一些地道有用的俚语(五) 实用英语
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liplock 接吻 Madonna 和 Britney 那个French kiss大家都看见了吧
snoozer---something tedious or boring 使人打瞌睡的东西
sour-puss-----A habitually gloomy or sullen person 扑克脸
toss-up---- even chance 原意为抛硬币,引申为“对半开的机会”
It is a toss-up whether he will win or lose.
pratfall ---a comedy fall upon one s buttocks 屁蹲儿
pick-up line:
a prepared opening line of conversation intended to get someone interested in having a causal sexual relationship.
不知道中文里面又没有对应的词,我头一回听说这个词是看Will &. Grace, Grace抱回一只小狗结果Will着了魔,吃饭睡觉都舍不得放下狗狗,Grace明白Will同志是太寂寞了,于是劝他go on a date,Will很不自信,她就鼓励道 You still have a pick-up line.
poofter/pooftah/poufer: (Derogatory) 1. a male homosexual. 2. an effeminate male. --adjective 3. homosexual. 对男同性恋的贬称,尤其是对sissy的男同,我看过一个澳大利亚电影Head On,里面一个被激怒的的父亲对女装打扮的儿子就用了这个词儿。同意词还有pansy
party animal: 1. a person who parties hard. 2. a person who is always going to parties. 派对动物
party pooper: a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect, especially at a party. 冷场人物109, on the money
正正好。比如说,两条线正好重叠,扔出去的东西击中目标等。
sabbatical
这个不太是俚语。通常指老师或教授的带薪的长假。
nerd
If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool.
A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books.
As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn t fit in.
cheesy 就是很俗气,质量很次,很愚蠢。人们经常用cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目,电影或者某个人说的话。
Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It s usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says.
I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don t know why these shows are so popular.
wimp 软弱的人,胆小鬼,或者是怕痛的人
A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who can t take pain.
guts 勇气
You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!
take a hike -----to tell someone to leave, or to tell someone to leave you alone.
If I were you, I would have told him to take a hike.
blow off--取消约会,或者是不做自己不想做的事
Bob and I did make plans to go out last night. But he blew me off. He decided to go out with his girlfriend. It wasn t the first time he blew me off.
There are some things in life you just shouldn t blow off.
uptight----tense, irritable, or unable to relax.
Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.