美国俚语集锦

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美国俚语集锦美国俚语集锦1. apple-polisher马屁精. 例如:She is a realapple-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 and67. 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 after73. 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。