24个英语俚语学习,包括例句和中英文对照

1、A fish out of water 离水的鱼；浑身不自在；不得其所的人

He felt like a fish out of water when he arrived in Tibet.

当他到达西藏的时候，他就觉得浑身不自在。

2、A fresh pair of eyes 指让另外一个人来审视一下, 可能会发现一些新的问题或想法

You need a fresh pair of eyes to find your mistakes in your homewor k.

你需要找个人来帮你找找作业里的错误。

3、A chip on your shoulder 爱吵架的人；爱找麻烦的人

Do you have a chip on your shoulder? You are not youself today.

你今天怎么那样气势汹汹，一点也不像你了？

4、All your eggs in one basket 寄希望于一件事情上；孤注一掷When you decide to make a choice, I hope that you'd better not put all your eggs in one basket.

当你做决定的时候，我希望你最好不要孤注一掷。

5、The ball's in your court 该采取行动了

The ball's in your court, now you just call Marry and ask her out.

该采取行动了，现在你要做的就是打电话给玛丽约她出来。

6、beat around the bush 旁敲侧击；说话绕弯子

I hope that you could tell me what your opinion is directly but beat ar ound the bush.

我希望你能直截了当告诉我你的想法而不是说话转弯抹角。

7、between a rock and a hard place 进退两难；左右为难

His father and mother respectively gave two completely different sug gestions, so he was stuck between a rock and a hard place and he d idn't know which to follow.

他的父母分别给了他两种不同的意见，使得他进退两难不知道该听谁的。

8、air your dirty laundry 私人的丑事；不能对外宣扬的

I am not interested in you affairs, please don't air your dirty laundry. 我对你的私事不感兴趣，请不要到处宣扬。

9、cut me some slack 放我一马吧！给我点特殊优待

It's very king of my boss because he cut me some slack and didn't fi re me.

我的老板真是个好人，他放了我一马，没有开除我。

10、dead as a door nail 的确死了；死翘翘

My last hope is as dead as a door nail.

我最后的一线希望也破灭了。

11、fat chance 没有机会，希望渺茫

That she will win the lottery is a fat chance.

她会赢得彩票是不可能的事。

12、hard of hearing 重听的；有点聋的

There are many places where one can buy hearing aids for those wh o may be hard of hearing.

有许多地方可以买到助听器给听力有困难的人。

13、have your cake and eat it too 鱼和熊掌，不可兼得

Don't eat too many snacks if you want to keep fit. You cannot have y our cake and eat it too.

如果你想保持身材就不要吃那么多零食，鱼和熊掌不可兼得。

14、heads will roll 人头落地；丢饭碗

The press made an announcement that heads will roll in the govern ment.

新闻界透露政府有些官员将要下台。

15、jump the gun 偷跑；行动过早

The result will come out next Monday, and I don't want to jump the g un to tell you anything.

结果下周一会公布，我现在不会提前告诉你们任何消息。

16、just in time 恰好；及时

W hen the earthquakes occurs, many people are not lucky enough to run away just in time.

当地震发生的时候，许多人都不走运不能及时逃出来。

17、make a killing 突然赚的一大笔钱；发大财；大有所获

One of my friends has made a killing by manage a hotel.

我的一个培养靠开一家宾馆赚了很多钱。

18、mean business 当真

Please don't laugh at me, I really mean business.

请不要笑我，我是当真的。

19、not all there 不太正常

The man who has killed 9 children looks not all there.

那个杀了9个孩子的男人看上去不太正常。

20、shoot the breeze 吹牛；闲扯

We would like to shoot the breeze when we have meals.

在我们吃饭的时候，我们喜欢闲聊一会儿。

21、shoot from the hip 鲁莽、仓促地做事

You shouldn't shoot from the hip because there is plenty of time.

你没必要这么仓促，因为还有很多时间。

22、take a stand 采取立场；表态

During the meeting, the boss hasn't taken a stand for Tom's promoti on.

在会议期间，老板对汤姆的升职没有做出表态。

23、wait for the other shoe to drop 提心吊胆地等待最后的结果

She is waiting for the other shoe to drop after a piano competition. 在钢琴比赛结束后，她提心掉胆地等待最后的结果。

24、x marks the spot 做标记；刻舟求“鱼”

When you are walking in woods, you'd better x marks the spot in cas e of being lost.

在森林行走时，你最好做好标识以防迷路。