实用美国俚语集锦

实用美国俚语集锦

apple-polisher马屁精

例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the boss and making eyes at him.

她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。

as busy as a bee（象蜜蜂）忙忙碌碌的

as graceful as a swan（象天鹅）姿态优雅的

as gentle as a lamb（象羊羔）性情温顺的

as cunning as a fox（象狐狸）一样狡猾的

as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗

out at elbows捉襟见肘

elbow one's way用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道

get a black eye被别人打青了眼睛

mind your eye叫别人当心

blink our eyes眨眼睛

flash our eyes at sth.瞟一眼

make eyes抛媚眼

cast sheep's eye暗送秋波

You have an eye for something.有眼光有见解

finely arched eyebrows纤细的弓形眉

pencil the eyebrows描眉

eyebrow pencil眉笔

rough bushy eyebrows浓密的粗眉

eyelash grower睫毛膏

eyelash curler卷睫毛器

without turning an eyelash泰然自若，不动声色

not bat an eyelid没合眼睡觉

not bat an eyelid对事情泰然自若

hang on by the eyelids事情危在旦夕

face the music不得不接受惩罚、承担后果，必须承受出现的局面

a matter of face面子攸关的事情

lose face丢面子

例如：He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it for fear of losing face. 他知道自己错了，但却不肯承认错误，因为怕失去面子。

save one's face挽回面子

pull a long face拉长了脸

make a face at you对你做个鬼脸

have the face厚颜无耻

例如：I'm so surprised that you have the face to do so!

你怎么有脸做出这样的事！

cold fish态度冷冰冰，没有热情的人。

drink like a fish牛饮

flats平跟鞋

footfall客流量

例如：We strive to show booksellers what we are doing to support them and drive footfall into their stores.

我们要努力向图书商展示我们将如何支持他们，并使更多的客人进入他们的商店。

green eyed嫉妒

green finger（thumb）?把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮

例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly.

长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好。

green hand生手

例如：I'm still green at my job.

我依然是个新手。

green light允许、许可

例如：I'm only waiting for the green light from you.

我在等您的允许。

green revolution绿色革命

例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after

green revolution.

绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要。

the green years青春年华

He is ripe in years but green in heart.形容某人是老当益壮

lose your heart to someone和某人谈恋爱

lack heart缺乏勇气

win your heart赢得你的心

broken heart破碎的心

heart of stone石头心肠

pour out your heart倾吐你的心事

have a heart可怜可怜你

his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的

not to wear your heart on your sleeve不要太情绪化

Don't take the failure to your heart.别为失败而难过

lose heart失去信心

your heart of gold金子般的心，美好心灵

write a letter to her and declared your heart.写信表达爱慕之情

Don't let your heart get cold.不要让你的热情冷却下来

a man after her own heart正和她心意的人

put your heart at rest放下心来

straight from the horse's mouth来自权威和可靠的消息。

I was welcomed with open arms.我被热烈欢迎。

keep a good house招待周到

例如：I haven't got a good house, but I'll keep a good house.

我没有好的房子，但我会招待周到的。

kill someone with kindness热情的让人受不了

know sth. like the palm of one's hand了如指掌