可是这些都是很难的课程！

My wife and I each has a son from our first marriages. Somehow, her son always likes to disturb my son when he's doing his homework. The other day I tried to discipline him and that got me in the doghouse with my wife.

我跟我太太以前第一次结婚的时候都有一个儿子。不知怎么回事，每当我儿子做功课的时候，她的儿子总是喜欢捣乱。那天，我想给他做点规矩，这可使我太太对我好生气呐。

You've been in the doghouse with Maria ever since you forgot her birthday.

自从你忘了玛丽亚的生日以来，她一直对你很生气。

I'm really in the doghouse with my boss. I was late for an appointment.

我的老板对我很生气，因为我约会迟到了。

Explanation 2：In disgrace or disfavour. （失宠，不受欢迎）

Example：He has been in the doghouse with the administration for months.

他受政府冷遇已有好几个月了。

I hate being in the doghouse all the time. I don't know why I can't stay out of trouble.

我讨厌总是被人冷落，我不知道为什么我不能置身事外。

He'd been getting bad grades, he was in the dog-house as it was.

他的成绩一直都不好。实际上，他一直受到冷落。