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Magic_Winds

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[交流] 美国俚语大全

all shook up 张皇失措
What did he say to her? She's all shook up.
他跟她说了些什么使她这么张皇失措？
A [ei] -OK 情况顺利 , 进行良好
He was A-OK after the surgery.
他手术后情况很好。
a leg up 占上风
All Jeff's hard work is paying off. He's a leg up on the rest of his competitors.
Jeff 的努力没有白费，他在竞争对手中占了上风。
a new breed of 新生代
America is experiencing a new breed of ambitious and educated young businessmen.
美国出现了一批雄心勃勃，教育水准高的新生代企业家。
across the board 全盘的; 全面的
Everyone in the corporation received an across the board increase in salary.
公司里每个人都加薪。
act up 胡闹; 出毛病
I was late to work this morning because the car acted up and wouldn't start.
我今天早上因车子出毛病而上班迟到。
ad-lib 即兴而作, 随口编
The comedian ad-libbed most of his routine.
那个笑匠的讲词多半是随口编的。
add insult to injury 越搞越糟; 越描越黑
Her awkward attempt to explain her error merely added insult to injury.
她笨拙地解释错误，结果越描越黑。
ahead of the game 领先; 占优势
Marsha got ahead of the game by finishing her work early.
玛莎因提早完成工作而领先他人。

airbrain / airhead 呆子
Joyce can't understand anything. She's such an airbrain.
乔伊斯什么都不懂，她是个呆子。

all  ears 全神贯注
Whenever you tell Johnny some gossip, he's all ears.
每当你说闲话给乔尼听时，他总是全神贯注。

all hell broke loose 一团糟
When the flood hit, all hell broke loose.
洪水一泛滥, 一切乱糟糟。

all right already 好啦好啦
All right already, I'm coming!
好啦好啦，我来了！

all the way 毫无保留
I'll back her all the way.
我会自始至终支持她的。

all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 笨拙的
I'm all thumbs when it comes to sewing.
说起做女红, 我是非常笨拙的。

all wet 错误的
I'm afraid your idea is all wet.
我想你的想法是不对的。

all-out 尽力,  全力以赴
The team made an all-out effort to win the game.
这支队伍全力以赴赢得比赛。

along for the ride 随着他人走, 看看
Don't mind me. I'm just along for the ride.
别管我，我只是看看而已。

an arm and a leg 昂贵的价格
This furniture cost me an arm and a leg .
这件家具花了我一大笔钱。

antsy 焦躁不安
After waiting around for so long, Paul started to get antsy.
等了这么久，保罗开始焦躁不安。

as  is (物品) 照原状 [不做修理或改进]
The salesman said I could buy the car for $500 as is, or give him $1,200 after he fixes all its problems.
售货员说我可以以 500 元按现  在的样子买这部车，或是给他 1, 200 元把所有的毛病修理好。

as + adjective + as all get out ... 极了
Mother is as mad as all get out.
母亲气疯了。

asap 立刻; 马上 (出自as soon as possible)
Hurry up! I need that report asap.
快点！我马上要那份报告。

ask for it 麻烦; 罪有应得
You were asking for it by driving around with bad brakes.
开刹车失灵的车是你自找麻烦。

awesome 极了 That was an awesome party. Everybody had fun.
那个宴会棒极了，每个人都玩得很高兴。

back  out 出 (交易); 叫停
George backed out of the deal at the last minute.
乔治在最后一刻退出交易。

back at square one 到起点, 白费力气
It's really frustrating! After so much effort, I'm back at square one.
真泄气！我费了那么多力气结果是白忙一场。

back off 缓和; 软化; 减轻
The city council had to back off from its criticism of the utility department.
市议会必须减轻对公共事业部门的批评。

back,put something on the back burner 暂时搁置
Paul was so busy that he had to put several projects on the back burner.
保罗忙得必须把几个计划暂时搁置下来。

backseat driver 在后座指导驾驶开车的人; 好为人师; 不在其位而谋其政
Please be quiet, I can't concentrate with so many backseat drivers in the car.
安静点，那么多人教我开车，我无法专心。

bad 太棒了 [讲反话]
That outfit is bad. Where can I get one?
那套衣服棒透了，哪里可以买到？

bad blood 嫌隙; 不和; 敌意
Ever since Howard borrowed 5,000 dollars from Mike and never paid him back, there has been bad blood between them.
自从荷华德向麦克借了 5, 000 元不还之后, 他们之间就有了嫌隙.

bad news 讨厌鬼
Marcy is nothing but bad news around here.
玛郗真是这一带的讨厌鬼。

bad-mouth 说坏话
Paul was always bad-mouthing his superiors until his boss threatened to fire him.
老板威胁要炒保罗鱿鱼，他才停止说领导的坏话。

ballpark figure 大约数目; 略估
I think it will cost you about 50 dollars, but that's a ballpark figure.
我想它大约要花你 50 元。

baloney 胡扯
Baloney! I never said that.
胡扯！我从没那么说。

bananas 疯子
The guy acts like he's bananas.
这家伙举动像个疯子。

bank on 信任; 倚赖
The public knew they could bank on the mayor to do what he promised.
群众知道他们能信任市长会实现承诺。

bar none 只此一家, 别无分号
This is the best ice cream anywhere in the state of Texas, bar none.
这是德州最好的冰淇淋，别无分号。

barf 呕吐
When Amy was sick, she barfed all night.
艾米生病，吐了一晚。

barge in 闯入
George rudely barged in on our private meeting.
乔治无礼地闯入我们的私下会谈。

basket case 绝望无助, 意志消沉的人
When Sam's wife left him, he was a basket case for weeks.
萨姆的太太离开他时，他消沉了好几个星期。

beat  it 走开
Beat it! I'm busy right now.
走开！我现在忙着。

beat a dead horse 白费唇舌,白费力气
I've already made up my mind. There's no sense beating a dead horse.
我已经下了决心，不必再白费唇舌了。

beats me 我不知道
Beats me. We haven't learned that yet.
我不知道，我们还没有学到那个。

beeswax 事情 [出自 business]
This is a private matter. It's none of your beeswax.
这是个人的事，和你无关。

belly laugh 震耳欲聋的笑声
My goodness, Burt, you've got a real belly laugh.
天哪，伯特，你的笑声真震耳。

belly up 垮了; 死了; 完蛋 [源于 " 死鱼肚子向上 "]
The restaurant went belly up after being open for only three months.
这家餐厅才开张三个月就倒了。

bend over backwards 不遗余力
Sue will bend over backwards to help her friends.
苏会尽全力帮助朋友。

bent out of shape 气坏了; 大发雷霆
Mother is really bent out of shape because we came home so late last night.
我们昨晚迟归，母亲大发雷霆。

between a rock and a hard place 进退两难
I don't know what the solution is. Right now, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place.
我不知道如何解决，现在我进退两难。

big 重要的; 受欢迎的
Michael Jackson is a big name in the music business.
麦克尔．杰克逊在音乐界是个响当当的名字。

big deal 重要的事
It's no big deal. I don't mind helping you out.
这没什么大不了的，我不介意帮助你。

big idea, what's the big idea? 什么意思?!
What is the big idea? I don't  appreciate all  the  personal questions.
什么意思？！我可不喜欢被问这些私人问题。

big league,hit the big leagues/big time, hit the big time 更上一层楼
He's not a small time accountant anymore.With his new job, he's definitely hit the big leagues.
他不再是个小会计了，有了新工作，他的确更上一层楼。

big man on campus 学生领袖; 校园风云人物
Rick is the captain of the football team. He's the big man on campus.
里克是足球队长，是校园风云人物。

big picture (事情的) 主要部分; 重点
Concentrate on the big picture for now.Don't worry about the minor details.
先把精神集中在重点上，不要担心次要的细节。

big shot 大人物, 大头
You can tell John is a big shot; he rides in a limousine wherever he goes.
你可以看出约翰是个大人物，无论去那里他都坐豪华轿车。

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