英語中經(jīng)常用的一些俚語140條-4

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104 toss-up---- even chance 原意為拋硬幣,引申為“對半開的機(jī)會”
    It is a toss-up whether he will win or lose.
    105 pratfall---a comedy fall upon one's buttocks *蹲兒
    105 pick-up line:
    a prepared opening line of conversation intended to get someone interested in having a causal ***ual relationship.
    不知道中文里面又沒有對應(yīng)的詞,我頭一回聽說這個(gè)詞是看Will & Grace, Grace抱回一只小狗結(jié)果Will著了魔,吃飯睡覺都舍不得放下狗狗,Grace明白Will同志是太寂寞了,于是勸他go on a date,Will很不自信,她就鼓勵(lì)道 You still have a pick-up line.
    106 poofter/pooftah/poufer: (Derogatory) 1. a male homo***ual. 2. an effeminate male. --adjective 3. homo***ual. 對男同性戀的貶稱,尤其是對sissy的男同,我看過一個(gè)澳大利亞電影Head On,里面一個(gè)被激怒的的父親對女裝打扮的兒子就用了這個(gè)詞兒。同意詞還有pansy
    107 party animal: 1. a person who parties hard. 2. a person who is always going to parties. 派對動(dòng)物
    108 party pooper: a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect, especially at a party. 冷場人物109, on the money
     正正好。比如說,兩條線正好重疊,扔出去的東西擊中目標(biāo)等。
    110, sabbatical
     這個(gè)不太是俚語。通常指老師或教授的帶薪的長假。 111. 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.
    112. cheesy 就是很俗氣,質(zhì)量很次,很愚蠢。人們經(jīng)常用cheesy 這個(gè)詞來形容電視節(jié)目,電影或者某個(gè)人說的話。
    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.
    113. wimp 軟弱的人,膽小鬼,或者是怕痛的人
    A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who can't take pain.
    114. guts 勇氣
    You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!
    115. 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.
    116. blow off--取消約會,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.
    117. uptight----tense, irritable, or unable to relax.
    Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.
    118. busted ------做壞事被抓到
    The police just busted someone for trying to steal my neighbor's car.
    119. creeep ---A creep is someone who looks and acts in a way that makes people suspicious and uncomfortable.
    He was always frowning, and wouldn't say hello to people. That's one reason I thought he was a creep. 120. wasted----喝得大醉
    Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted, so I don't feel very good right now.
    We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.
    121.to get a kick out of something-----為某件事感到很高興
    I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.
    122. whatever 表示說話的人對對方說的話很不以為然
    123 peanuts 數(shù)量很小,價(jià)值很低
    A:How much money do you earn as a teaching assistant, if you don't mind my asking?
    B:Eight dollars? That's peanuts!
    124. laid back: 形容一個(gè)人個(gè)性比較隨和,不會輕易發(fā)脾氣
    Wanted: friendly, laid back female roommate to share a two bedroom apartment.
    125. to play hooky: 逃學(xué),或者裝病不去上班
    I may play hooky once in a while, but I usually study hard.
    126. to snap at somebody: 對某人嚷嚷,很生氣地對某人說話
    I'm sorry, Mikey. I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just that right now I'm so stressed.
    127. chip in: 湊錢買什么東西,或者是湊錢付大家一起吃飯的錢
    The guys and I usually each chip in a few dollars when we go out for pizza on Friday nights.
    128. snail mail:通過郵局寄的信
    Ever since e-mail became popular, people have used "snail mail" to talk about paper mail, because it is slower than e-mail.
    Everyone is so busy nowadays, no one seems to have time to write snail mail anymore.
    129. to rule: 很棒
    I said I rule the pool table. That means that I dominate the game.I can defeat anyone.
    Chinese food rules!
    130. to blow one's money on something: 把錢都浪費(fèi)在了某樣?xùn)|西上
    When we were at the mall the other day, you blew a whole week's pay on shoes
     131 techie 技術(shù)專家,尤指電子電腦方面的高手
    132 honcho 上司,老板
    133 weirdo/weirdie/weirdy 怪人
    134 mumbo jumb speech one doesn't understand
    135 sleep around: have *** with many people
    He's never at home because he sleeps around so much.
    136 funky:strange; weird
    137 indie film: 獨(dú)立電影
    138 fool around: play around; kill time 游蕩;鬼混
    139 p-u-s-s-y: a physically weak person; wimp
    140 high-maintenance: 費(fèi)錢費(fèi)工夫的
    He considered beautiful girls too high-maintenance