地道高频有用英语俚语.docx
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地道高频有用英语俚语
Idiom
Definition
(get)onboard
Toagree.Togoalongwith.supportingsomething
(just)wingit
Toimprovise.即兴表演,创作…todosomethingextemporaneously.todothebestthatyoucaninasituationthatyouarenotpreparedfor
toughskin
mentalandemotionaltough,abletoovercomewhatpeoplesayaboutyou
toughcookie
apersonwhoisdifficulttodealwith.
(have)athickskin
abletoignorepersonalcriticism
thick-skinned
1、noteasilyupsetorhurt;insensitive.(Theoppositeofthin-skinned.Typically:
be~;become~;grow~.)
2、ifyouarethick-skinned,youdonotnoticeorgetupsetwhenpeoplecriticizeyou
waterunderthebridge
"somethingiswaterunderthebridge"meanssomethinghappenedalongtimeagobutit'snolongerimportantandI'vesortofforgottenabout,really.It'snotsomethingthatbothersmeanymore.
stickwithit
Donotgiveup.staywithyourtask.
hisbarkisbiggerthanhisbite(somebody/somethinghasmorebarkthanbitealso=somebody's/something'sbarkisworsethantheir/itsbite)
1、Someonemakesalotofharsh-soundingthreatsbutnevercarriesthemout.
2、ifsomeone'sbarkisworsethantheirbite,theyarenotasunpleasantastheyseem,andtheiractionsarenotasbadastheirthreats
dropofadime
veryveryquicklychangeone'smind
strappedfor[cash]≈I'mbroke(withoutanymoney)
needingsomething,usuallymoney.(*Typically:
be~;get~.)
gobroke
to completely run out of money and other assets.
2014/10/23
offthebeatenpath(track)
1、notknownorpopularwithmanypeople
2、Fig.awayfromthefrequentlytraveledroutes.(*Typically:
be~;go~;travel~.)
sailthroughsomething
Etymology(词源学):
basedontheideaofaboatsailingsmoothlyonthewater
1、togoquicklyandsmoothlythroughsomething
2、toeasilysucceedinsomething
falloffthewagon
tostartdrinkingalcoholagain,especiallytoomuchalcohol,afteraperiodwhenyouhavenotdrunkany
fasttrack
1、Thequickestandmostdirectroutetoachievementofagoal,asincompetingforprofessionaladvancement
2、acareertrackinwhichapersonadvancesmorerapidlythanusual
3、arapidmeansofachievingagoal;"theysawindependenceasthefasttracktodemocracy
gooverboard
Togotoextremes,especiallyasaresultofenthusiasm.
Synonyms:
gotoofar,gomad,gooverthetop
throwsthorsboverboard
torejectorabandon
Synonyms:
giveup,abandon,relinquish,surrender,renounce,waive,saygoodbyeto,forsake,cede,castoff,kiss(something)goodbye,layaside
rocktheboat
Tocreateadisturbanceintheexistingsituation
Todisturbthebalanceorroutineofasituation
〈非正式〉找麻烦;捣乱;兴风作浪;惹事生非
betweenarockandahardplace
1、havingtochoosebetweentwoequallyunpleasantalternatives
2、betweenundesirablealternatives.
3、Confrontedwithequallyunpleasantalternativesandfewornoopportunitiestoevadeorcircumventthem.
左右为难;进退维谷
tirekicker
1、Inautosales,aslangtermforapotentialcustomerwhoisunlikelytobuyavehicle.Atirekickerarrivesatadealership,doesnotapproachanysalespersons(anddismissesthosewhoapproach),generallylooksaroundforafewminutesandthenleaves.
2、someoneisnotseriousaboutbuyingsomething,especiallyuseinexpensiveitemslikecar.
只看不买的顾客;只看不买
waitforyourshiptocomein
ship=success,job,….You'llneverbesuccessfulifyoujustsittingaroundanddoingnothing.
runatightship
1、tocontrolabusinessorotherorganizationfirmlyandeffectively
2、torunashiporanorganizationinanorderlyanddisciplinedmanner.(Tautandtightmeanthesamething.Tautiscorrectnautical(航海的,船舶的)use.)
纪律严明,管理严格;管理得很严格;全面控制
hittheroad
Fig.todepart;tobeginone'sjourney,especiallyonaroadtrip;toleaveforhome.
mindyourP'sandQ's
注意你的举止行为,仪态等
rackupsth(likebill)
1.toobtainalargeamountofsomething
2.toscorealargenumberofpoints
rattleone'scage
Etymology:
basedontheideaofrattling(makinganoisebyrepeatedlyhitting)thecagetoannoytheanimalinsideit
tomakesomeoneangryonpurpose,ofteninordertomakethemseemsilly
makeamonkeyoutofsb
1、tocausetoappearridiculous;makeafoolof.
2、Apersonwhoismocked,duped,ormadetoappearafool:
wetthebed
尿床
2014/10/30
walkoneggshells
Etymology(词源学):
basedontheideathateggshellsareeasilybroken
1、1.Fig.towalkverycarefully;totakestepsgingerly.
2、Fig.tobeverydiplomaticandinoffensive.
如履薄冰;小心翼翼;战战兢兢
lostcause
1、acause(agoal,project,wish)whichhasbecome"lost"(notpossibleanymore/toodifficult/givenupallhope)
2、sthcan'tbedone,lesschancetosuccess(注定要失败的努力;败局命定;败局注定,业已失败的事情;没有希望的事情)
3、acausewithnochanceofsuccess
killtwobirdswithonestone
achievetwothingsatonestroke;doublegain
pullyourweight
(inagroup)doyourpart
toworkashardasotherpeopleinagroup
theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree
kidsareliketheirparents“蘋果落地,離樹不遠”、“有其父必有其子”,尤指“上樑不正下樑歪”。
類似用法還有:
achipofftheoldblock、Likefather,likeson.
vegout
toceaseworkingandtakeiteasy;tovegetate(过单调呆板的生活,无所事事)
couchpotato
1、alazypersonwhoidlesawaytime,usuallywatchingthetelevision.
2、alazyindividual,addictedtotelevision-watching.
(takea)dryrun
1、apracticesessioninpreparationforapublicperformance(asofaplayorspeechorconcert)
2、atrialorpractice,espinsimulatedconditions;rehearsal、simulation
3、(Military)militarypracticeinweaponfiring,adrill,oramanoeuvrewithoutusingliveammunition(弹药、军火)
onthefence
characterizedbyindecision,undecided(保持中立;抱观望态度;犹豫不决的)
oftenusedwithsit
Fig.undecidedaboutsomething.(*Typically:
be~;sit~.)
smellsfishy
suspicous,weird,
ifasituationoranexplanationsmellsfishy,itcausesyoutothinkthatsomeoneisbeingdishonest
感觉不太对劲;不靠谱
don'tloseyourcool,keepyourcool
staycalm.don'tbeexcitedorsad
getone'sheadin
集中精力做…
statusquo
Theexistingconditionorstateofaffairs.现状
messwiththeflow
打破常规,特立独行,独具个性,违反规矩,破坏现状等大概意思
2014/11/6
monkeyoffyourbag
sthyouhavepressuretodoinordertoreleasethepressure,usuallyfromeverybodyandforalongtime.
例如火箭希望得到NBA的冠军,每次都打进决赛了,但是每次就是得不到冠军,人们总是说怎么就是得不到。
球迷说多了,火箭也就紧张,希望能有一次获得冠军。
当火箭终于获得冠军了,那么火箭就是monkeyoffitsbag了,终于把球迷给他们的压力释放了!
throwamonkeywrench(intheplan/inthework)
故意给...制造障碍;从中作梗;阻挠;破坏;把…搞砸
flyinthesoup
同monkeywrench差不多。
beusedtomeanthatyoufoundsomethingthatwasnotexpected,somethingwrong,somethinghiddenorsthyouhadn´tbeentoldaboutbecauseyouwerenotsuppsosedtonoticeit.
Thethinggoingwrongwithplan,oneproblemcausesthewholeplantofail.
letthecatoutofthebag
v.Divulge/[美]dɪˈvʌldʒ/(泄露,暴露)confidentialinformationorsecrets
spillthebeans
v.Divulge(makeknown,reveal,leak)confidentialinformationorsecrets
I'llbeoutofyourhair
随后我就不会来烦你了,在你面前消失
outofsomebody'shair表示不打扰或烦扰某人
pullthewooloversomeone'seyes
v.concealone'struemotivesfromespeciallybyelaboratelyfeigninggoodintentionssoastogainanend
totrytotrickorcheatsomeonebygivingthemwronginformation蒙蔽某人;欺骗;蒙骗某人
cutcorners
dosomethingthecheapestoreasiestway(偷工减料)
作为习惯用语,tocutcorners的意思是:
找更方便的办法,或更便宜的办法来做一件事。
但是,这样做并一定会有好的效果。
misstheboat
failtotakeadvantageof(错失良机,往往是比较大的机会)
snoozeyourlose
错失良机(基本都可以用)
seeeyetoeye
v.beinagreement,usuallybussiness、relationship。
要注意的是,要说到在某个问题上意见一致或不同的时候,我们通常用介词on。
seeeyetoeyewithsb.(与某人)看法一致
onceinabluemoon
很少发生的事,也就是中国人所说的千载难逢。
cutit
informal:
做成某事;达到预期;符合标准
1、Toperformuptoexpectationsorarequiredstandard;beacceptable.
2、toperformeffectivelyorsuccessfully.
notgonnacutit/notcuttingit
meansyourworkisnotgoodenough,canbeusedforthingsorpeople.(cutit的否定形式)
Iwasn'tbornyesterday
我又不是三岁小孩。
MeansIdon'tbelieveyou,youdon'ttellthetruth,youtrytotrickme.
usedfortellingsomeonethatyouarenotstupidenoughtobelievewhattheyaresaying
makeanassoutofoneself=makeanassofoneself
ass是指donkey/burroass.丢人现眼,出丑,在公众面前做一些让自己难堪的事。
Todosththatwillcauseyoualotembarrassment.
2014/11/13
acrosstheboard
everydepartmentorallitemsareincluded.
Everyoneisinvolved,affectingeveryone/allpartofthecompany.
bail(thecompany)out
helpsomeonetogetoutoftrouble.usuallyusedinmoney.togiveyoumoneywhenyouaredesperateformoney.
deliverthegoods
meansdoagoodjob,succeedatsth
getofftheground
makesuccessfulbeginning,goahead.
headswillroll
someonewillbepunished,someoneisgetintrouble.
sliceofaction(pieceofaction)
ashareintheactivityorprofitsofsth
takeanosedive
losesomething,fail.Sthverybadhappen,salesdropsdramatically.
Nosedive:
(飞机)俯冲,(价格等)急降、暴跌,(情况)突然变坏
gainground
earnmoremoneythanbefore,getoutofdebt,catchupto
前进,有进展,逼近,越来越为人们所接受
inthemarketfor
preparingtobuysth.veryserioustobuysth
inblackandwhite
1、veryofficial,youcan'targue(合同白纸黑字),inwriting
2、noexcuse,youknowtherightandwrong,veryeasytotellthedifference
3、policecars?
2014/11/20
(carry/have/wear)chiponone'sshoulder
盛气凌人;好打架;好争吵。
referstoholdingagrudge(积怨;怨恨)orgrievance(委屈;抱怨;牢骚;不平的事)thatreadilyprovokes(引发;激起;引起;挑衅)disputation(conflict,debate,argument).
Inamoodforafightorargument.
getsthoffyourchest
talktosomeoneaboutaworryorcencern1.totalkopenlyaboutsomethingthathasbeenupsetting,annoying,orworryingyou,especiallyinordertoreduceorremovethosefeelings.
2.totalktosomeoneaboutsomethingthathasbeenworryingyou,sothatyoufeelbetteraboutit.
发泄情绪或不快
havenostomachforsth
对…不感兴趣;对……没有兴趣;对……没有胃口
havethestomachforsth
对……有兴趣;对…有胃口
nothavethestomacheforsth
youarenotfitto
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