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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’dgonetothestoreto
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