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真正的大全!! English slangs美国俚语美国口语俚语(1) 1.clock in 打卡 Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。 2.come on to 对...轻薄;吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。 3.come easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。 4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪 Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。 5.push around 欺骗 Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我! 美国口语俚语(2) 1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静 Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。 2.cool it冷静一点 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 3.joy ride兜风 Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。 4.rap说唱乐 Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。 5.red-letter day大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 美国口语俚语(3) 1.go up in smoke成为泡影 Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题,peter的假期泡汤了。 2.hit the road上路 We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧?到家的两个小时呢! 3.shape up表现良好,乖 You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了 Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 5.pull strings运用关系 (源于“拉木偶的线”) He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。 美国口语俚语(4) 1.come again 再说一遍 Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗?你刚说的话我不明白。 2.come clean 全盘托出,招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 3.spring for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦! 5.stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物。 美国口语俚语(5) 1.john厕所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。 2.keep in line管束 He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了,要好好管束一下。 3.jump the gun草率行事 Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。 4.jump to conclusion妄下结论 Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论,先把事情搞清楚。 5.lemon次 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 这辆车真次,已经坏了四次了! 美国口语俚语(6) 1.fishy 可疑的 His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 2.flip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐歪了。 3.fix someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding:) 我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧。(呵,开个玩 笑,习习和macaulay不会生气吧?:) 4.take a shine to 有好感 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。 5.third wheel 累赘,电灯泡 You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了,我不想当电灯泡。 美国口语俚语(7) 1.ripoff 骗人的东西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesn't work! 真是个骗人货!我买的新车启动不了! 2.rock the boat 找麻烦 Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了,事情这样就够好了。 3.blow it 搞砸了,弄坏了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 4.in hot water 有麻烦 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。 5.put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。 美国口语俚语(8) 1.flop (表演、电影等)不卖座,失败 The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 这部电影卖座率奇低,没有人去看。 2.drop in/by/over 随时造访 Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家,也喜欢游人做伴。 3.drop a line 写信 Drop me a line! 给我写信! 4.duck 躲闪,突然低下头 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。 5.go with the flow 随从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说,她就怎么做。 美国口语俚语(9) 1.act up 胡闹,出毛病 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室,孩子们就闹起来了。 2.ad lib 即兴而作,随口编 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停 All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。 4.hit it off 投缘,一见如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘,从此成了好朋友。 5.zit 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时,脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢? 美国口语俚语(10) 1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难,你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 2.racket 非法行业,挂羊头卖狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。 3.have it good 享受得很 She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很,大家都依着他。 4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了!你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作! 5.pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇,吃到肚子撑到痛为止。 美国口语俚语(11) 1.down in the dumps垂头丧气 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 2.horse around嬉闹 We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了,该去工作了。 3.pass something up放弃某事物 You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 4.go whole hog全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 5.shoo-in长胜将军 There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 他不会输的,他是位长胜将军。 美国口语俚语(12) 1.get the ball rolling开始 Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 2.get on the ball用心做 If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作,你最好用心做,赶上最后期限! 3.lady-killer帅哥 He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 4.lay off停止,解雇 Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做! 5.knock it off=cut it off停止 Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了!我正想睡觉呢! 美国口语俚语(13) 1.have a passion for钟爱 I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。 2.pep talk打气,鼓励的话 The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 教练在半场时候给球员们打起,希望将他们引上胜利之途。 3.pick someone’s brains请教某人 I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行,我能不能请教你一下? 4.pass out醉到了 He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 5.way back好久以前 We’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。 美国口语俚语(14) 1.hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题 I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你,我不知道还可以找谁求助。 2.have it bad for狂恋 He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. 他狂恋着她,而她却不知道。 3.hung over宿醉未醒 Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night. 别吵醒他,他宿醉仍未醒。 4. has-been过时的人或物 Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。 4.have a bone to pick with有账要算 I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢! 美国口语俚语(15) 1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 I won't let the cat out of the bag. 我不会泄漏秘密的。 2.in the market for 想买,积极物色 People are always in the market for something new and different. 人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
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俚语是一种非正式的语言,通常用在非正式的场合。有时俚语用以表达新鲜事物,或对旧事物赋以新的说法。下面是我给大家带来的俚语大全,欢迎大家来阅读参考,我们一起来看看吧。
常见的俚语汇总(一)
1.beats me我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned that.
我不知道。我们还没学过那个。
2.beat it走开
Beat it! I’m busy right now.
走开!我现在正忙着。
3.beat a dead horse白费口舌,白费力气
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense
beating a dead horse.
我已经下了决心,不要再白费口舌了。
4.John Hancock签名
Put your John Hancock right here.
请在这里签名。
5.keep it under raps保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it under eraps.
不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
6.kick around讨论;多考虑一下
Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision.
我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。
7.junkie吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.
这名吸毒者为了买更多的而偷钱。
8.put away大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.
我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。
9.put a move on挑逗
He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.
他想要挑逗她,但她拒绝了他。
10.put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀,不惜一切
I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for me someday.
我为你两肋插刀,我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。
常见的俚语汇总(二)
含义: Full of men. (全是男人)
造句: “The club was fucking terrible last night, it was a proper sausage fest in there.” (昨晚这个俱乐部太糟糕了,全是男人!)
含义: The best.(最棒的)
造句: “That bacon sandwich I had this morning was the absolute dog’s bollocks.” (我今天早上吃的配干三明治绝对是最棒的!)
含义: A really long time.(特别长的时间)
造句: “How’s your friend Lisa from school?” “Oh, god knows. I haven’t seen her for donkey’s years.”(-你的校友Lisa最近怎么样了?-上帝才知道呢,我已经很久没见过她了)
含义: Are you joking?(你是在逗我吗?)
造句: “You’d rather go shopping with your mum than come down the pub with me? Are you having a laugh?” (你宁愿和你妈妈去购物也不愿意和我去酒吧?你是在逗我吗?)
含义: Really cheap.(真心便宜)
造句: “Where did you get that TV?” “Oh, I just found it on eBay, it was cheap as chips.” (-你从哪儿买的那台电视?-我在eBay上买的,真心便宜!)
含义: There you are.(就在那里)
造句: “Take a left at the end of the road, and Bob’s your uncle, there’s the strip club.” (在道路尽头左转,然后你要找的那个脱衣舞俱乐部了就在那里啦)。
含义: Being a third wheel (做一个电灯泡)
造句: “Oh, you’re going to the cinema with Jamie and Robin, do you not find it weird playing gooseberry like that?”(你要与Jamie和Robin一起去看电影?你难道不觉得做一个电灯泡很怪吗?)
含义: Go to the toilet.(去厕所)
造句: “Excuse me for one moment, I just need to spend a penny.” (不好意思,我要去一下厕所)。
含义: Going out and getting drunk.(出去玩,喝到醉)
造句: “Friday niiiight, let’s get on the piss lads!” (周五的夜,让我们一起出去玩,喝到醉!)
含义: Go too far.(太过分了)
造句: “Harry getting with my sister was one thing but him getting with my mum too just takes the biscuit.”(Harry勾搭我姐姐也就算了,但是他还要勾搭我妈妈可真的太过分了)。
含义: sauage fest(人山人海,人满为患)
造句: “The club was fucking terrible last night, it was a proper sausage fest in there.”昨晚这间酒吧好吵,真的是人满为患。
含义:the dog’s bollocks最好的 (bollocks 胡说)
造句: “That bacon sandwich I had this morning was the absolute dog’s bollocks.”
今天早上吃的那个培根三明治真的是最棒的。
含义:fell arse over tit跌得不轻
造句: “You were so pissed (恼火)last night mate, you walked out of the pub and fell arse over tit in the street.”哥们,你昨晚太恼火了,走出酒吧,就在大街上跌倒了。
含义:as the actress said to the bishop引出一个暗讽
造句: “Oh my, look at the size of that sausage…as the actress said to the bishop.”
啊,好吧,看看这根香肠(多大吧),呵呵。。。
含义:donkey’s years很长一段时间
造句: “How’s your friend Lisa from school?” “Oh, god knows. I haven’t seen her for donkey’s years.”你的朋友lisa怎么样了? 天知道,我好久没见她了。
含义:Are you having a laugh?你在开玩笑嘛?
造句: “You’d rather go shopping with your mum than come down the pub with me? Are you having a laugh?”你宁愿和你麻麻一起逛街也不愿陪我去泡吧?你在逗我嘛?
含义:cheap as chips便宜到没朋友。
造句: “Where did you get that TV?” “Oh, I just found it on eBay, it was cheap as chips.”你在哪儿买的电视机? 我在ebay上买的,真的是很便宜。
含义:liquid lunch午餐喝酒不吃饭
造句: “Mate, I’m absolutely battered, I had a liquid lunch and now I have to go back to work. I’ve fucked it.”老兄,我现在真的很崩溃。中午喝了酒没吃饭,现在却要工作了。
含义:not cricket不对的,不公平的。
造句: “I can’t believe Barry left just before it was his turn to buy a round, that’s just not cricket.”
难以相信轮到Barry的时候他居然溜了。太不厚道了。
含义:see a man about a dog 去了一个神秘的地方,通常指洗手间。
造句: “Sorry, give me a minute, I’ve got to go see a man about a dog.”抱歉,等我下,我得去下洗手间。
含义:playing gooseberry充当电灯泡 (gooseberry 鹅莓)
造句: “Oh, you’re going to the cinema with Jamie and Robin. Do you not find it weird playing gooseberry like that?”啊,你要跟着Jamie 和Robin去看电影,你不觉得这样去当电灯泡很奇怪嘛?
含义:Bob’s your uncle 就到(那里)了。
造句: “Take a left at the end of the road, then the second right, and Bob’s your uncle, there’s the strip club.”这条路走到尽头左转,然后再右转,就到了,那个就是脱衣舞俱乐部。
如果大家平时看英剧很多的话,可能早就发现英国人真的很爱用俚语。很多人说,英式英语中这么多俚语主要是因为英国人很喜欢讽刺,而且直接说脏话有辱绅士作风,所以创造了这么多俚语。毕竟这些俚语听起来就觉得:So British!最后给大家推荐一个学习现代俚语的好网站,相信很多小伙伴都知道,就是Urban Dictionary。Urban Dictionary中文译名为“城市词典”,是一个美国在线俚语词典,该词典收录了很多常规词典里面查不到的流行英文俚语俗语。
常见的俚语汇总(三)
dog and pony show 新闻发布会,任何精心准备的表演
dog biscuit 饼干(学生用语);没有吸引力的女孩(1940年代学生偶尔用语)
dog collar 衣领开口在背后者,如天主教神父着装
dog days 个人觉得无精打采、意兴阑珊的日子,枯燥沉闷的日子,妇女月经来潮的日子;消耗人们体力的、热而潮湿的夏日,特指仲夏日(参阅dog days:美国俚语中的“三伏天”)
dog-end 烟头,香烟屁股
dog eye 责备的一瞥;哀求的目光
dog hole (不安全的)小煤窑
dog it 摆阔,装模作样;拈轻怕重,吊儿郎当;逃跑开溜,特指从讨厌的社交场合离开;过寄生生活
dog kennel/doghouse 像狗舍的小屋子,如临时使用的小办公室;失宠或失势,被打入冷宫,to be in the dog house表示将要失宠或失势
dog-naper/dog-napper 偷狗者
dog out 把……打扮得花里胡哨
dog-robber 棒球裁判
dog show 脚部检查(二战陆军用语)
dog tent/pup tent 可供一到两人地上睡觉的小帐篷
dog up 穿上自己最好的衣服
dog-wagon 餐车
doggery 下等酒吧间
doggone 该死的,天罚的
dog's nose 含啤酒或麦酒并混合杜松子酒(gin)和甜酒(rum)的饮料
dogs 人类双脚,特指一双脚
work like a dog 拼命工作
dog-eared books 堵得卷了边的书
dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠
dog-tired 像狗一样的累
dog watch 夜班
old dog 行家里手
a sly dog 狡猾的人
a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙小人
a big dog 看门狗、保镖、大人物
a dirty dog 无耻之人
a top dog 位高权重的人
a dog in manger 站着茅坑不拉屎的人
常见的俚语汇总(四)
Learning English isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (learning English is difficult). First, grammar muddies the waters (makes things unclear), and idiomatic expressions only add fuel to the fire (make things worse).
学习英语并不是人们所说的一切(学习英语很困难)。首先,语法使一切都变得模糊不清(使事情变得模糊不清),惯用的表达方式只会火上浇油(使事情变得更糟)。
If you’re taking the TOEFL or the TOEIC, or just want to know more common idioms, read this list of 40 common idiomatic expressions before you take the test. They may just help your English language acquisition soar (get much better).
如果你正在参加托福或托业考试,或者只是想了解更多的常用习语,那么在考试前,请阅读这40个常用习语表达的列表。他们可能只是帮助你的英语学习飙升(变得更好)。
Common English Idioms
常见的英文习语
24/7: Twenty-four hours a day; seven days a week; all the time; constantly. My little sister irritates me 24/7!
24/7:一天二十四小时;一周七天;时时刻刻;时时刻刻。我妹妹24小时不停地惹我生气!
A short fuse: A quick temper. Jamie is known for his short fuse; just a few days ago he screamed at his coach for not letting him play.
导火索:急躁的脾气。杰米以他的短发闻名;就在几天前,他因为教练不让他上场而大喊大叫。
A taste of your own medicine: Bad treatment deservedly received for treating other people badly. After constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to give Juan a taste of his own medicine and ordered twenty-seven pizzas to be delivered to Juan’s house.
自食其果:对别人不好,理应受到不好的待遇。朱利安不断地被人恶作剧,他决定让胡安自食其果,并点了二十七个比萨饼送到胡安家。
Butterflies in my stomach: To be nervous. Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.
我心里七上八下:紧张。利亚姆上台拉小提琴前,心里七上八下。
By the skin of your teeth: To just barely get by or make it. Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.
侥幸成功:勉强通过或完成它。莱斯特生硬地组成了这支舞蹈队;你可以看出他已经很久没有跳爵士乐了。
Cat got your tongue?: Can’t you speak? (Usually said to embarrass the other person). I just saw you kissing my boyfriend. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?
一言不发?你不能说话吗?(通常是说让对方难堪)。我刚看见你在吻我男朋友。怎么了?你怎么一句话也不说?
Crying wolf: To ask for help when you don't need it. You have cried wolf so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.
虚张声势的人:在你不需要的时候寻求帮助。你虚张声势了很多次,当你真的受伤的时候,没有人相信你。
Cut someone some slack: To not judge someone too harshly. Hey. Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my frog hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!
让某人松懈:不要过于严厉地评判某人。嘿。让我放松一下。上周我真的很忙我的猎蛙生意,忘了打电话。我很抱歉!
Down for the count: Tired; giving up; unable or unwilling to participate any longer. No, you can’t take my dog for a walk—she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day.
倒数:累了;放弃了;不能或不愿再参加。不,你不能带我的狗去散步。她整天追猫,现在要被数到。
Draw the line: To stop; to know the point where something goes from okay to not okay. Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people.
划清界限:停下来;知道某物从好到不好的位置。现在我在3.4万人面前发言时划清界限。
Easier said than done: Not as easy as it appears to be. You want me to come to work at 6:00 AM? Easier said than done!
说起来容易做起来难:不像看上去那么容易。你要我早上6点来上班吗?说起来容易做起来难!
Every cloud has a silver lining: You can find good in every bad situation. Even though you just got fired, remember that every cloud has a silver lining—at least you don’t have to work for that grouchy boss anymore!
乌云背后就是阳光:你可以在每一个糟糕的情况下找到好的一面。即使你刚被炒鱿鱼,记住乌云背后就是阳光,至少你不必再为那个脾气暴躁的老板工作了!
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