美国口语俚语（51）

美国⼝语俚语（51）
1. 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。

2. bite the dust死亡，报销
This pen just bite the dust.
这⽀钢笔报销了。

3. bleeding heart⽼好⼈
The liberal candidate was accused by his conservation opponent of being a bleeding heart on welfare issues.
⾃由派候选⼈在福利问题上被保守派对⼿斥为⽼好⼈。

4. bad news讨厌⿁
Marcy is nothing but bad news around here.
马西珍视这⼀带的讨厌⿁。

5. bad blood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.⾃从霍华德向麦克借了5，000美元不还之后，他们之间就有了嫌隙。

美国⼝语俚语（52）
1. cheapo⼩⽓⿁，没格调的⼈
Brian is a real cheapo. He won’t even spend the money to buy his mother a birthday present.
布莱恩真是个⼩⽓⿁。

他甚⾄不愿意花钱位他嘛嘛买⽣⽇礼物。

2. cheapie便宜货
It’s a cheapie. I spent only a couple of bucks on it.
这是个便宜货。

我才花⼀两块钱买的。

3. chow down吃饭
Let’s chow down. I’m so hungry.
吃饭吧。

我饿死了。

4. clam up住⼝，不说话（原意为“蚌壳合起来”）
When Vinnie entered the room, Mary clammed up.
⽂尼已进⼊房间，玛丽就闭嘴了。

5. chill out缓和情绪，冷静下来
Chill out. Things are not as bad as they seem.
冷静⼀点。

事情并不象表⾯上那么糟。

美国⼝语俚语（53）
1. out in left field疯了
He’s out in left field. Nobody ever understands what he is talking about.
他必定疯了。

没⼈知道他在说些什么。

2. out of it迷迷糊糊，昏昏沉沉，⼼不在焉
Sara’s always out of it, she has no idea of what goes on in the world today.萨拉总是迷迷糊糊的，现在世界发⽣什么事完全不知道。

3. out of luck运⽓不好
You’re out of luck. The last bus left half an hour ago.
你运⽓不好。

末班车半⼩时前就开⾛了。

4. out of this world太棒了，好极了
This food is out of this world. I’ll have to get your recipe.
这⾷品好极了！我得向你要点烹饪秘诀。

5. out of whack坏了
This phone is out of whack. You can’t dial out.
这个电话坏了，拨不出去。

美国⼝语俚语（54）
1. be caught dead 献丑，出洋相
I wouldn't be caught dead in that ugly outfit.
我才不要穿那样难看的⾐服献丑呢！
2. not by a long shot 绝不可能
There's no way he could have won, not by a long shot.
他绝不会已经赢了。

3. off the top of one's head 不假思索，马上
I can't tell you the information off the top of my head. I'll have to look
it up.
我没办法告诉你这个消息，我的查⼀下。

4. life in the fast lane 刺激的⽣活（fast lane快车道）
Jane like to live life in the fast lane.
简喜欢过刺激兴奋的⽣活。

5. bow out 不⼲了，退出
Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so he finally bowed out of
the company.
布莱克先⽣经常和同伙吵架，因此他终于退出了公司。

美国⼝语俚语（55）
1. bend over backwards 不遗余⼒
Sue will eng over backwards to help her friends.
休会尽⼒帮助朋友。

2. all ears 全神贯注
Whenever you tell Jonny some gossip, he's all ears.
每当你见闲话给给琼尼听时，他总是全神贯注。

3. get lost 滚开
A stray cat was lurking outside the fish market and the ower yelled at it," Get lost!"
⼀只野猫在卖鱼的市场前探头探脑，摊主对它⼤叫：“滚开！”
4. pump up 热切期望
Everybody on campus is pumped up about Saturday's big game. The winning team will get the national title.校园⾥⼤家都热切期望着星期六的⼤赛，赢的队伍将成为全国冠军。

5. put someone out 给某⼈添⿇烦
Please don't go to so much trouble. I don't want to put you out.
请不要⾮那么多⼯夫，我不想给你添⿇烦。

美国⼝语俚语（56）
1. punch line好笑的部分
I can’t tell the joke, I forgot the punch line.
我⽆法将这个故事，我忘了当中笑的部分。

2. put-down羞辱，贬损
I’ve had enough of your put-downs. You’re not perfect either.
我受够了你的羞辱，你也好不到哪⾥去。

3. cop-out溜⾛
Don’t cop-out on me now. You promised you’d go.
别想溜。

你说过你会去的。

4. blabbermouth⼤嘴巴，爱说闲话的⼈
I don’t like Don because he’s a blabbermouth.
我不喜欢堂，因为他爱说⼈闲话。

5. break it up 停⽌谈天、吵架、打架（原意为“分开”）
Break it up! I will not permit fighting in this classroom.
住⼿！我不准有⼈在这个教室⾥打架。

美国⼝语俚语（57）
1. rub elbows 交际，接触
It’s important for you to go to these parties and rub elbows with everyone. That’s how contacts are made.
参加这些晚会与⼤家接触接触是很重要的，关系就是这样建⽴起来的。

2. rub it in ⽕上浇油
You don’t have to rub it in. I already feel bad enough as it is.
你不要⽕上浇油了，我已经够难过的。

3. run something by again重复某事务
Can you run that by again? I didn’t quite understand your last point.
请再说⼀遍好吗？最后⼀点我听不太懂。

4. say what 你说什么？
Say what? I didn’t hear what you said.
你说什么？我没听到。

5. sit tight耐⼼等待
Just sit tight. The doctor will be with you in a minute.
耐⼼等⼀下，医⽣马上就来看你。

美国⼝语俚语（58）
1. get with it 留意（周遭的事物）
George really needs to get with it. He’s still wearing bellbottoms.
乔治真的该留意⼀下时尚。

他仍然穿着喇叭裤。

2. get over⾃……中恢复过来
I don’t think anybody really gets over his first love.
我认为没有⼈能够真正忘掉初恋。

3. gross someone out让某⼈觉得恶⼼
Mike grossed Sue out when he waved a snake in front of her face.
麦克在苏前⾯摇晃着⼀条蛇，使她恶⼼死了。

4. hang out溜达
In here free time, Kathy likes to hang out at the mall with her friends.
凯西有空袭缓和朋友到商场溜达。

5. have a ball寻乐⼦，痛快地玩
We intend to have a ball at the amusement park today.
我们打算今天到游乐场玩个痛快。

美国⼝语俚语（59）
1. scatterbrain糊涂⾍
What a scatterbrain! She forgot to plug in the coffee maker.
真是个糊涂⾍！他忘了给咖啡壶插电。

2. screw up弄错
The hotel screwed up our reservations so we didn’t have a room for the night.旅社把我们预定的房间弄错了，因此晚上没有地⽅可住。

3. spaced out魂不守舍
He didn’t hear what you said. He’s spaced out.
他没听到你说的话，他魂不守舍。

4. up front预先
In order to hold your reservation, I’ll need a 10% down payment up front.
为了保留你预定的东西，我要先收10%的定⾦。

5. wimp软⾻头，没⽤的家伙
Harold is a real wimp. He lets everybody take advantage of him.
哈罗德真没⽤，每个⼈都可以占他便宜。

美国⼝语俚语（60）
1. chicken out退缩
Bill was going to ask Lisa out on date, but he chickened out at the last minute.⽐尔本来要约丽莎出去，但是最后却不敢开⼝。

2. clamp down on加强取缔
The police are clamping down on drunk drivers.
警⽅加强取缔酒后开车。

3. break the news to告诉坏消息
Paul had to break the news of her friend’s death to Paula.
鲍尔必须告诉葆拉她朋友的死讯。

4. the breaks运⽓不佳
Sorry, Susie, that’s the breaks.
抱歉，苏西，运⽓实在不好。

5. broken record反复讲同样的话（原意为“坏了的唱⽚”）
Please stop talking about your problems. You sound like a broken record.
拜托别谈你的问题了。

你*张坏了的唱⽚。