美国口语俚语大全

Nina

美国口语俚语（41）
1. get burnt遭殃
Every time I play the nice guy, I get burnt.
% n7 U' V. G5 i( C+ T$ `每次做好人，总是我遭殃。
2. shake a leg迅速行动
Shake a leg, they’re getting impatient.
快动身吧，他们已经等得不耐烦了。
3. jet lag由不同地区的时间差所造成的身心不适
/ Q$ q  S, t0 C: V# }: [* i' HI’m still suffering from jet lag.
我的时差还没调整过来。
4. noon sharp正午
0 g+ t1 Y1 f6 T. ^7 e# Z3 v" BHe’ll be here at noon sharp.
- j+ h" j# Z; F$ A# N% ?7 Q他中午会到这儿。
$ o* g- }# d; A7 g" l# g& [) c5. no picnic难以捱过
& A7 B2 T7 P7 rWork today was no picnic.
今天的工作不轻松。

Nina

美国口语俚语（42）
1. the crack of dawn破晓
I woke up at the crack of dawn.
: _( v3 z0 b! y我一早就醒了。
; Z  M5 L% Q" L6 E2. will be终归会来
What will be will be!
师傅不是祸，是祸躲不过！
/ U# x& @* O% ]) u% C9 }3. put it out摒弃在心门外
: d3 M* B/ S2 H4 Y) d& }  ]Put it out of your mind!忘了它吧！
4. Get the picture?
% g1 I4 z2 C0 |  N我说的话你明白了吧？
$ q( z: q& }: e, x& ]( I5．can’t atch my breath气短不继
I can’t catch my breath.
5 y7 O0 Y, N. Y. v% e我喘不过气来了。

Nina

美国口语俚语（43）
$ i( x. |& [8 u4 L1. up and running生龙活虎的
1 P3 [6 e) |$ m, L) s+ ^He’ll be up and running in a few days.
几天后他又会生龙活虎。
5 O  P8 F4 w9 X2. rested up从疲劳或患病中恢复
. |7 P% @5 G& U6 Y! ]& o/ W* GI’ve rested up.
我已休息够了。
3. live off依赖
He lives off his parents.
他仰赖他的父母生活。
5 X; Q* e6 N5 Y4. sharp犀利
He has sharp eyes.
0 L2 W$ R9 N7 {5 G$ y4 ]6 H他的眼光犀利。
* P& t* N' [. [7 \7 L5. put in a good word推荐，美言
3 E6 q% ^/ P% C& HCan you put in a good word for me to get that job?
7 p. s& ^8 a3 `1 R3 _你能帮我美言几句，好得到那份工作吗？

Nina

美国口语俚语（44）
- E3 l' `2 n, n# n/ D3 H1. decent pay令人轻视不得的薪水
I make ( a ) decent pay.
$ Q) F: a4 j8 R! j我的薪水相当可观。
( m6 m/ L# j/ @8 S4 J3 [2. build contacts建立专业性之联系
Temping is a great way to build contacts.
打临时工，是建立人际关系的良方。
3. mark time旷费时日，而不尽力工作
He’s just marking time.
& a0 Q  h: ~# n' H他只是在捱时间，没在办事。
2 `! w- K. c' T: j/ e3 h/ e4. by hook or by crook无论如何
I’ve gotta finish this by five o’clock, by hook or by crook.
9 j: P; H8 q+ {; d- z无论如何我都得在5点前把它做完。
  l7 F! L* U& |6 y2 |5. call it quits叫停
/ W0 D+ Y! Z, _5 |Sometimes, I just want to call it quits.
3 Q5 x3 b. Y; g, T7 p+ M. [我有时真想辞职了事/有时我真想一死了之。

Nina

美国口语俚语（45）
1. be lit up like a Christmas tree喝醉之后非常高兴
Mr. Bigdrink was lit up like a Christmas tree at the party last night.
/ z0 p6 j- L" |+ W4 s5 t在昨天的社交晚会上，大酒徒先生喝醉以后高兴极了。
2. think better of改变主意 （是不是跟字面意义想饭？：））
6 u6 R- Z! T) b( p1 fWhen I saw Jim’s behavior, I thought better of dating him.
当我见到Jin的举止后，我改变主意，打算不跟他约会了。
3. have another think coming大错特错
If he thinks I’d marry him, he has another think coming.
如果他认为我会跟他结婚，那就大错特错了。
& g# B2 U6 [. I& D1 q7 R& p4. windbag饶舌的人
John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.
约翰是一个饶舌大王。他能够一连好几个小时滔滔不绝的讲毫无内容的话。
$ M4 \4 n4 H9 w# {7 Z5. a bay window大肚皮
Anyone who drinks beer too much is bound to get a bay window.
& s1 w' X9 X' B8 @2 b喝啤酒太多的人，必然会落得一个大肚皮。

Nina

美国口语俚语（46）
2 a, r( _; L3 i# t% B: }1. go public公开宣布
Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.
史密斯先生今天公开宣布他要退休了。
2. make the grade称职；合乎水准、要求
If you don’t make the grade, you can’t be a member of the club.
如果你不合格，就不能成为俱乐部的一员。
3. get the drift了解
Stop me when you get the drift. I don’t want to bore you with something you already understand.
! Z2 T$ H- `5 s你听懂了就叫停。我不想用你已经知道的事烦你。
4. day in court申诉的机会
4 i$ h1 G& p  jWhen Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get his day in court.
8 w/ i5 ^/ r5 o  D2 W- W9 s, x琼斯先生解释所发生的事情时，史密斯先生沉默不语，他知道他会有机会申辩的。
; {. f0 o. e! e' ^5. feel someone out探听某人的意向
! ~9 y$ s; _6 y% _5 ~* c- IJohn asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be interested in going out with him.
约翰要求戴夫探听简是否有兴趣和他出去。

Nina

美国口语俚语（47）
1. get the hang of进入状态，摸到窍门
I think if I practice serving a couple of times, I’ll get the hang of it.
我想如果我多练习几次发球，我就会魔到窍门了。
9 ]" U0 v* T# U3 ?" L' t$ k6 ]2. out to lunch神经病，神志不清
Richard stands on his head in the shower. He’s really out to lunch.
理查德在浴室倒立。他真是有病。
1 V" f# U2 L9 @( W$ y+ q, V3. rap sheet犯罪记录，前科
This isn’t his first offense. He has a rap sheet a mile long.
5 R! M% \$ V' u/ s( k7 ?+ j2 w6 F这不是他第一次犯罪，他前科累累。
6 ~2 M) |! _7 F0 t; t& P' g4. red tape官样文章，繁琐的程序
1 `( m3 `' l5 ]# w6 VI need this information as soon as possible. See if you can cut through the red tape.
我要尽快拿到这份文件。看能不能缩短申请的程序。
5. a fair shot相当大的希望
7 n2 W- ]' ^: y+ q7 w5 f3 N1 PYou have a fair shot at the scholarship.
2 x4 i$ y% z: u, g你很有希望能拿到奖学金。

Nina

美国口语俚语（48）
5 i4 F, O, u, B# c. b  ]- u0 ?4 C1. set someone back使某人破费
That dinner set be back sixty dollars.
. y  K) h" l& n: E8 x2 J3 e那顿晚饭花了我60美元。
! J1 ^1 I6 l/ U! |/ t. C2. pull a fast one欺骗
He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it.
, [2 ^. O  w8 e他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞前我们就明白了。
3. pull rank摆架子
: o0 v( H' V& ODon’t try to pull rank on me. We’re all equals here.
别对我摆架子，这里人人平等。
' U8 c1 Y6 R2 P4. red my lips注意听
/ y  S: Z9 S" s2 w+ mRead my lips. I don’t like broccoli.
/ U* }% E% q# [% p1 J注意听，我不喜欢绿花椰菜。
9 d* M* I5 O; B) ]9 w1 T5. burp打嗝
Don’t burp so loud. It’s not polite.
不要这么大声打嗝，那样不礼貌。

Nina

美国口语俚语（49）
: _$ x( W% ?0 |& b1. put on airs摆架子
I can’t stand Mary. She always putting on airs because she thinks she’s better than everybody else.
我受不了玛丽。她老摆架子，因为她自以为比别人好。
2. put…on the line赔上，不惜
1 r* X$ S9 F! b$ @  m- o. tI’d gladly put my reputation on the line for you. You’re my closest friend.
5 u% H2 j" c5 F我愿意为你搭上我的名誉。你是我最好的朋友。
3. rag烂报
The National Enquirer is a real rag.
" D6 P2 V1 u7 Y! O, E7 s- z; l. r《国家探密报》这份报纸真次。
* X& ?! V1 t9 m0 @4. chicken feed=peanuts小钱
/ P, r- b4 s) p5 G* MI make chicken feed compared to you.
& Q- _+ d. k2 e和你比起来，我赚的只是小钱。
5. brown-nose拍马屁
4 i  Q' e+ J+ X& j3 qHarold is always brown-nosing the oss.
0 A( ]6 @" m' O) N3 P* J7 {9 T哈罗德总是拍老板的马屁。

Nina

美国口语俚语（50）
0 }+ q4 f$ S6 c/ |" j1. eye-opener令人大开眼界的事
Listening to him talk about his adventure in China was a real eye-opener.
, ^$ C9 g3 D% q+ R听他谈在中国的历险令人大开眼界。
  T$ i: y" n8 z9 B6 h: e2. fake someone out骗过某人
& x* @2 y. c" e) N7 U  N6 H6 @* XThe quarterback faked the other team out by keeping the ball instead of passing it.
四分卫持球不传，骗过了敌队。
3. fall flat失败；碰壁；未达到预期效果
' L$ r2 z$ ]- J, T2 \His joke fell flat because no one understand it.
7 }" x2 e, T6 I$ D3 o. g他的笑话没人听懂，所以没有收到效果。
/ e! N4 \! i- y8 P$ b4. cover for掩护
1 [3 M; ^4 }# K' m& |9 k: W+ {$ yDon’t worry about mother, I’ll cover for you this time.
别担心妈妈那边，这一次我会为你掩护的。
5. bite the bullet咬紧牙关，忍受痛苦
& G. z/ U, n1 w  m- C6 I. |" qYou just bite the bullet and get it over with.
咬紧牙关完成这件事吧。