美國口語俚語大全

1、美國口語俚語大全1. down in the dumps垂頭喪氣   The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the   championship game.   球員輸?shù)魶Q賽哪一場后個個垂頭喪氣。   2. horse around嬉鬧   We"ve horsed around long enough. It"s time to get to work.   我們鬧夠了，該去工作了。   3. pass something up

2、放棄某事物   You can"t pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once   in a lifetime.   你不可錯過這個工作。這種機會一輩子才有一次。   4. go whole hog全力以赴   She went whole hog in planning he New Year"s Eve party.   她全心全力籌辦新年晚會。   5. shoo-in長勝將軍   There"s no w

3、ay he can lose. He"s a shoo-in.   他不會輸?shù)?，他是位長勝將軍。   美國口語俚語（12）   1. get the ball rolling開始   Let"s get the ball rolling.讓我們開始吧。   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.   如果你還想要

4、你的那份工作，你最好用心做，趕上最后期限！   3. lady-killer帥哥   He"s a real lady-killer.   他是個不折不扣的帥哥。   4. lay off停止，解雇   Lay off! I don"t need you to tell me what to do!   別再講了!我不需要你告訴我怎么去做！   5. knock it off=cut it off停止   Knock it off! I"m trying to get some sle

5、ep.   別吵了！我正想睡覺呢！     美國口語俚語（13）   1. have a passion for鐘愛   I have a passion for blue dresses.   我鐘愛藍色的衣服。   2. pep talk打氣，鼓勵的話   The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.   教練在半場時候給球員們打起，希望將他們引上勝利之途。   3. pick

6、 someones brains請教某人   I dont understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since youre so knowledgeable in this area?   我對醫(yī)學術語一無所知。你在這方面如此在行，我能不能請教你一下？   4. pass out醉倒了   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

7、   Weve been friends since way back.   我們老早就是好朋友了。   美國口語俚語（14）   1. hit someone with a problem讓某人面對問題   Im sorry to hit you with this problem. I dont know who else to turn to.   很抱歉把這個問題拋給你，我不知道還可以找誰求助。   2. have it bad for狂戀   He really has it bad for her, b

8、ut she has no ideas.   他狂戀著她，而她卻不知道。   3. hung over宿醉未醒   Dont disturb him. Hes still hung over from last night.   別吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。   4. has-been過時的人或物   Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.   麗莎已經(jīng)過時了。沒人會再雇傭她。   4. have a bone to pick with有賬要算  

9、 I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.   我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒還呢！     美國口語俚語（15）   1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密   I won"t let the cat out of the bag.   我不會泄漏秘密的。   2. in the market for 想買，積極物色   People are a

10、lways in the market for something new and different.   人們總想買點新奇的且與眾不同的東西。   3. meddle in 干涉，攪和   Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.   哈羅德要求老板別再干涉他的私生活。   4. screw loose脫線，神經(jīng)不對頭   Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he"s acting really stra

11、ngely.   Bill一定是哪根筋不對，他的行動真奇怪。   5. sell someone on 以.說服某人   She sold me on her idea. I think it will work.   她用她的看法說服了我，我想那行得通。   1. hang in there忍耐一下   Hang in there. Things will look up soon.   忍耐一下。事情很快就會好轉(zhuǎn)的。   2. hands-off無為而治，順其自然   He takes a hands

12、-off approach when it comes to raising his children.   他用無為而治的方式教養(yǎng)小孩。   3. gag me with a spoon我快吐了   Gag me with a spoon! Please dont tell me such disgusting stories any more.   我快吐了！請別再說這么惡心的故事了。   4. get a move on趕快   Get a move on. You cant park your car here.  

13、 趕快！你不能在這兒停車。   5. cook up想出   He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.   他想出一個在他太太生日時讓她驚喜的妙法。   美國口語俚語（17）   1. roll with the punches逆來順受   You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.   如果你想在這一行生存下去的話，就得逆來順受

14、。   2. right off the bat立刻   I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.   我正準備和他大打一場，但是他馬上就投降了。   3. get ones feet wet參與，開始做   Its not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or danci

15、ng.   單單寫作對你不好。你應該涉獵一下繪畫或舞蹈。   4. get after盯著，責備   Anns mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.   安的媽媽盯著她，要她把衣服掛好。   5. pan out成功，奏效   Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.   這筆生意不幸沒有成功，我損失了1，000美元。   美國口語俚語（18）   1. sc

16、rew someone over欺負某人   After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?   愛麗斯工作了十年之后，無緣無故被炒魷魚。他們怎么可以這樣欺負她呢？   2. down to the wire等到最后一刻才開始做事   Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could

17、 never leave it down to the wire like that.   彼得總是等到最后一刻才開始做事。我從不想他那樣等到最后一刻才開始干。   3. buck抗拒   You cant buck the system.   你無法抗拒整個制度。   4. blockhead笨蛋   Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.   阿諾德是我見過的最笨的人。   5. blow the lid off揭發(fā)（丑聞）   That newspaper

18、story blew the lid off the Senators illegal business deals.   報紙的報道揭發(fā)了參議員的非法勾當。   美國口語俚語（19）   1. round up集合   Round everybody up. Its time for our business meeting.   叫大家集合，開會時間到了。   2. put someone up留宿某人   I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is bi

19、g enough for two people.   你可以在我這里住幾天。我的公寓可以住兩個人。   3. take care of business負責   Whos going to take care of business while I am away?   我不在的時候誰負責？   4. take out on拿出氣   Dont take your frustrations out on me.   別把氣出在我身上。   5. hot stuff大人物   He thinks hes hot stuff. But everybody else thinks hes a jerk.   他自以為了不得，但其他人認為他是個