Egg是个有趣蛋美国俚语.docx

1、Egg是个有趣蛋美国俚语egg 用于一些名词短语或句中，组成五花八门的“蛋”：1. a good egg 好人；好东西 2. golden eggs 大利益（来自希腊神话杀鹅取卵的故事） 3. a goose egg a ducks egg 零分4. dumb egg 傻瓜 5. old egg 老朋友；老兄6. good egg 讨人喜欢的人；好小伙子 7. hard-boiled egg 无情的人；吝啬鬼 8. nest egg 留窝蛋；储蓄金9. rocs egg 镜花水月，虚幻的事物（roc是阿拉伯传说中的白色巨鸟）10. Put all eggs in a basket 孤注一掷11

2、. in the egg 初期12. a bad egg 坏人, 坏蛋13. an egg head理想主义者与狗狗相关的俚语短句He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。Lead a dogs life 过穷困潦倒的日子 Not have a dogs chance毫无机缘Top dog 当权派；头儿Treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看A hunting dog 猎犬A lazy dog 懒汉A gay dog 一个快乐的人A dirty dog 下流坯Dog-days n.pl. 三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子A good dog des

3、erves a good bone. 好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。A staff (stick) is quickly soon found to beat a dog with.欲加上罪, 何患无辞。An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠;An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)老狗学不了新把戏（老年人很难适应新事物）。As (like) a dog

4、 with two tails超级高兴Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。Be (old) dog at (a thing) 对有经验; 对很内行Beware of a silent dog and still water.提防不吠的狗, 小心静止的水。Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。Every dog is a lion at home. Every dog is valiant at his own door.狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。Figh

5、t dog, fight bear.打个青红皂白Give a dog a bad an ill name(and hang him).一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. let sleeping dogs lie; dont wake a sleeping dog.别多事, 别惹麻烦。Love me, love my dog.你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。ScornfulHungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择

6、, 饥不择食。Teach an old dog new tricks使守旧的人接受新事物Teach the dog to bark教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)The dog returns to his vomit.狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。俚语集锦secret weapon 秘密武器see right through someone 一眼看破，洞烛其奸shoot for the stars sick and tired 射星星（立志要高）sit shotgun 厌烦six one way, half a dozen the other一 边六个，一边半打（半斤八两）skate

7、on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in ones closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊smooth sailing 一帆风顺snowball 滚雪球，越滚越大snowballs chance in hell 雪球进了地狱（希望不大）spark 火星（来电）spineless 没脊梁（没有骨气）split hairs 细分头发（吹毛求疵）stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗害）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）st

8、and someone up 对方失约，让人空等stick a fork in him, hes done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧stop and smell the roses 停下来闻玫瑰（享受生活）straw that broke the camels back压断骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）straight from the horses mouth 听马说的（按照最靠得住的消息来源）strike out 三振出局stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打take a hike 走路（滚蛋）take a rain check 因雨停赛时

9、送给观众下次免费来看的票（另一次机缘）take off 起身take one for the team 为了全队挨一下（为了集体利益，捐躯个人利益）take the word right out of someones mouth 替我说了（你所说的正是我想要说的）the ball is in someones court 球在你那里（该你行动了）the walls have ears 墙有耳朵（隔墙有耳）the whole nine yards 整整九码（一举成功，美式足球的攻方一次需推动十码）throw in the towel 扔毛巾（认输，舍弃）tie the knot 打结（成婚）t

10、oe the line 安分守纪，沿着线走tongue in cheek 闲磕牙（挖苦地）too many cooks in the kitchen 厨房里厨子太多（筑室道谋，三个僧人没水渴）twinkle in your mothers eye 母亲眼中的一闪灵光（未出娘胎）twisted 脾气拧，别扭two left feet 有两左脚（笨手笨脚）under my skin 钻到我的皮下（让我极不愉快）under the weather 受了风寒until the cows come home 等到牛回家（空等，白等）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青

11、（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）walk in someones shoes 穿他的鞋走走看（设身处地，经历相同）walk on air（高兴得）脚不点地，飘飘然washed up 像是洗过的（筋疲力尽，力气都放完了）water off a ducks back 鸭背的水珠（马耳东风）water under the bridge 桥下的水（逝水，覆水）when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全 能，全才when

12、pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）wound up 上足发条（紧张，兴奋）wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）wring his neck 扭断他的脖子 美语俚语11. clock in 打卡 Dont forget to clock in, otherwise you wont get paid. 别忘了打卡，不然领不到钱。 2. come on to 对轻薄；吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. T

13、anya在Bill对她轻薄以后打了他一巴掌。 3. come easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来讲易如反掌。 4. dont have a cow别大惊小怪 Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会补偿损失的。 5. push around 欺骗 Dont try to push me around! 别想耍我！6. keep ones shirt on维持冷静 Keep your shirt on. He didnt mean to offend

14、you. Thats just the way he talks. 维持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非成心要冒犯你。 7. cool it冷静点 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静点，你快把我逼疯了。 8. joy ride兜风 Lets go for a joy ride. 让咱们去兜兜风吧。 9. 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。 10. red-letter day大日子 This is a red-l

15、etter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子，她和一个超级重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 11. go up in smoke成为泡影 Peters 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。 12. hit the road上路 We should probably hit the road. Its going to take us tw

16、o hours to get home. 咱们该上路了吧？抵家得两个小时呢！ 13. shape up表现良好，乖 Youd better shape up if you want to stay on. 若是你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 14. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了 Dont 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。 15. pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”） He pulled some strings

17、 and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替咱们拿到音乐会前排的位子。16. come again 再说一遍 Come again? I didnt quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 17. come clean 通盘托出，供认 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 18. spring for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客用饭吧。 19. spill the

18、 beans 泄漏秘密 Dont spill the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！ 20. 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。21. john茅厕 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去茅厕，在车里等我一下。 22. keep in line管制 He needs to

19、 be kept in line. Hes too wild. 他太野了，要好好管制一下。 23. jump the gun轻率行事 Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要轻率行事。咱们应该耐心等一会儿。 24. jump to conclusion妄下结论 Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把情形弄清楚。 25. lemon次、差 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down fo

20、ur times. 这辆车真差，已经坏了四次了！ 可疑的 His story sounds fishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。咱们应该看看究竟是不是真的。 out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告知克里斯咱们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。 28. fix someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Lets fix them up. (Haha,j

21、ust kidding:) 我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，咱们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：） 29. 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。 30. third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 You two go on ahead. I dont want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 31. rip o

22、ff 骗人的东西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesnt work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！ 32. rock the boat 找麻烦 Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，情形如此就够好了。 33. blow it 弄砸了，弄坏了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试考砸了。 34. in hot water 有麻烦 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently

23、. 近段时刻他跟女友的关系有点僵。 35. put ones foot in ones 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领。36. flop（演出、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。 37. drop in/by/over 随时造访 Feel free to drop

24、 in anytime. Im usually home and Id love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢有人做伴。 38. drop a line 写信 Drop me a line! 给我写信！ 39. duck 躲闪，突然低下头 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he wont hit his head. 提示小波比爬到桌下时要垂头才不会受伤。 40. go with the flow 侍从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-goin

25、g 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。 41. 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。 42. 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演出。 43. blah-blah-blah 说个不断 All she does is go blah-blah-bl

26、ah all night. 她整夜说个不断。 44. 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。 45. 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? 为何每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个专门大的青春痘呢？ 46. put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Dont put m

27、e on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别如此让我为难，你明白我不能给你机密消息的。 47. racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定冲击那个非法行业。 48. 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。 49. Dont knock i

28、t 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必能够找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ 50. pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 咱们大吃薯条和曲奇，直到肚子撑到痛为止。美语俚语2 1. down in the dumps没精打采 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost th

29、e championship game. 球员输掉决赛那一场后个个没精打采。 2. horse around嬉闹 Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 咱们闹够了，该去工作了。 3. pass something up舍弃某事物 You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你可不能错过那个工作，这种机缘一生才有一次。 4. go whole hog全力以赴 She went whole hog in

30、 planning he New Years Eve party. 她全心全力筹备新年晚会。 5. shoo-in长胜将军 Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是长胜将军。 the ball rolling开始 Lets get the ball rolling.让咱们开始吧。 7. get on the ball用心做 If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 若是你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ 8. lady-killer帅哥 Hes a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 9. lay off停止，辞退 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告知我怎么去做！ 10. knock it off=cut it off停止 Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ 11. have a passion for钟爱I have a passion for blue dresses.我钟爱蓝色的衣服。12.