美國俚語集錦
A
apple-polisher 馬*精
例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss
and making eyes at him.
她是一個(gè)馬*精，整天圍著老板眉來眼去的。
as busy as a bee （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的
as graceful as a swan （象天鵝）姿態(tài)優(yōu)雅的
as gentle as a lamb ?。ㄏ笱蚋幔┬郧闇仨樀?BR> as cunning as a fox ?。ㄏ蠛偅┮粯咏苹?BR> as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗
B
I'm beat. 我非常疲乏。
beat gums 空洞無物、廢話連篇的講話
bell the cat 為眾人的利益承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
black sheep 害群之馬
Buddy, where is john？ 要上廁所?
Bungee jumping 蹦極跳
Stop bugging me, man!
喂，別煩我了。
C
blue collar 藍(lán)領(lǐng)
white collar 白領(lǐng)
pink collar 粉領(lǐng)族（指和藍(lán)領(lǐng)體力工人相當(dāng)?shù)呐怨と耍?BR> gold-collar workers 金領(lǐng)族（一般都有一技之長，對公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至對公司
的利潤大小和收益都有直接的重要影響。他們的工作環(huán)境優(yōu)雅，職業(yè)體面，
有著豐厚的收入和穩(wěn)固的經(jīng)濟(jì)地位）
D
dog-eared books 讀得卷了邊的書
dog sleep 不時(shí)驚醒的睡眠
dog-tired 像狗一樣的累
dog watch 夜班
old dog 上了歲數(shù)的人、老手
a sly dog 偷雞摸狗者
a yellow dog 雜種狗、卑鄙可恥的小人
a big dog 看門狗、保鏢；要人
You're a lucky dog! 你真是個(gè)幸運(yùn)兒！
hot dog 熱狗
dog nose 啤酒與杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷餅或卷布丁
as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠誠，在西方文化中，狗是"忠實(shí)、賣力、辛勞"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.
西方人論功行賞時(shí)常說"好狗應(yīng)有好骨頭" a
a dog in the manger 占著馬槽（不拉屎）
Honey, I forget to duck. 親愛的，我忘記閃開了。
E
eat crow 由于夸大其詞或過分自信，最后不得不承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。
eat his words 食言
out at elbows 捉襟見肘
elbow one's way 用胳膊肘擠來擠去為自己開道
get a black eye 被別人打青了眼睛
mind your eye 叫別人當(dāng)心
blink our eyes 眨眼睛
flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼
make eyes 拋媚眼
cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波
You have an eye for something. 有眼光有見解
finely arched eyebrows 纖細(xì)的弓形眉
pencil the eyebrows 描眉
eyebrow pencil 眉筆
rough bushy eyebrows 濃密的粗眉
eyelash grower 睫毛膏
eyelash curler 卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不動(dòng)聲色
not bat an eyelid 沒合眼睡覺
not bat an eyelid 對事情泰然自若
hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕
F
face the music 不得不接受懲罰、承擔(dān)后果，必須承受出現(xiàn)的局面
a matter of face 面子攸關(guān)的事情
lose face 丟面子
例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face.
他知道自己錯(cuò)了，但卻不肯承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)榕率ッ孀印?BR> save one's face 挽回面子
pull a long face 拉長了臉
make a face at you 對你做個(gè)鬼臉
have the face 厚顏無恥
例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so!
你怎么有臉做出這樣的事！
cold fish 態(tài)度冷冰冰，沒有熱情的人。
drink like a fish 牛飲
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.
我們要努力向圖書商展示我們將如何支持他們，并使更多的客人進(jìn)入他們的商店。
G
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.
長著綠手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就長的又快又好。
green hand 生手
例如： I'm still green at my job.
我依然是個(gè)新手。
green light 允許、許可
例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you.
我在等您的允許。
green revolution 綠色革命
例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
green revolution.
綠色革命后，這些發(fā)展中國家就生產(chǎn)出足夠的糧食來滿足國民的需要。
the green years 青春年華
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He is ripe in years but green in heart. 形容某人是老當(dāng)益壯
lose your heart to someone 和某人談戀愛
lack heart 缺乏勇氣
win your heart 贏得你的心
broken heart 破碎的心
heart of stone 石頭心腸
pour out your heart 傾吐你的心事
have a heart 可憐可憐你
his heart in the right place 他的心腸是很好的
not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情緒化
Don't take the failure to your heart. 別為失敗而難過
lose heart 失去信心
your heart of gold 金子般的心，美好心靈
write a letter to her and declared your heart. 寫信表達(dá)愛慕之情
Don't let your heart get cold. 不要讓你的熱情冷卻下來
a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人
put your heart at rest 放下心來
straight from the horse's mouth 來自權(quán)威和可靠的消息。
I
I was welcomed with open arms. 我被熱烈歡迎。
J
Jargon 行話
K
keep a good house 招待周到
例如：I haven't got a good house, but I'll keep a good house.
我沒有好的房子，但我會(huì)招待周到的。
kill someone with kindness 熱情的讓人受不了
know sth. like the palm of one's hand 了如指掌
L
lashes 睫毛
lead a cat-and-dog life 過著不和睦的、敵對的生活。
lead a double life 婚外戀、婚外情
leather boots 皮靴
love at first sight 一見鐘情
lummox 傻大個(gè)兒
例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business.
那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把公司的買賣搞的一團(tuán)糟.
M
lean meat 瘦肉
fat meat 肥肉
salted meat 咸肉
fresh meat 鮮肉
smoked meat (bacon) 熏肉
strong meat 難以消化的食品，難理解的事物
grill the meat 在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油
fry the meat 把肉炒一下
a meaty book 一本有實(shí)際內(nèi)容的好書
you young monkey 小淘氣鬼
Stop monkeying with my camera!
別擺弄我的相機(jī)！
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.
你就會(huì)突然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被對手給耍了。
monkey business 耍些騙人的把戲、搗鬼
例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls.
你懷疑選舉投票中有鬼。
Monkey 代表500美元
例如：He won a monkey at the horse races.
他在跑馬中贏了500美元。
N
Nature calls 要上廁所。
pain in the neck 討厭、惡心
例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck.
你真讓我覺得討厭。
up to one's neck 忙的不可開交
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
till 6:30. So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock.
我今天忙得不可開交，因?yàn)槲也荒?：30下班，所以我必須拼命地做事才能參加我妹妹
7：00的訂婚宴會(huì)。
save one's neck 免受苦難或懲罰
例如：The fighter planes saved our necks.
空軍的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)保全了我們的生命。
crane one's neck to see sth. 伸長脖子看什么東西
never say uncle 嘴硬，不肯服輸、不肯承認(rèn)。
例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me.
無論他們怎樣嚇唬我，我都不肯服輸。
Tom never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him.
湯姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。
nitpicker 愛吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes
others by noticing small and unimportant differences）
O
one track-minded 單軌思維，大腦不靈活，缺乏靈活的思維能力
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，你就無法領(lǐng)會(huì)我的意圖了。
one's cup of tea 某人喜歡的事情
例如：That's not my cup of tea.
那不是我喜歡的事。
P
I hope you'll soon be in the pink again. 我希望你早點(diǎn)恢復(fù)健康。
play the woman 撒嬌
pupil 瞳孔
Q
R
his right man 他的得力助手
The Last Rose of Summer 夏天的最后一朵玫瑰
The Way-Side Rose 路邊的玫瑰
the rose of the party 晚會(huì)上最美麗、最引人注目的女孩
Everything is comimg up roses. 自己經(jīng)歷的每件事都非常順利、圓滿.
Life is not all roses. 人生并不是十全十美。
No rose without a thorn. 沒有不帶刺的玫瑰；
rosy view 樂觀看法
rosy prospect 美好前景
have roses in your cheeks 面色紅潤
S
sandals 涼鞋
set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就
platform shoes 厚底鞋
lace up your shoes 系鞋帶
common as an old shoe 不擺架子，平易近人
be in another's shoes 處于別人的位置
die in shoes 暴死街頭
My shoes bite (me). 鞋子穿了腳疼
hiking shoes 旅游鞋
sports shoes (sneakers) 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋
for a song 很便宜
例如：I bought this house for a song.
我以很便宜的價(jià)格賣了這座房子。
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決不結(jié)婚。
It's a steal! 真便宜
stew 用小火慢慢地?zé)?BR> sticky business 讓人左右為難的事情
T
two-faced 兩面派
例如：How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能這么陰一套陽一套的？
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V
W
in hot water 處在困境之中
in smooth water 進(jìn)入順境
spend money like water 花錢大手大腳
pour cold water on your idea 向你的這個(gè)想法澆點(diǎn)冷水
wedge heel 坡跟鞋
wolf down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃東西
cry wolf 謊言欺人
例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes.
那個(gè)政治家在他的每篇演說中都發(fā)出的警報(bào)。
from the word go 立刻，馬上
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。
當(dāng)我和瑪麗初次見面時(shí)，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我們沒有任何共同之處。
我馬上意識(shí)到不管她有多么漂亮，我們之間都不會(huì)有結(jié)果。
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Y
Z
A
apple-polisher 馬*精
例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss
and making eyes at him.
她是一個(gè)馬*精，整天圍著老板眉來眼去的。
as busy as a bee （象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的
as graceful as a swan （象天鵝）姿態(tài)優(yōu)雅的
as gentle as a lamb ?。ㄏ笱蚋幔┬郧闇仨樀?BR> as cunning as a fox ?。ㄏ蠛偅┮粯咏苹?BR> as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗
B
I'm beat. 我非常疲乏。
beat gums 空洞無物、廢話連篇的講話
bell the cat 為眾人的利益承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
black sheep 害群之馬
Buddy, where is john？ 要上廁所?
Bungee jumping 蹦極跳
Stop bugging me, man!
喂，別煩我了。
C
blue collar 藍(lán)領(lǐng)
white collar 白領(lǐng)
pink collar 粉領(lǐng)族（指和藍(lán)領(lǐng)體力工人相當(dāng)?shù)呐怨と耍?BR> gold-collar workers 金領(lǐng)族（一般都有一技之長，對公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至對公司
的利潤大小和收益都有直接的重要影響。他們的工作環(huán)境優(yōu)雅，職業(yè)體面，
有著豐厚的收入和穩(wěn)固的經(jīng)濟(jì)地位）
D
dog-eared books 讀得卷了邊的書
dog sleep 不時(shí)驚醒的睡眠
dog-tired 像狗一樣的累
dog watch 夜班
old dog 上了歲數(shù)的人、老手
a sly dog 偷雞摸狗者
a yellow dog 雜種狗、卑鄙可恥的小人
a big dog 看門狗、保鏢；要人
You're a lucky dog! 你真是個(gè)幸運(yùn)兒！
hot dog 熱狗
dog nose 啤酒與杜松子酒的混合酒
a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷餅或卷布丁
as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠誠，在西方文化中，狗是"忠實(shí)、賣力、辛勞"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.
西方人論功行賞時(shí)常說"好狗應(yīng)有好骨頭" a
a dog in the manger 占著馬槽（不拉屎）
Honey, I forget to duck. 親愛的，我忘記閃開了。
E
eat crow 由于夸大其詞或過分自信，最后不得不承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。
eat his words 食言
out at elbows 捉襟見肘
elbow one's way 用胳膊肘擠來擠去為自己開道
get a black eye 被別人打青了眼睛
mind your eye 叫別人當(dāng)心
blink our eyes 眨眼睛
flash our eyes at sth. 瞟一眼
make eyes 拋媚眼
cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波
You have an eye for something. 有眼光有見解
finely arched eyebrows 纖細(xì)的弓形眉
pencil the eyebrows 描眉
eyebrow pencil 眉筆
rough bushy eyebrows 濃密的粗眉
eyelash grower 睫毛膏
eyelash curler 卷睫毛器
without turning an eyelash 泰然自若，不動(dòng)聲色
not bat an eyelid 沒合眼睡覺
not bat an eyelid 對事情泰然自若
hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕
F
face the music 不得不接受懲罰、承擔(dān)后果，必須承受出現(xiàn)的局面
a matter of face 面子攸關(guān)的事情
lose face 丟面子
例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face.
他知道自己錯(cuò)了，但卻不肯承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)榕率ッ孀印?BR> save one's face 挽回面子
pull a long face 拉長了臉
make a face at you 對你做個(gè)鬼臉
have the face 厚顏無恥
例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so!
你怎么有臉做出這樣的事！
cold fish 態(tài)度冷冰冰，沒有熱情的人。
drink like a fish 牛飲
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.
我們要努力向圖書商展示我們將如何支持他們，并使更多的客人進(jìn)入他們的商店。
G
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.
長著綠手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就長的又快又好。
green hand 生手
例如： I'm still green at my job.
我依然是個(gè)新手。
green light 允許、許可
例如： I'm only waiting for the green light from you.
我在等您的允許。
green revolution 綠色革命
例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after
green revolution.
綠色革命后，這些發(fā)展中國家就生產(chǎn)出足夠的糧食來滿足國民的需要。
the green years 青春年華
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He is ripe in years but green in heart. 形容某人是老當(dāng)益壯
lose your heart to someone 和某人談戀愛
lack heart 缺乏勇氣
win your heart 贏得你的心
broken heart 破碎的心
heart of stone 石頭心腸
pour out your heart 傾吐你的心事
have a heart 可憐可憐你
his heart in the right place 他的心腸是很好的
not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情緒化
Don't take the failure to your heart. 別為失敗而難過
lose heart 失去信心
your heart of gold 金子般的心，美好心靈
write a letter to her and declared your heart. 寫信表達(dá)愛慕之情
Don't let your heart get cold. 不要讓你的熱情冷卻下來
a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人
put your heart at rest 放下心來
straight from the horse's mouth 來自權(quán)威和可靠的消息。
I
I was welcomed with open arms. 我被熱烈歡迎。
J
Jargon 行話
K
keep a good house 招待周到
例如：I haven't got a good house, but I'll keep a good house.
我沒有好的房子，但我會(huì)招待周到的。
kill someone with kindness 熱情的讓人受不了
know sth. like the palm of one's hand 了如指掌
L
lashes 睫毛
lead a cat-and-dog life 過著不和睦的、敵對的生活。
lead a double life 婚外戀、婚外情
leather boots 皮靴
love at first sight 一見鐘情
lummox 傻大個(gè)兒
例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business.
那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把公司的買賣搞的一團(tuán)糟.
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lean meat 瘦肉
fat meat 肥肉
salted meat 咸肉
fresh meat 鮮肉
smoked meat (bacon) 熏肉
strong meat 難以消化的食品，難理解的事物
grill the meat 在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油
fry the meat 把肉炒一下
a meaty book 一本有實(shí)際內(nèi)容的好書
you young monkey 小淘氣鬼
Stop monkeying with my camera!
別擺弄我的相機(jī)！
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.
你就會(huì)突然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被對手給耍了。
monkey business 耍些騙人的把戲、搗鬼
例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls.
你懷疑選舉投票中有鬼。
Monkey 代表500美元
例如：He won a monkey at the horse races.
他在跑馬中贏了500美元。
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Nature calls 要上廁所。
pain in the neck 討厭、惡心
例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck.
你真讓我覺得討厭。
up to one's neck 忙的不可開交
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
till 6:30. So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock.
我今天忙得不可開交，因?yàn)槲也荒?：30下班，所以我必須拼命地做事才能參加我妹妹
7：00的訂婚宴會(huì)。
save one's neck 免受苦難或懲罰
例如：The fighter planes saved our necks.
空軍的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)保全了我們的生命。
crane one's neck to see sth. 伸長脖子看什么東西
never say uncle 嘴硬，不肯服輸、不肯承認(rèn)。
例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me.
無論他們怎樣嚇唬我，我都不肯服輸。
Tom never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him.
湯姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。
nitpicker 愛吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes
others by noticing small and unimportant differences）
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one track-minded 單軌思維，大腦不靈活，缺乏靈活的思維能力
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，你就無法領(lǐng)會(huì)我的意圖了。
one's cup of tea 某人喜歡的事情
例如：That's not my cup of tea.
那不是我喜歡的事。
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I hope you'll soon be in the pink again. 我希望你早點(diǎn)恢復(fù)健康。
play the woman 撒嬌
pupil 瞳孔
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his right man 他的得力助手
The Last Rose of Summer 夏天的最后一朵玫瑰
The Way-Side Rose 路邊的玫瑰
the rose of the party 晚會(huì)上最美麗、最引人注目的女孩
Everything is comimg up roses. 自己經(jīng)歷的每件事都非常順利、圓滿.
Life is not all roses. 人生并不是十全十美。
No rose without a thorn. 沒有不帶刺的玫瑰；
rosy view 樂觀看法
rosy prospect 美好前景
have roses in your cheeks 面色紅潤
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sandals 涼鞋
set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就
platform shoes 厚底鞋
lace up your shoes 系鞋帶
common as an old shoe 不擺架子，平易近人
be in another's shoes 處于別人的位置
die in shoes 暴死街頭
My shoes bite (me). 鞋子穿了腳疼
hiking shoes 旅游鞋
sports shoes (sneakers) 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋
for a song 很便宜
例如：I bought this house for a song.
我以很便宜的價(jià)格賣了這座房子。
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決不結(jié)婚。
It's a steal! 真便宜
stew 用小火慢慢地?zé)?BR> sticky business 讓人左右為難的事情
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two-faced 兩面派
例如：How could he be so two-faced? 他怎么能這么陰一套陽一套的？
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in hot water 處在困境之中
in smooth water 進(jìn)入順境
spend money like water 花錢大手大腳
pour cold water on your idea 向你的這個(gè)想法澆點(diǎn)冷水
wedge heel 坡跟鞋
wolf down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃東西
cry wolf 謊言欺人
例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes.
那個(gè)政治家在他的每篇演說中都發(fā)出的警報(bào)。
from the word go 立刻，馬上
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。
當(dāng)我和瑪麗初次見面時(shí)，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我們沒有任何共同之處。
我馬上意識(shí)到不管她有多么漂亮，我們之間都不會(huì)有結(jié)果。
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