美国俚语集锦.doc

美国俚语集锦

1. apple-polisher　马屁精. 例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
2. as busy as a bee　 （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的
3. as graceful as a swan 　（象天鹅）姿态优雅的
4. as gentle as a lamb 　（象羊羔）性情温顺的
5. as cunning as a fox 　（象狐狸）一样狡猾的
6. as poor as a church mouse 　一贫如洗　　　　　　
7. I'm beat. 　我非常疲乏。
8. beat gums　 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话
9. bell the cat 　为众人的利益承担风险
10. black sheep　 害群之马
11. Buddy, where is john？　 要上厕所?
12. Bungee jumping　 蹦极跳
13. Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。
14. blue collar　 蓝领
15. white collar　 白领
16. pink collar　 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）
17. gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）
18. dog-eared books　 读得卷了边的书
19. dog sleep 　不时惊醒的睡眠
20. dog-tired 　像狗一样的累
21. dog watch　 夜班
22. old dog 　上了岁数的人、老手
23. a sly dog　 偷鸡摸狗者
24. a yellow dog 　杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人
25. a big dog　 看门狗、保镖；要人
26. You're a lucky dog! 　你真是个幸运儿！
27. hot dog　 热狗
28. dog nose 　啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒
29. a dog in a blanket　 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁
30. as faithful as a dog　 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，
31. He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
32. A good dog deserves a good bone. 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头"
33. a dog in the manger 　占着马槽（不拉屎）
34. Honey, I forget to duck. 　亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。
35. eat crow　 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。
36. eat his words 　食言
37. out at elbows　 捉襟见肘
38. elbow one's way　 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道
39. get a black eye　 被别人打青了眼睛
40. mind your eye　 叫别人当心
41. blink our eyes　 眨眼睛
42. flash our eyes at sth.　 瞟一眼
43. make eyes 　抛媚眼
44. cast sheep's eye　 暗送秋波
45. You have an eye for something. 　有眼光有见解
46. finely arched eyebrows　 纤细的弓形眉
47. pencil the eyebrows　 描眉
48. eyebrow pencil 　眉笔
49. rough bushy eyebrows　 浓密的粗眉
50. eyelash grower　 睫毛膏
51. eyelash curler 　卷睫毛器
52. without turning an eyelash 　泰然自若，不动声色
53. not bat an eyelid 　没合眼睡觉
54. not bat an eyelid　 对事情泰然自若
55. hang on by the eyelids 　事情危在旦夕
56. face the music　 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面
57. a matter of face　 面子攸关的事情
58. lose face　 丢面子 例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. (他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。)
59. save one's face 　挽回面子
60. pull a long face 　拉长了脸
61. make a face at you 　对你做个鬼脸
62. have the face 　厚颜无耻.例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so! (你怎么有脸做出这样的事！)
63. cold fish　 态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。
64. drink like a fish　 牛饮　
65. flats　 平跟鞋
66. footfall 　客流量 例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them and
67. drive footfall into their stores. (我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。 )
68. green eyed　 嫉妒
69. green finger（thumb）?把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮. 例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly. (长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。)　
70. green hand　 生手. 例如： I'm still green at my job.(我依然是个新手。)
71. green light　允许、许可.例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you. (我在等您的允许。)
72. green revolution　 绿色革命 .例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
73. green revolution. (绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。)
74. the green years 　青春年华
75. He is ripe in years but green in heart. 　形容某人是老当益壮
76. lose your heart to someone 　和某人谈恋爱　　　
77. lack heart 　缺乏勇气
78. win your heart 　赢得你的心
79. broken heart 　破碎的心
80. heart of stone　 石头心肠
81. pour out your heart　 倾吐你的心事
82. have a heart　 可怜可怜你
83. his heart in the right place 　他的心肠是很好的
84. not to wear your heart on your sleeve　 不要太情绪化
85. Don't take the failure to your heart. 　别为失败而难过
86. lose heart　 失去信心
87. your heart of gold 　金子般的心，美好心灵
88. write a letter to her and declared your heart. 　写信表达爱慕之情
89. Don't let your heart get cold. 　不要让你的热情冷却下来
90. a man after her own heart 　正和她心意的人
91. put your heart at rest 　放下心来
92. straight from the horse's mouth 　来自权威和可靠的消息。
93. I was welcomed with open arms. 　我被热烈欢迎。
94. Jargon　 行话
95. keep a good house　 招待周到. 例如：I haven't got a good house, but I'll keep a good house.(我没有好的房子，但我会招待周到的。)
96. kill someone with kindness　 热情的让人受不了
97. know sth. like the palm of one's hand　 了如指掌
98. lashes　 睫毛
99. lead a cat-and-dog life　 过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。
100. lead a double life 　婚外恋、婚外情
101. leather boots 　皮靴
102. love at first sight　 一见钟情
103. lummox 　傻大个儿. 例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business.(那个傻大个儿把公司买卖搞的一团糟.
104. lean meat　 瘦肉
105. fat meat 　肥肉
106. salted meat 　咸肉
107. fresh meat 　鲜肉
108. smoked meat (bacon)　 熏肉
109. strong meat　 难以消化的食品，难理解的事物
110. grill the meat 　在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油
111. fry the meat　 把肉炒一下
112. a meaty book 　一本有实际内容的好书
113. you young monkey　 小淘气鬼
114. Stop monkeying with my camera! 别摆弄我的相机！
115. make a mokey (out) of　 愚弄、耍弄.例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents. (你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。 )
116. monkey business　 耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼. 例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls.(你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。)
117. Monkey　 代表500美元 .例如：He won a monkey at the horse races. (他在跑马中赢了500美元。)
118. Nature calls 　要上厕所。
119. pain in the neck 　讨厌、恶心.例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck.(你真让我觉得讨厌。)
120. up to one's neck　 忙的不可开交
121. break one's neck 　努力地、拼命地做事. 例如：I'm really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn't get away from the office
122. till 6:30. So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock.(我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹7：00的订婚宴会。)
123. save one's neck 　免受苦难或惩罚. 例如：The fighter planes saved our necks. (空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。)
124. crane one's neck to see sth.　 伸长脖子看什么东西
125. never say uncle 　嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me. (无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。)
126. Tom never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him.(汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。)
127. nitpicker　 爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes
128. others by noticing small and unimportant differences）
129. one track-minded　 单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力.例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend. (如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。 )
130. one's cup of tea 　某人喜欢的事情. 例如：That's not my cup of tea. (那不是我喜欢的事。)
131. I hope you'll soon be in the pink again.　 我希望你早点恢复健康。
132. play the woman　 撒娇
133. pupil　 瞳孔
134. his right man　 他的得力助手
135. The Last Rose of Summer 　夏天的最后一朵玫瑰
136. The Way-Side Rose　 路边的玫瑰
137. the rose of the party 　晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩
138. Everything is comimg up roses.　 自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满.
139. Life is not all roses.　 人生并不是十全十美。
140. No rose without a thorn. 　没有不带刺的玫瑰；
141. rosy view　 乐观看法
142. rosy prospect 　美好前景
143. have roses in your cheeks　 面色红润
144. sandals　 凉鞋
145. set the world on fire　 一些震撼世界的杰出成就
146. platform shoes　 厚底鞋
147. lace up your shoes 　系鞋带
148. common as an old shoe　 不摆架子，平易近人
149. be in another's shoes 　处于别人的位置
150. die in shoes　 暴死街头
151. My shoes bite (me).　 鞋子穿了脚疼
152. hiking shoes　 旅游鞋
153. sports shoes (sneakers)　 运动鞋
154. for a song　 很便宜. 例如：I bought this house for a song.(我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。)
155. soul mate　性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同. 例如：I wouldn't marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine. (碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。)
156. It's a steal! 　真便宜
157. stew　 用小火慢慢地炖
158. sticky business 　让人左右为难的事情
159. two-faced 　两面派. 例如：How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？
160. in hot water　 处在困境之中
161. in smooth water 　进入顺境
162. spend money like water 　花钱大手大脚
163. pour cold water on your idea　 向你的这个想法浇点冷水　　
164. wedge heel　 坡跟鞋　　　　
165. wolf down his food　 狼吞虎咽地吃东西
166. cry wolf 　谎言欺人. 例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes.(那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。
167. from the word go 　立刻，马上. 例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled. But I learned right away we had nothing in common. I knew from the word go it wouldn't work no matter how beautiful she was。(当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。