1. ditch 做名詞用是指地上的溝; 做動(dòng)詞to ditch表示要離開某個(gè)人,因?yàn)槟悴幌敫谝黄鹆?;或表示要馬上離開一個(gè)不想再呆的地方。It's too noisy. Let's ditch this place.
2. hit the spot 感到過癮,覺得很痛快。比如你肚子餓了,吃得心滿意足,就可以說That food really hit the spot.
3. big gun 大人物,對(duì)決策有重大影響的人The company's big gun quarterbacked the meeting about their revenue report.
4. quarterback 本意是美式足球的四分衛(wèi),做動(dòng)詞在可以表示"主持會(huì)議,或總管項(xiàng)目"The project leader quarterbacked the meeting.
5. lame 無(wú)聊,沒意思,或者不合適的
Don't give me any lame excuses next time I want to do something!
6. shot 是指什么東西壞了,或者人體的某個(gè)部位受傷了
I think my engine is shot. This is not good.
7. damage 是指為某樣?xùn)|西或某個(gè)交易付的錢, 通常用"bad/not bad"來(lái)表示價(jià)錢高低
The damage for renting the car is pretty bad.
8. choke 糟糕,失敗的意思
I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
9. money 保持高水平,非常棒的意思
Yao Ming is money.
10. hard headed =stubborn 頑固,固執(zhí)
11. drained =exhausted 非常累
You are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.
12. wired 一 精力充沛.
After the next cup of coffee, I think I'm going to be pretty wired.
13. kick back 休息,和某人一起玩
It's a good time to just kick back and relax.
14. one track mind 意思是腦子里光想一件事
Geez, you have such a one track mind sometimes.
15. ticked off 為了什么事情生氣
Crossing the streets in New York and Washington is dangerous. But getting ticked off about it won't do you any good.
16. close call 差一點(diǎn)沒發(fā)生的倒霉的事,或是差一點(diǎn)完不成的該做的事
17. goof off (年輕人)一些無(wú)聊的事開玩笑
No more goofing off!
18. poop ——To defecate 拉屎
昨天Fox臺(tái)the 55th Emmy Awards Ceremony上,就有人說pooped his pants
19. liplock 接吻 Madonna 和 Britney 那個(gè)French kiss大家都看見了吧
20. snoozer——something tedious or boring 使人打瞌睡的東西
21. sour-puss——A habitually gloomy or sullen person 撲克臉
22. toss-up—— even chance 原意為拋硬幣,引申為“對(duì)半開的機(jī)會(huì)”
It is a toss-up whether he will win or lose.
23. pratfall——a comedy fall upon one's buttocks *蹲兒
24. poofter/pooftah/poufer: (Derogatory) 1. a male homo***ual. 2. an effeminate male. ——adjective 3. homo***ual. 對(duì)男同性戀的貶稱,尤其是對(duì)sissy的男同,我看過一個(gè)澳大利亞電影Head On,里面一個(gè)被激怒的的父親對(duì)女裝打扮的兒子就用了這個(gè)詞兒。同意詞還有pansy
25. party animal: 1. a person who parties hard. 2. a person who is always going to parties. 派對(duì)動(dòng)物
26. party pooper: a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect, especially at a party. 冷場(chǎng)人物
27. on the money 正正好。比如說,兩條線正好重疊,扔出去的東西擊中目標(biāo)等。
28. sabbatical 這個(gè)不太是俚語(yǔ)。通常指老師或教授的帶薪的長(zhǎng)假。
29. nerd
If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool.
A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books.
As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn't fit in.
30. cheesy 就是很俗氣,質(zhì)量很次,很愚蠢。人們經(jīng)常用cheesy 這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容電視節(jié)目,電影或者某個(gè)人說的話。
Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It's usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says.
I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don't know why these shows are so popular.
31. wimp 軟弱的人,膽小鬼,或者是怕痛的人
A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who can't take pain.
32. guts 勇氣
You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!
33. take a hike ——to tell someone to leave, or to tell someone to leave you alone.
If I were you, I would have told him to take a hike.
34. blow off——取消約會(huì),或者是不做自己不想做的事
Bob and I did make plans to go out last night. But he blew me off. He decided to go out with his girlfriend. It wasn't the first time he blew me off.
There are some things in life you just shouldn't blow off.
35. uptight——tense, irritable, or unable to relax.
Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.
36. busted ——做壞事被抓到
The police just busted someone for trying to steal my neighbor's car.
37. creeep ——A creep is someone who looks and acts in a way that makes people suspicious and uncomfortable.
He was always frowning, and wouldn't say hello to people. That's one reason I thought he was a creep.
38. wasted——喝得大醉
Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted, so I don't feel very good right now.
We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.
39.to get a kick out of something——為某件事感到很高興
I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.
40. chill/chill out =relax 放松,休息
Glad class is over! I'm ready to chill for the rest of the morning. I haven't had a chance to chill out these last few days, getting ready for school and all.
2. hit the spot 感到過癮,覺得很痛快。比如你肚子餓了,吃得心滿意足,就可以說That food really hit the spot.
3. big gun 大人物,對(duì)決策有重大影響的人The company's big gun quarterbacked the meeting about their revenue report.
4. quarterback 本意是美式足球的四分衛(wèi),做動(dòng)詞在可以表示"主持會(huì)議,或總管項(xiàng)目"The project leader quarterbacked the meeting.
5. lame 無(wú)聊,沒意思,或者不合適的
Don't give me any lame excuses next time I want to do something!
6. shot 是指什么東西壞了,或者人體的某個(gè)部位受傷了
I think my engine is shot. This is not good.
7. damage 是指為某樣?xùn)|西或某個(gè)交易付的錢, 通常用"bad/not bad"來(lái)表示價(jià)錢高低
The damage for renting the car is pretty bad.
8. choke 糟糕,失敗的意思
I think New York is going to lose. Knowing them, their going to choke.
9. money 保持高水平,非常棒的意思
Yao Ming is money.
10. hard headed =stubborn 頑固,固執(zhí)
11. drained =exhausted 非常累
You are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.
12. wired 一 精力充沛.
After the next cup of coffee, I think I'm going to be pretty wired.
13. kick back 休息,和某人一起玩
It's a good time to just kick back and relax.
14. one track mind 意思是腦子里光想一件事
Geez, you have such a one track mind sometimes.
15. ticked off 為了什么事情生氣
Crossing the streets in New York and Washington is dangerous. But getting ticked off about it won't do you any good.
16. close call 差一點(diǎn)沒發(fā)生的倒霉的事,或是差一點(diǎn)完不成的該做的事
17. goof off (年輕人)一些無(wú)聊的事開玩笑
No more goofing off!
18. poop ——To defecate 拉屎
昨天Fox臺(tái)the 55th Emmy Awards Ceremony上,就有人說pooped his pants
19. liplock 接吻 Madonna 和 Britney 那個(gè)French kiss大家都看見了吧
20. snoozer——something tedious or boring 使人打瞌睡的東西
21. sour-puss——A habitually gloomy or sullen person 撲克臉
22. toss-up—— even chance 原意為拋硬幣,引申為“對(duì)半開的機(jī)會(huì)”
It is a toss-up whether he will win or lose.
23. pratfall——a comedy fall upon one's buttocks *蹲兒
24. poofter/pooftah/poufer: (Derogatory) 1. a male homo***ual. 2. an effeminate male. ——adjective 3. homo***ual. 對(duì)男同性戀的貶稱,尤其是對(duì)sissy的男同,我看過一個(gè)澳大利亞電影Head On,里面一個(gè)被激怒的的父親對(duì)女裝打扮的兒子就用了這個(gè)詞兒。同意詞還有pansy
25. party animal: 1. a person who parties hard. 2. a person who is always going to parties. 派對(duì)動(dòng)物
26. party pooper: a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect, especially at a party. 冷場(chǎng)人物
27. on the money 正正好。比如說,兩條線正好重疊,扔出去的東西擊中目標(biāo)等。
28. sabbatical 這個(gè)不太是俚語(yǔ)。通常指老師或教授的帶薪的長(zhǎng)假。
29. nerd
If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool.
A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books.
As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn't fit in.
30. cheesy 就是很俗氣,質(zhì)量很次,很愚蠢。人們經(jīng)常用cheesy 這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容電視節(jié)目,電影或者某個(gè)人說的話。
Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It's usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says.
I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don't know why these shows are so popular.
31. wimp 軟弱的人,膽小鬼,或者是怕痛的人
A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who can't take pain.
32. guts 勇氣
You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!
33. take a hike ——to tell someone to leave, or to tell someone to leave you alone.
If I were you, I would have told him to take a hike.
34. blow off——取消約會(huì),或者是不做自己不想做的事
Bob and I did make plans to go out last night. But he blew me off. He decided to go out with his girlfriend. It wasn't the first time he blew me off.
There are some things in life you just shouldn't blow off.
35. uptight——tense, irritable, or unable to relax.
Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.
36. busted ——做壞事被抓到
The police just busted someone for trying to steal my neighbor's car.
37. creeep ——A creep is someone who looks and acts in a way that makes people suspicious and uncomfortable.
He was always frowning, and wouldn't say hello to people. That's one reason I thought he was a creep.
38. wasted——喝得大醉
Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted, so I don't feel very good right now.
We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.
39.to get a kick out of something——為某件事感到很高興
I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.
40. chill/chill out =relax 放松,休息
Glad class is over! I'm ready to chill for the rest of the morning. I haven't had a chance to chill out these last few days, getting ready for school and all.