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地道的美语常用俚语50个

地道的美语常用俚语-50个

洛基提醒：

英语学习已经进入互联网时代

　　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.

　　43Getamoveon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.