英语中的委婉语汇编.docx

1、英语中的委婉语汇编（1）Death(死亡） to be asleep in the Arms of God (本义）安睡在上帝的怀中 to be at peace (本义）平静了 to be at rest (本义）在休息 to be called to God (本义）被召唤到上帝那 to be called home (本义）被召回家 to be home and free (本义）到家自由了 to be taken to paradise (本义）被送进天堂 The call of God (本义）上帝的召唤 to depart (本义）离去 The final departure (本

2、义）最后离去 final sleep (本义）最后一觉 to go home (本义）回家 to go to heaven (本义）进天堂 to go to ones long home (本义）回到永久之家 to go to ones own place (本义）回老家 happy land (本义）乐土 to have fallen asleep (本义）入睡了 to have found rest (本义）得到安息 to have gone to a better place(land,world,life)到一个更好得地方 in heaven (本义）在天堂 to join ones

3、ancestors (本义）加入先人的行列 join the Great majority (本义）加入大多数 to leave this world (本义）离开今世 to pay ones fee (本义）付费 to rest (本义）休息 to rest in peace (本义）安息 to return to dust (本义）归之尘土 to sleep (本义)长眠 with God (本义)和上帝在一起 with their Father (本义)与圣父在一起 to fall (本义)倒下了 to do ones bit (本义)尽职了 to lay down ones life

4、(本义)放下自己的生命 to be no longer with us (本义)不再与我们在一起了 to be out of pain (本义)摆脱痛苦 to breathe ones last (本义)呼了最后一口气 to cancel ones account (本义)销帐 pay ones last debt (本义)付最后一笔债 kick the bucket 翘辫子 pop off (the hooks) 翘辫子 get off the hooks 脱身了 to fade away (本义)消失 to make ones exit (本义)退场 to kick off (本义)开球

5、to be free (本义)解脱了 to be gone (本义)去了 to be no more (本义)不复存在 to close ones eyes (本义)瞑目 to come to an end (本义)结束 to go beyond (本义)到远方去 to expire (本义)呼气 to go off (本义)离去 to go ones last (本义)走到自己的终点 to go ones place (本义)回老家 to go to ones resting place (本义)到休息地去 to go to west (本义)西去 to kick the bucket (本

6、义)踢翻水桶 to lose ones life (本义)失去了生命 to pass away (本义)离去 to stop living (本义)停止生存 to take ones rest (本义)休息 to shut up the shop (本义)关门（4）灰色职业shoe maker 补鞋匠 shoe rebuilder 重整鞋者dish washer 洗盘子的人 utensil maintenance 器皿保全工garbage man 清扫垃圾的人 sanitation engineer 清洁工程师butcher 屠夫 meat technologist 肉类技术专家hair-dr

7、esser 理发师 cosmetologist 美容师undertaker 承办丧事的人 funeral director 殡仪负责人prostitute 妓女 pavement princess 马路天使 maid/ housekeeper (女仆/ 女管家) domestic help / day-help 家务助手，day-help 白天帮工， live- in help 住家帮手optician (眼镜商) vision engineer (视力工程师bedding manufacturer (床具制造商) mattress engineer (床垫工程师) 或sleep engine

8、er (睡眠工程师)School principal ( 中小学校长) educational engineer ( 教育工程师)tree surgeon 花木外科医师beautician 美容师street orderly / sanitary engineer 街道清洁师/卫生工程师maintenance engineer（维修工程师）房屋管理员；landscape-architect（风景建筑师）园林工人；tree-surgeon（树木手术师）修树剪枝的工人；shoe-rebuilder（鞋子再造者）修鞋匠；sanitation engineer（卫生工程师）垃圾工人；pipe engi

9、neer（管道工程师） 管道工heating engineer（水暖工程师）管工；telephone engineer（电话工程师）修理电话的技工；extermination engineer （除害工程师）灭鼠工人；beautician（美容师）理发师；household executive （家政委员）家庭妇女（7）排泄物 to be caught short (本义）给了个冷不妨 the call of nature (本义）自然的需要 Can I add some powder? (本义）我可以茶点粉吗? to cash(write) a check (本义）兑(开)张支票 to do

10、 a job for oneself (本义）做点私事 do ones business (本义）干自己的活 to do ones duty (本义）尽职 to ease oneself (本义）自我轻松一下 to eliminate (本义）逐出 evacuation (本义）排空 to excrete (本义）排泄 to find a haven of rest (本义）寻找安息所 to fix ones face (本义）化装 to freshen up (本义）梳洗打扮 to get some fresh air (本义）去呼吸一点新鲜空气 to give oneself ease (

11、本义）使自己舒服一下to pass water（去排水） 小便to see the stars（看星星）方便to get some fresh air（呼吸新鲜空气）to relieve or to relieve nature（去空身）、to wash ones hand（去洗手或净手）to see ones aunt（去看阿姨）answer natures call（响应自然的召唤）go to washroom（去洗手间）go to the bank（去银行）spend a penny（去花点小钱）to pay a call（拜访）see john（去看约翰）to go somewhere

12、（到什么地方去一下）、consult Mr. Jones（请教琼斯先生）powder ones nose （在鼻子上擦点粉）o have a BM（=bowel movement大便）want to make oneself comfortable（想去使自己舒服点） to go (本义） to go into retreat (本义）去僻静 to go somewhere (本义）出去一下 to go to Egypt (本义）到埃及去 to go to ones private office (本义）到私人办公室去 to go to bathroom (本义）到洗澡间 May I adjo

13、urn? (本义）我可以变换一下地方吗？ May I please be excused? (本义）失陪了 natural necessity (本义）自然的需要 nature stop (本义）自然需要停车 to pluck a rose (本义）摘朵玫瑰 powder ones nose (本义）搽点粉 to relieve oneself (本义）轻松一下 to wash ones hands (本义）洗洗手厕所powder room（化妆室）、convenience（方便去处）、cloakroom（存衣室）、loo(=waterloo, 滑铁卢)、toilet（盥洗室）、gentlem

14、en（男士）、gents（男士房间）、ladies（女士）、ladies（女士房间）bathroom（浴室）、restroom（休息室）、men或mens（男士或男士房间）、women或womens（女士或女士房间）、comfort station（休息处）ugly：homely 不好看plain 平常plain-looking 长相一般ordinary looking 长相一般fat:heavyset 敦实的,富态chubby 丰满的plump丰满的 , 圆胖的stout 壮实的thin:slender 苗条的 slim 苗条的willowy 苗条的svelte 亭亭玉立的，身材细长的lea

15、n 精干的lithe 敏捷的，轻快的她怀孕了 。She has cancelled all her social engagement.She is in an interesting condition.She is in a delicate condition.She is knitting bootees.She is in the family way.She is expecting. Sheisinahnlyway她快要当家了。Sheisknockedup她有了。A hole out in one (本义) 一击入洞An accident (本义) 事故Awkward (本义) 行动不便的To be caught (本义) 被捉住to be gone（本义）已过去了to beget