（一）与动词搭配 用人体的各种姿态表示各种感情 He shook his head over the plan．他不赞成这项计划。 The sight of it turned my stomach．那景象使我恶心。 The girl likes to wag her tongue．这个女孩子喜欢夸夸其谈。 He snapped his fingers at the danger．他对这危险毫不在意。 Mary makes eyes at all handsome young men．玛丽每见英俊青年便频送秋波。 My friend turned up his nose at my proposal我的朋友对于我的建议嗤之以鼻。 Don't bite your nose to spite your face．不要使自己过不去。 The crowd shook their fists at the despicable criminals．群众对这些可鄙的罪犯挥拳表示愤怒。 （二）形容词、all或副词与人体各部分名词连用 1．形容词在名词前： He has a long head， but a big mouth．他有远见，但讲话冒失。 The children have a sweet tooth．这些孩子们喜欢甜食。 His elder sister has a sharp（smooth， silver）tongue．他的姐姐讲话尖刻（圆滑，流利。） This man has an open hand．这个人很慷慨（用钱大方，大手大脚）。 The merchant has an itching palm．这个商人十分贪财。 She has a sharp eye（or sharp eyes）and sharp ear（or ears）．她目光锐利，听觉灵敏。 2．“all+人体各部分复数（有时可用单数）名词”固定词组，可起强语势作用： I am all ears．我在用心聆听。 Olivia is all legs．奥利维亚又瘦又高。 He is all thumbs（=very clumsy）．他笨手笨脚。 Jerry followed him， all eyes， ears and spikes．（Dickens）杰里睁大眼睛，竖起耳朵和硬发，全神贯注地跟着他走。 （三）介词或连词and与人体各部分名词连用，构成固定词组 1．介词+名词： Don't let Success go to your head．不要让胜利冲昏了头脑。 The good news carried her off her feet．这条好消息使她欢腾雀跃（或忙得团团转）。 He has English and American literature at his finger tip．他精通英国文学和美国文学。 Time hangs heavy on my hand．我觉得没事干很无聊。 The spirited competition kept them on their toes．激烈的竞争使他们保持警觉。 He looks very down in the mouth ．他面容非常沮丧。 The workers worked in the teeth of the storm．工人们顶着暴风雨继续工作。 I am up to my neck（eyes，ears）in work． 我有许多工作要作。 The current situation in that country has got out of hand．那个国家当前的局势有控制不住之势。 2．名词+介词+名词： Theory must go hand in hand with practice．理论必须与实践相结合。 He is head over ears in love with that beautiful girl．他热恋着那个漂亮的女孩子。 She didn't see eye to eye with me on the question．在这个问题上，她和我看法不一致。
His friend had a heart-to-heart talk with him．他的朋友和他进行了一次知心的谈话。 3．名词+and+名词： Our frontier guards fought the cruel aggressors tooth and nail．我们边防战士和凶恶的侵略者进行殊死的战斗。 Tom Came back home a very wreck of soul and body．汤姆回来时筋疲力尽了。 In a short time our industry will advance neck and neck with the developed countries. 不久以后我们的工业将与发达国家并驾齐驱。 4．其他惯用法： She cried her heart out over the death of her husband．她丈夫的死使她痛苦欲绝。 He wore his heart on his sleeve．他心直口快。 She got a big hand in the last performance．她在上次演出中受到观众的热烈鼓掌。 Please keep a civil tongue in your head．请注意措词要谨慎一些。 I was rushed off my legs by my work．工作把我累得团团转。 You must keep your head under any circumstances．无论任何情况你一定要保持镇静。 His heart sank into his boots at the bad news．听到这个坏消息他非常沮丧。
He felt he must put his foot down．他觉得他必须采取断然措施。 She put her best foot forward in the performance．她在这次演出中露了一手。 He cudgeled（racked，beat）his brains over these problems．对于这些难题，他煞费苦心地思索。 He put his finger on her weakness．他中肯地指出她的缺点。 He was smitten with her charms，and quite lost his heart（=fell in love with her）．他为她的美貌所倾倒，迷恋着她。
二、利用构词法
（一）英语的动词优势 英语的动词优势使说英语为本族语的人经常把表示人体的概念直接投射表示抽象的概念，表现在英语中这类英语名词常被转化为动词，以增添它们的描绘效果[2]，如head the committee， face the future，Hand the keys， mouth one's opinion， eye a needle， nose for information， be armed to the teeth， shoulder the responsibility， elbow one's way etc，这类转换除字面意义外还可表达这动词的带各种各样情感的动作.如用eye来表达look的意思，除了“看”这一中性意义之外，还兼有怀疑地看，斜着眼睛瞧，带着嫉妒不满、羡慕等感情的意思，例如The dog eyed the stranger（=looked at the stranger with suspicion）(这条狗怀疑地瞧着生人。)They were eyeing us jealously（admiringly，disappointe dly）。（他们嫉妒地、羡慕地、失望地看着我们。）这种转化的其它例子如： This dictionary is badly thumbed．（这部字典因翻阅过多而弄得很脏。） Who has hired you to nose into my business？（谁雇用了你来过问干涉我的事务?） How might she tongue me!（Shakespeare）（她将会怎样地说我啊!） Who can stomach such an insult？（谁能容忍这样的侮辱?） There stood a model worker breasted with many medals．（那里站着一位劳模，胸前挂着许多奖章。） The policemen have been fingering the criminal for weeks．（警察秘密监视这个犯罪分子已有数周。） （二）利用“形容词、副词、过去分词或动词+人体各部分名词”构成复合词 1．“形容词+人体各部分名词+ed”构成形容词，如sharp-tongued（说话尖刻的），sharp-eyed（目光锐利的），sharp-eared（听觉敏锐的），long-headed（有远见的），big-mouthed（饶舌的），open-minded（谦虚的，接受意见的），iron-handed（铁腕的），high-handed（采取高压手段的），close-fisted（吝啬的），double- faced（hearted）（奸诈的）等。 He muttered a half-hearted apology．他含糊地半心半意地道了一声歉。 Don’t feel down-hearted about this matter．对于这件事请勿灰心丧气。
His friend had a heart-to-heart talk with him．他的朋友和他进行了一次知心的谈话。 3．名词+and+名词： Our frontier guards fought the cruel aggressors tooth and nail．我们边防战士和凶恶的侵略者进行殊死的战斗。 Tom Came back home a very wreck of soul and body．汤姆回来时筋疲力尽了。 In a short time our industry will advance neck and neck with the developed countries. 不久以后我们的工业将与发达国家并驾齐驱。 4．其他惯用法： She cried her heart out over the death of her husband．她丈夫的死使她痛苦欲绝。 He wore his heart on his sleeve．他心直口快。 She got a big hand in the last performance．她在上次演出中受到观众的热烈鼓掌。 Please keep a civil tongue in your head．请注意措词要谨慎一些。 I was rushed off my legs by my work．工作把我累得团团转。 You must keep your head under any circumstances．无论任何情况你一定要保持镇静。 His heart sank into his boots at the bad news．听到这个坏消息他非常沮丧。
He felt he must put his foot down．他觉得他必须采取断然措施。 She put her best foot forward in the performance．她在这次演出中露了一手。 He cudgeled（racked，beat）his brains over these problems．对于这些难题，他煞费苦心地思索。 He put his finger on her weakness．他中肯地指出她的缺点。 He was smitten with her charms，and quite lost his heart（=fell in love with her）．他为她的美貌所倾倒，迷恋着她。
二、利用构词法
（一）英语的动词优势 英语的动词优势使说英语为本族语的人经常把表示人体的概念直接投射表示抽象的概念，表现在英语中这类英语名词常被转化为动词，以增添它们的描绘效果[2]，如head the committee， face the future，Hand the keys， mouth one's opinion， eye a needle， nose for information， be armed to the teeth， shoulder the responsibility， elbow one's way etc，这类转换除字面意义外还可表达这动词的带各种各样情感的动作.如用eye来表达look的意思，除了“看”这一中性意义之外，还兼有怀疑地看，斜着眼睛瞧，带着嫉妒不满、羡慕等感情的意思，例如The dog eyed the stranger（=looked at the stranger with suspicion）(这条狗怀疑地瞧着生人。)They were eyeing us jealously（admiringly，disappointe dly）。（他们嫉妒地、羡慕地、失望地看着我们。）这种转化的其它例子如： This dictionary is badly thumbed．（这部字典因翻阅过多而弄得很脏。） Who has hired you to nose into my business？（谁雇用了你来过问干涉我的事务?） How might she tongue me!（Shakespeare）（她将会怎样地说我啊!） Who can stomach such an insult？（谁能容忍这样的侮辱?） There stood a model worker breasted with many medals．（那里站着一位劳模，胸前挂着许多奖章。） The policemen have been fingering the criminal for weeks．（警察秘密监视这个犯罪分子已有数周。） （二）利用“形容词、副词、过去分词或动词+人体各部分名词”构成复合词 1．“形容词+人体各部分名词+ed”构成形容词，如sharp-tongued（说话尖刻的），sharp-eyed（目光锐利的），sharp-eared（听觉敏锐的），long-headed（有远见的），big-mouthed（饶舌的），open-minded（谦虚的，接受意见的），iron-handed（铁腕的），high-handed（采取高压手段的），close-fisted（吝啬的），double- faced（hearted）（奸诈的）等。 He muttered a half-hearted apology．他含糊地半心半意地道了一声歉。 Don’t feel down-hearted about this matter．对于这件事请勿灰心丧气。