1. apple of one's eye 掌上明珠、心肝宝贝(指某人极为珍爱的人或物)
例句：Grandfather always made the most fuss of Gillian; she is the apple of his eye.
祖父总是极其宠爱吉林恩，她是他的掌上明珠。
2. apple-polisher 马屁精
例句：John is such an apple-polisher, he always agrees with whatever the boss says.
约翰就是一个马屁精，不管老板说什么他都同意。
3. apples and oranges 风马牛不相及的事物
例句：Men and women are like apples and oranges.
男人和女人是完全不同的。
4. rotten apple 坏家伙、害群之马
例句：He's a rotten apple.
他是一个讨厌的家伙。
5. upset the apple cart 搞砸或毁坏某事物
例句：Tom really upset the apple cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane.
汤姆把珍妮的真实情况告诉了玛丽，他可真把事情给搞砸了。
6. an apple of discord 争端;祸根
例句：I sense an apple of discord between you two.
我感觉你们俩不和。
7. apple of sodom 金玉其外，败絮其中;徒具其表而无其实之物
例句：The thing I bought yesterday was found to be an apple of Sodom.
我昨天买的那样东西外表好看，而实际上用处不大。
8. dead sea apple 不可靠的成就;令人失望的事情
例句：This proposal sounds perfect but it will be dead sea apple if we don't do it exactly right.
这个计划听起来很完美，但如果我们不切实执行，一切都是一场空。
