大家好,欢迎来的饼哥英语的频道,今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——stick your neck out, 这个短语的含义不是指“把你的脖子伸出去”,其正确的含义是:
stick your neck out 冒险
Look, I'm sticking my neck out for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we're up to!
听着,我在这儿为你冒险。如果他们发现我们在干什么,我可能会被炒鱿鱼。
You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don't stick your neck out for no good reason.
在商业中和生活中,你必须要冒一些险,但是请不要无端冒险。
What our teacher said is wrong, but I'm not going to stick my neck out and tell him.
我们老师说的是错的,但我不会冒险去告诉他。
Joe stuck his neck out at the meeting; he told the boss that the new sales policy wasn’t working.
乔在会议上冒险,他告诉老板新的销售政策行不通。
He stuck his neck out for the deal because he thought he could make some big money.
为了这个交易他去冒险,他想他可能赚大钱。