美国俚语集锦167条.doc

美国俚语集锦167条 1. apple-polisher 马屁精. 例如She is a real apple-polisher for the way shes 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. Im beat. 我非常疲乏 8. beat gums 空洞无物用处不大!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 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. Youre 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 ones 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 sheeps 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 ones 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