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俚语
经常看美剧的朋友可能会很有体会,英语俚语还是非常有用,你可以不会用或者用不好,但如果看到了或听到了,不明白它的意思,那同样影响交流的,因为有些英语俚语太常见了,每个词都认识,但就是不知道是什么意思。
转了别人发布的一些俚语贴出来。
1 Beintheair将要发生的事情
Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange。
Example:
Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair。
2Cleartheair消除误会
Tosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations
Example:
Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow。
3 Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵
Tobeveryexpensive
Example:
Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg。
4 Abadegg缺乏道德的人
Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided
Example:
Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabadegg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain!
5 IntheBag稳操胜券
Saidofanachievementwhichissecure
Example:
Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement。
6 Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的
Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable
Example:
Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiseyesightdoesnotseemgoodenough。
7 Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价
Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceandconditions
Example:
Amandaisnegotiatingthebestpricefromthesuppliers.Shedrivesahardbargain。
8 Ringabell看上去或听起来非常熟悉
Tolook,soundorseemfamiliar
Example:
Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIseenhimbefore?
9 Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食
Tocutdownonspendingbecausethereislessincomethanbefore
Example:
Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnewclothesandgoingoutsooften。
10 Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟
Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesseffortthandoingthemseparately
Example:
SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,IthoughtofkillingtwobirdswithonestoneandinvitedMr.Biggstotheparty。
11 Beinablackmood情绪极差
Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/her
Example:
Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim。
12 Newblood新成员
Newpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideas
Example:
Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswiththelatesttraining。
13 Feelingblue感到无精打采
Feelingsadordepressed
Example:
She’sfeelingblue,becausethemanshelovesisfaraway。
14 Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相
Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething
Example:
I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsayinggoodbye。
15Apieceofcake轻松的事
Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo
Example:
Here…letmeputthebatteriesinforyou.It’sapieceofcake。
16 Payacall拜访
Tovisitsomebody
Example:
Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsacall,wehaven’tseenthemforages。
17 Bychance偶然,意外的
Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning
Example:
Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall
18 Roundtheclock夜以继日的
Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpause
Example:
Theambulanceservicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeopletrappedinthebuildingtosafety。
19 Keepone’scool保持冷静
Tostaycalminadifficultsituation
Example:
Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofthecarandwalk!
20 Inatightcorner处于困境
Inanextremelydifficultsituation
Example:
WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtogetoutofit。
21 Keepinthedark隐瞒
Tokeepsomethingsecret
Example:
Weknowmybrotherhasanewgirlfriend,buthe'skeepinghernameinthedark。
22 Fallondeafears不加理睬的,不听取
Nottotakeanynoticeofwhatissaid
Example:
Thecitycouncil’sorderthatgarbageshouldbeputinthebinsfellondeafears;thesidewalksarestilllitteredwithtrash!
23 Takethingseasy放轻松
Torelax
Example:
It'sbetterforourhealthtotakethingseasythantoworryaboutproblemsallthetime。
24 Eatlikeahorse吃得很多
Toeatalot;tohaveaverybigappetite
Example:
Fredeatslikeahorse.WhenIwasagrowingladlikehim,Iusedtoeatalot,too。
25 Catchone’seye吸引某人注意
Toattractsomebody’sattention
Example:
Amovementbehindthecurtaincaughtmyeye–Ithoughtitwasaburglarandrushedoutoftheroom!
26 Haveaneyeforsomething对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚
Tobeverygoodatdoingsomething,orhaveagreatunderstandingofsomething。
Example:
Asabotanist,hehastodescribeanddrawplantsaccurately,sohemusthaveaneyefordetail。
27 Turnablindeye。
熟视无睹
Toignoreanaction,eventhoughoneshoulddosomethingaboutit
Example:
Parentswillspoiltheirchildreniftheyconstantlyturnablindeyetotheirbadbehavior。
28 Keepaneyeon照看,密切注视
Towatchcarefully;tolookafter
Example:
Keepaneyeonmypurse–I'mjustgoingtothebathroom。
29Loseface丢脸
Tohaveone'sreputationspoiled;tobeembarrassed
Example:
Thelargedrughouseshavelostface,becausesmallercompaniesaresellingsimilarproductsatacheaperprice!
30 Leadthefield处于领头地位
Tobethemostsuccessfulpersonorgroupinanactivity
Example:
Fordecades,theHouseofDiorledthefieldinelegantfashiondesign。
31 Getoutofhand失去控制
Tobeoutofcontrol
Example:
Theproblemofsuicidebombingsisgettingoutofhand;thereseemstobenowaytostopthem。
32Giveahand提供帮助
Tohelpsomebodywithsomething
Example:
PleasegivemeahandandholdthisboardwhileIpaintit。
33 Learnbyheart牢记
Tomemorizesomething;tohavelearnedsomethingwordforwordorveryprecisely。
Example:
AtschoolweoftenlearnedShakespeare’ssonnetsbyheartandrecitedtheminfrontoftheclass。
34 Onhold尚未办理的事情
Somethingsetasideandwaitingtobedealtwith
Example:
Ourvacationplansareonholdrightnow;becausemyDad’sjustbeenadmittedtohospitalwithastomachulcer。
35 Adarkhorse出乎意料的嬴家
Anunexpectedwinner。
Example:
Adarkhorseinthisyear’sbasketballcupwasJapan!
36 Thebottomline本质内容
Themostessentialpartofsomething
Example:
We’vetalkedalotabouttaxationandimmigration,butthebottomlineisthatwehavetocreatemorejobs。
37 Liveitup狂欢一场
Toenjoyahighstandardoflivingandleadacarefreelife
Example:
Theneighborshavingbeenlivingitupeversincetheywonthesweepstakes。
38 Lookforwardto期待着
Torelishsomefutureprospect;toeagerlyawaitmeetingsomebody。
Example:
YoucantellJakeislookingforwardtohisvacation–hekeepstellingushowmanydaysthereareleftuntilhefinishescollege。
39 Bearinmind记住
Toremembersomethingwhichcanbeofhelpinthefuture。
Example:
Beforeyoustartyourperspectivedrawing,bearinmindyoushouldfirstestablishavanishingpoint。
40 Haveamindto想做某事,计划做某事
Tobedecidedon;tointendto
Example:
Theserviceinourhotelwasterrible.Ihaveamindtowritealetterofcomplaint。
41 Beinthemood想要做某事
Tofeellikedoingsomething
Example:
Sheisnotinthemoodforplayingcardsandsayssheshouldreallybepreparingherlecturenotes。
42 Overthemoon欣喜若狂
Extremelyhappy
Example:
She’soverthemoonaboutherpromotion–shereallywasn’texpectingit。
43 Getamoveon赶快
Tohurryup
Example:
Getamoveon!
Thetrainisabouttoleave。
44 Overandabove除…这外,额外的
Inadditionto
Example:
Overandaboveoursalary,wearegettingalargebonus,becausebusinesshasbeenveryprofitablethisyear。
45 Getthepicture了解某事
Tounderstandsomething,tograspsomemeaning
Example:
Whentheystartedcuttingbackandlayingpeopleoffatwork,Igotthepictureandstartinglookingforanotherjob。
46 Beoutofpocket花光了钱的
Tobewithoutmoney
Example:
He’scomplainingbecausehespentallofhismoneyonslotmachinesandnowhe’soutofpocket。
47 Keepsomebodyposted传达消息
Toregularlygivesomebodyup-to-dateinformationordetailsoftheprogressbeingmade。
Example:
Iphonedinattheendofeachworkingdaytokeepmybosspostedaboutdevelopmentsatthetradeconference。
48 Inthelongrun最终,最后
Overalongperiodoftime,onceaprocesshasmatured
Example:
Thegrocerystoreismakingalossrightnow.Inthelongrun,however,wehopetoachieveasituationofstableprofit。
49 Onashoestring生活拮据
Inathriftymanner;withcostsorspendingdowntoabareminimum
Example:
Shelivesonashoestring–shegetsatinypensionandhastobudgetverytightly。
50 Losetrackof失去消息,失去线索
Tolosecontactwithsomebodytonotknowwheresomethingis
Example:
IlosttrackofFranwhenshemovedtoBoston.I’veeventriedtolocateherontheInternet。
clockin打卡
Don’tforgettoclockin,otherwiseyouwon’tgetpaid. 别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。
comeonto对...轻薄;吃豆腐
TanyaslappedBillafterhecameontoher.Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
comeeasily易如反掌
Languagescomeeasilytosomepeople.语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
don’thaveacow别大惊小怪
Don’thaveacow!
I’llpayforthedamages.别大惊小怪的!
我会赔偿损失的。
pusharound欺骗
Don’ttrytopushmearound!
别想耍我!
keepone’sshirton保持冷静
Keepyourshirton.Hedidn’tmeantooffendyou.That’sjustthewayhetalks.保持冷静。
那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。
coolit冷静一点
Coolit.Youaremakingmemad.冷静一点。
你快把我逼疯了。
joyride兜风
Let’sgoforajoyride.让我们去兜兜风。
rap说唱乐
Doyoulikerapmusic?
Ihavetroubleunderstandingthewords.你喜欢说唱音乐吗?
我听不太懂其中的歌词。
red-letterday大日子
Thisisared-letterdayforSusan.Shemadeherfirstsaletoaveryimportantclient.今天是susan的大日子
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