美国俚语

1.A bird’s-eye view 俯视，全局观念Eg: If you have a bird’s-eye view of a situation, you’ll have a clea idea of what is happening.A soldier’s-eye view; a child’s-eye view; a driver’s-eye view2. about-face 立场的彻底转变; 向后转about-turnEg: Jenny’s mother did an about-face on her marriage.3.a dime a dozen 便宜，不值钱Eg: This kind of china is a dime a dozen in China, but how could I know it’s so expensive here.4.a fair shake 公平的待遇，公平的机会Eg：I didn’t get a fair shake in the election—Jenny was appointed president of the student body because her father is a sponsor of the school.5. after one’s (own) heart 正合心意；正中下怀Eg: I’m so happy that at last I got married to a girl after my heart.6. (give/get) (sb) a leg-up 搭把手；助一臂之力Eg: She got that job because her uncle gave her a leg-up.7. a leg up: 稍微占优势；领先一步Eg: We have a leg up in the competition.8. a little bird 消息灵通的人士Eg：-How did you know they break up?-Ah, a little bird told me.= a birdie told me.9. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 上梁不正下梁歪Eg：A thief’s son is a thief. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 10. anyone’s guess 谁都说不准的事，八字没一撇=anybody’s guess; guessworkEg：Whether it rains or not tomorrow is anyone’s guess.11. a rainy day 不如意的日子Eg：You should save a little money for a rainy day.12. Are you decent? 你穿衣了没有？Eg：Are you decent? I am coming in.13. armpit 脏乱不堪的地方Eg：Tom’s room is an armpit—he just throws his things anywhere. 14. a rough diamond ①外粗内秀的人；②初露光芒的设想=a diamond in the roughEg：Though a little bit careless, John is a rough diamond.I’d like to donate to charity all the money I won in the lottery, but that’s just a rough diamond.15.artsy-farty 假装艺术的；附庸风雅的=arty-farty; arty-crafty;artsy-craftsyEg：I don’t like that painter—he’s a little bit artsy-farty.16.at daggers 互相仇视；关系紧张Eg: After separation, the youny couple were at daggers with each other.At odds with sb over sth ：与。

不和，争吵，意见不一致17. Attaboy!好小子！好样的！=that’s the boy!=that’s my boy!Eg: Attaboy! That was a great shot!Attagirl! =That’s my girl!18. AWOL 擅离职守；开小差=absent without official leaveEg: The military police were searching the area for the soilders who had gone AWOL.19. babe magnet 少女磁铁；吸引女孩的男人Eg: Andy is a real babe magnet—you see there’re always many beautiful girls around him.20. back out 不干了，退出Eg: Jack often argued with his partner, so he finally backed out of the company.Chicken out: 因胆小而放弃Withdraw from：撤离21．Backbite 背后诽谤；背后中伤Eg: I don’t make friends with those who like to backbite others.Back talk: 回嘴，顶嘴Backchat: 回嘴，反唇相讥Bad-mouth：当面批评，说某人坏话22．Badger game 美人计，敲诈Eg：The rich young banker was trapped into a badger game and had to pay a lot of hush money.23. band-aid①急忙拼凑的，权宜的；②权宜之计Eg：Price subdidy is a mere band-aid solution to the complex Medicae reform.To solve the poverty by donation was little more than a band-aid.24.bang for the buck 货真价实，物有所值Eg：You can always get more bang for th buck by eating a lot in a buffet dinner.25. bark up the wrong tree 找错了门，怪错了人Eg：If you expect me to help you with the work, you’re barking up the wrong tree.26. bean counter 斤斤计较的人Eg：Tony is a typical bean counter in our company, which keeps everybody away from him.27. beat under the belt 暗中伤人，使阴招Eg：Jenny beat me under the belt in the election by backbiting.Hit below the belt:用不正当手段打人Strike below the belt: 不择手段Tackle below the belt: 进行不公平的攻击28. belly up 破产，完蛋Eg: My father’s company was in financial trouble and finally went belly up.29. between jobs 失业=between two jobsEg: A lot of people were between jobs during the big recession.jobless,失业的；aid-off 解雇；unemployed:未被利用的，闲置的30. big time 非常，很，大大的=very much, a lotEg: I’m nothing without your help, and now I owe you big time. 31. blockbuster 大制作，大片，巨作Eg: Titanic is many girls’ favorite Hollywood blockbuste for it is the biggest tearjerker ever.32. below hot and cold 出尔反尔，反复无常Eg: The boys will get tired of Ann’s blowing hot and cold.33. boo ①喝倒彩；②（男）女朋友Eg：Being tired of his ham acting, the audience booed the actor off the stage.Debbie was Mike’s boo until she found out Mike was married.34. boo-boo ①小错误；②小伤口Eg: Nancy made a boo-boo in her final exam and didn’t get a full score.I made a boo-boo on my knee carelessly.35. bottoms up 干杯，一饮而尽Eg：come on everybody, bottoms up!36. bozo 壮汉；有勇无谋的大汉Eg: Hey, you bozo! Give me a hand and move these tablesdownstairs.37.bury one’s head in the sand 自欺欺人，逃避现实Eg：We shouldn’t bury our heads in the sand when facing trouble. 38. bury the hatchet 和解，停战Eg：The two men had been enemies for a long time, but after the disaster they buried the hatchet.39. butt 臀部；笑料，笑柄Eg：She was the butt of some very unkind jokes.Laughing stock: 笑柄40. button one’s lip 住口，闭嘴Eg：Tell Anne to button her lip, or else she’ll be in big trouble.Shup up! Shup your pipe! Button it! Zip it! 闭嘴，住口41．Café society 社会名流Eg: Jenny dreams of being a member of café society one day, so she tries to rub elbows with those VIPs.42. cash cow 摇钱树Eg: The taptops were IBM’s cash cow.42. catfight ①女人打架；②口水仗争执Eg: Stop this catfight, both of you!There is a catfight between farmers and the government over subsidy.43.clock watcher 急着下班的人Eg：As a boss, I don’t like to hire those clock watchers.44. clockwork 准时，有规律Eg: Bus 24 is like clockwork. It departs precisely on time every 5minutes.45. coffin nail 香烟“Each cigarette you smoke drives one more nail into your coffin.”46.cold fish 对人很冷淡的人Eg：Joe is such a cold fish that nobody wants to befriend him.47. cook the books 窜改财务报表，造假账=cook the accounts=keep two sets of booksEg：The accountant tried to hide his theft by cooking the books.48.crab 性情暴躁的人Eg：Her husband is such a crab that nobody dares to hang out with him 49. crash cousre 速成班，短训班Eg: I am busy taking a crash course in English because I’m going to America next month.50.crash the gate 混票，没票混进馆所Eg：He couldn’t get a ticket for the game, so he decided to crash the gate.Crash a party: 未请自来，不速之客51. cupboard love 有目的的爱Eg：A cupboard love is seldom true. I dream to marry a girl who really loves me.52.cushion the blow 使婉转，使委婉=soften the blowEg: To cushion the blow, I told him that he didn’t get an A on the test rather that fail the test.53. cut a deal 达成协议，成交Eg：We cut a deal with panasonic now we are their only agent in China.54. cut a melon 分红，分赃Eg: The thieves were caught dead when they were cutting a melon. 55. cut to the chase 直切主题Eg：Don’t talk too much—just cut to the chase, OK?56. Dead Sea apple 金玉其外，败絮其中；令人失望的事Eg：Don’t go out with Josh, Jenny! You should have known that he’s nothing but a Dead Sea apple.I left home and went to Paris hoping to find the true love, but life in the city offered me only Dead Sea apple.57.dirt cheap 便宜，不值钱Eg：--what a great purse！--Thanks, I got it dirt cheap at a flea market.。