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.