常见英语俚语

2017-02-21

真正经常和老外打交道后,你会发现英语俚语还是非常有用,你可以不会用或者用不好,但如果看到了或听到了,不明白它的意思,那同样影响交流的,因为有些英语俚语太常见了,每个词都认识,但就是不知道是什么意思。你们知道有哪些常见英语俚语呢?接下来就请跟随小编一起来学习一下吧。

常见英语俚语精选

a big dog 看门狗、保镖;要人

You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿!

hot dog 热狗

dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒

a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁

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,

He that lies down with dogs must rise

up with flea.

近朱者赤,近墨者黑

A good dog deserves a good bone.

西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" a

a dog in the manger 占着马槽(不拉屎)

Honey, I forget to duck. 亲爱的,我忘记闪开了。

eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信,最后不得不承认错误。

eat his words 食言

out at elbows 捉襟见肘

elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道

get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛

mind your eye 叫别人当心

blink our eyes 眨眼睛

flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼

make eyes 抛媚眼

cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波

You have an eye for something.

有眼光有见解

finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉

pencil the eyebrows 描眉

eyebrow pencil 眉笔

rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉

eyelash grower 睫毛膏

eyelash curler 卷睫毛器

without turning an eyelash

泰然自若,不动声色

not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉

not bat an eyelid 对事情泰然自若

hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕

face the music 不得不接受惩罚、承担后果,必须承受出现的局面

a matter of face 面子攸关的事情

常见英语俚语拓展

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。

save one's face 挽回面子

pull a long face 拉长了脸

make a face at you 对你做个鬼脸

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!

cold fish 态度冷冰冰,没有热情的人。

drink like a fish 牛饮

flats 平跟鞋

footfall 客流量

例如:We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support

them and

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。

green eyed 嫉妒

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。

green hand 生手

例如: I'm still green at my job.

我依然是个新手。

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。

green revolution 绿色革命

例如:These developing countries produced enough food to serve their

people after

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。

the green years 青春年华

He is ripe in years but green in heart.

形容某人是老当益壮

lose your heart to someone

和某人谈恋爱

lack heart 缺乏勇气

win your heart 赢得你的心

broken heart 破碎的心

heart of stone 石头心肠

pour out your heart 倾吐你的心事

have a heart 可怜可怜你

his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的

not to wear your heart on your sleeve

不要太情绪化

Don't take the failure to your heart.

别为失败而难过

lose heart 失去信心

your heart of gold 金子般的心,美好心灵

write a letter to her and declare your

heart. 写信表达爱慕之情

Don't let your heart get cold. 不要让你的热情冷却下来

a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人

put your heart at rest 放下心来

straight from the horse's mouth

来自权威和可靠的消息。

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。

as busy as a bee (象蜜蜂)忙忙碌碌的

as graceful as a swan (象天鹅)姿态优雅的

as gentle as a lamb (象羊羔)性情温顺的

as cunning as a fox (象狐狸)一样狡猾的

as poor as a church mouse

一贫如洗

I'm beat. 我非常疲乏。

beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话

bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险

black sheep 害群之马

Buddy, where is john? 要上厕所?

Bungee jumping 蹦极跳

Stop bugging me, man!

喂,别烦我了。

blue collar 蓝领

white collar 白领

pink collar 粉领族(指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人)

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)

dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书

dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

dog-tired 像狗一样的累

dog watch 夜班

old dog 上了岁数的人、老手

a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者

a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人

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