美国俚语集锦

美国俚语集锦

　A

　apple-polisher　马精

　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

　B

　I'm beat我非常疲乏。

　beat gums　 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话

　bell the cat为众人的利益承担风险

　black sheep　 害群之马

　Buddy, where is john？　 要上厕所

　Bungee jumping　 蹦极跳

　Stop bugging me, man!

　喂，别烦我了。

　C

　blue collar　 蓝领

　white collar　 白领

　pink collar　 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）

　gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司

　的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，

　有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）

　D

　dog-eared books　 读得卷了边的书

　dog sleep不时惊醒的睡眠

　dog-tired像狗一样的累

　dog watch　 夜班

　old dog上了岁数的人、老手

　a sly dog　 偷鸡摸狗者

　a yellow dog杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人

　a big dog　 看门狗、保镖；要人

　You're a lucky dog!你真是个幸运儿！

　hot dog　 热狗

　dog nose啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒

　a dog in a blanket　 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁

　as faithful as a dog　 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，

　He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea

　近朱者赤，近墨者黑

　A good dog deserves a good bone

　西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" a

　a dog in the manger占着马槽（不拉屎）

　Honey, I forget to duck亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。

　E

　eat crow　 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。

　eat his words食言

　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

　F

　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。

　G

　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

　H

　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

　I was welcomed with open arms我被热烈欢迎。

　J

　Jargon　 行话

　K

　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

　L

　lashes　 睫毛

　lead a cat-and-dog life　 过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。

　lead a double life婚外恋、婚外情

　leather boots皮靴

　love at first sight　 一见钟情

　lummox傻大个儿

　例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business

　那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团糟

　M

　lean meat　 瘦肉

　fat meat肥肉

　salted meat咸肉

　fresh meat鲜肉

　smoked meat (bacon)　 熏肉

　strong meat　 难以消化的食品，难理解的事物

　grill the meat在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油

　fry the meat　 把肉炒一下

　a meaty book一本有实际内容的好书

　you young monkey　 小淘气鬼

　Stop monkeying with my camera!

　别摆弄我的相机！

　make a mokey (out) of　 愚弄、耍弄

　例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents

　你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。

　monkey business　 耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼

　例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls

　你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。

　Monkey　 代表500美元

　例如：He won a monkey at the horse races

　他在跑马中赢了500美元。

　N

　Nature calls要上厕所。

　pain in the neck讨厌、恶心

　例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck

　你真让我觉得讨厌。

　up to one's neck　 忙的不可开交

　break one's neck努力地、拼命地做事

　例如：I'm really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn't get away from the office

　till 6:30 So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock

　我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹

　7：00的订婚宴会。

　save one's neck免受苦难或惩罚

　例如：The fighter planes saved our necks

　空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。

　crane one's neck to see sth　 伸长脖子看什么东西

　never say uncle嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。

　例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me

　无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。

　Tom never says uncle He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him

　汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。

　nitpicker　 爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes

　others by noticing small and unimportant differences）

　O

　one track-minded　 单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力

　例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend

　如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。

　one's cup of tea某人喜欢的事情

　例如：That's not my cup of tea

　那不是我喜欢的事。

　P

　I hope you'll soon be in the pink again　 我希望你早点恢复健康。

　play the woman　 撒娇

　pupil　 瞳孔

　Q

　R

　his right man　 他的得力助手

　The Last Rose of Summer夏天的最后一朵玫瑰

　The Way-Side Rose　 路边的玫瑰

　the rose of the party晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩

　Everything is comimg up roses　 自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满

　Life is not all roses　 人生并不是十全十美。

　No rose without a thorn没有不带刺的玫瑰；

　rosy view　 乐观看法

　rosy prospect美好前景

　have roses in your cheeks　 面色红润

　S

　sandals　 凉鞋

　set the world on fire　 一些震撼世界的杰出成就

　platform shoes　 厚底鞋

　lace up your shoes系鞋带

　common as an old shoe　 不摆架子，平易近人

　be in another's shoes处于别人的位置

　die in shoes　 暴死街头

　My shoes bite (me)　 鞋子穿了脚疼

　hiking shoes　 旅游鞋

　sports shoes (sneakers)　 运动鞋

　for a song　 很便宜

　例如：I bought this house for a song

　我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。

　soul mate　性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同

　例如：I wouldn't marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine

　碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。

　It's a steal!真便宜

　stew　 用小火慢慢地炖

　sticky business让人左右为难的事情

　T

　two-faced两面派

　例如：How could he be so two-faced 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？

　U

　V

　W

　in hot water　 处在困境之中

　in smooth water进入顺境

　spend money like water花钱大手大脚

　pour cold water on your idea　 向你的这个想法浇点冷水

　wedge heel　 坡跟鞋

　wolf down his food　 狼吞虎咽地吃东西

　cry wolf谎言欺人

　例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes

　那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。

　from the word go立刻，马上

　例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled But I learned right away we

　had nothing in common I knew from the word go it wouldn't work no matter

　how beautiful she was。

　当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。

　我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。

　X

　Y

　Z

A

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

B

I m beat 我非常疲乏。

beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话

bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险

black sheep 害群之马

Buddy, where is john？ 要上厕所

Bungee jumping 蹦极跳

Stop bugging me, man!

喂，别烦我了。

C

blue collar 蓝领

white collar 白领

pink collar 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）

gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司

的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，

有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）

D

dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书

dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

dog-tired 像狗一样的累

dog watch 夜班

old dog 上了岁数的人、老手

a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者

a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人

a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人

You re a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！

hot dog 热狗

dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒

a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁

as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是 忠实、卖力、辛劳 的化身，

He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

A good dog deserves a good bone

西方人论功行赏时常说 好狗应有好骨头 a

a dog in the manger 占着马槽（不拉屎）

Honey, I forget to duck 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。

E

eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。

eat his words 食言

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

F

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。

G

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

H

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

I was welcomed with open arms 我被热烈欢迎。

J

Jargon 行话

K

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

L

lashes 睫毛

lead a cat-and-dog life 过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。

lead a double life 婚外恋、婚外情

leather boots 皮靴

love at first sight 一见钟情

lummox 傻大个儿

例如：The lummox has loused up their company s whole business

那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团糟

M

lean meat 瘦肉

fat meat 肥肉

salted meat 咸肉

fresh meat 鲜肉

smoked meat (bacon) 熏肉

strong meat 难以消化的食品，难理解的事物

grill the meat 在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油

fry the meat 把肉炒一下

a meaty book 一本有实际内容的好书

you young monkey 小淘气鬼

Stop monkeying with my camera!

别摆弄我的相机！

make a mokey (out) of 愚弄、耍弄

例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents

你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。

monkey business 耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼

例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls

你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。

Monkey 代表500美元

例如：He won a monkey at the horse races

他在跑马中赢了500美元。

N

Nature calls 要上厕所。

pain in the neck 讨厌、恶心

例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck

你真让我觉得讨厌。

up to one s neck 忙的不可开交

break one s neck 努力地、拼命地做事

例如：I m really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn t get away from the office

till 6:30 So I had to break my neck to get to my sister s engagement party at 7 o clock

我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹

7：00的订婚宴会。

save one s neck 免受苦难或惩罚

例如：The fighter planes saved our necks

空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。

crane one s neck to see sth 伸长脖子看什么东西

never say uncle 嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。

例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me

无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。

Tom never says uncle He wouldn t admit he s wrong for the life of him

汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。

nitpicker 爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes

others by noticing small and unimportant differences）

O

one track-minded 单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力

例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend

如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。

one s cup of tea 某人喜欢的事情

例如：That s not my cup of tea

那不是我喜欢的事。

P

I hope you ll soon be in the pink again 我希望你早点恢复健康。

play the woman 撒娇

pupil 瞳孔

R

his right man 他的得力助手

The Last Rose of Summer 夏天的最后一朵玫瑰

The Way-Side Rose 路边的玫瑰

the rose of the party 晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩

Everything is comimg up roses 自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满

Life is not all roses 人生并不是十全十美。

No rose without a thorn 没有不带刺的玫瑰；

rosy view 乐观看法

rosy prospect 美好前景

have roses in your cheeks 面色红润

S

sandals 凉鞋

set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就

platform shoes 厚底鞋

lace up your shoes 系鞋带

common as an old shoe 不摆架子，平易近人

be in another s shoes 处于别人的位置

die in shoes 暴死街头

My shoes bite (me) 鞋子穿了脚疼

hiking shoes 旅游鞋

sports shoes (sneakers) 运动鞋

for a song 很便宜

例如：I bought this house for a song

我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。

soul mate 性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同

例如：I wouldn t marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine

碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。

It s a steal! 真便宜

stew 用小火慢慢地炖

sticky business 让人左右为难的事情

T

two-faced 两面派

例如：How could he be so two-faced 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？

W

in hot water 处在困境之中

in smooth water 进入顺境

spend money like water 花钱大手大脚

pour cold water on your idea 向你的这个想法浇点冷水

wedge heel 坡跟鞋

wolf down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西

cry wolf 谎言欺人

例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes

那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。

from the word go 立刻，马上

例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled But I learned right away we

had nothing in common I knew from the word go it wouldn t work no matter

how beautiful she was。

当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。

我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。

1 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)

2 as busy as a bee 象蜜蜂忙忙碌碌的

3 as graceful as a swan 象天鹅姿态优雅的

4 as gentle as a lamb 象羊羔性情温顺的

5 as cunning as a fox 象狐狸一样狡猾的

6 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

7 i'm beat 我非常疲乏

8 beat gums 空洞无物用处不大!连篇的讲话

9 bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险

10 black sheep 害群之马

11 buddy, where is john 要上厕所

12 bungee jumping 蹦极跳

13 stop bugging me, man! 喂别烦我了

14 blue collar 蓝领

15 white collar 白领

16 pink collar 粉领族指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人

17 gold-collar workers 金领族

18 dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书

19 dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

20 dog-tired 像狗一样的累

21 dog watch 夜班

22 old dog 上了岁数的人老手

23 a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者

24 a yellow dog 杂种狗卑鄙可耻的小人

25 a big dog 看门狗保镖要人

26 you're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿

27 hot dog 热狗

28 dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒

29 a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁

30 as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚在西方文化中狗是"忠实卖力辛劳"的化身

31 he that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea 近朱者赤近墨者黑

32 a good dog deserves a good bone 西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头"

33 a dog in the manger 占着马槽不拉屎

34 honey, i forget to duck 亲爱的我忘记闪开了

35 eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信最后不得不承认错误

36 eat his words 食言

37 out at elbows 捉襟见肘

38 elbow one's way 用胳膊肘挤来挤去为自己开道

39 get a black eye 被别人打青了眼睛

40 mind your eye 叫别人当心

41 blink our eyes 眨眼睛

42 flash our eyes at sth 瞟一眼

43 make eyes 抛媚眼

44 cast sheep's eye 暗送秋波

45 you have an eye for something 有眼光有见解

46 finely arched eyebrows 纤细的弓形眉

47 pencil the eyebrows 描眉

48 eyebrow pencil 眉笔

49 rough bushy eyebrows 浓密的粗眉

50 eyelash grower 睫毛膏

51 eyelash curler 卷睫毛器

52 without turning an eyelash 泰然自若不动声色

53 not bat an eyelid 没合眼睡觉

54 not bat an eyelid 对事情泰然自若

55 hang on by the eyelids 事情危在旦夕

56 face the music 不得不接受惩罚承担后果必须承受出现的局面

57 a matter of face 面子攸关的事情

58 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)

59 save one's face 挽回面子

60 pull a long face 拉长了脸

61 make a face at you 对你做个鬼脸

62 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

63 cold fish 态度冷冰冰没有热情的人

64 drink like a fish 牛饮

65 flats 平跟鞋

66 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)

68 green eyed 嫉妒

69 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)

70 green hand 生手

例如i'm still green at my job

(我依然是个新手)

71 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

72 green revolution 绿色革命

例如these developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after

(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)

74 the green years 青春年华

75 he is ripe in years but green in heart 形容某人是老当益壮

76 lose your heart to someone 和某人谈恋爱

77 lack heart 缺乏勇气

78 win your heart 赢得你的心

79 broken heart 破碎的心

80 heart of stone 石头心肠

81 pour out your heart 倾吐你的心事

82 have a heart 可怜可怜你

83 his heart in the right place 他的心肠是很好的

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

85 don't take the failure to your heart 别为失败而难过

86 lose heart 失去信心

87 your heart of gold 金子般的心美好心灵

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

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

90 a man after her own heart 正和她心意的人

91 put your heart at rest 放下心来

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

93 i was welcomed with open arms 我被热烈欢迎

94 jargon 行话

95 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)

96 kill someone with kindness 热情的让人受不了

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

98 lashes 睫毛

99 lead a cat-and-dog life 过着不和睦的敌对的生活

100 lead a double life 婚外恋婚外情

101 leather boots 皮靴

102 love at first sight 一见钟情

103 lummox 傻大个儿

例如the lummox has loused up their company's whole business

(那个傻大个儿把公司买卖搞的一团糟)

104 lean meat 瘦肉

105 fat meat 肥肉

106 salted meat 咸肉

107 fresh meat 鲜肉

108 smoked meat (bacon) 熏肉

109 strong meat 难以消化的食品难理解的事物

110 grill the meat 在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油

111 fry the meat 把肉炒一下

112 a meaty book 一本有实际内容的好书

113 you young monkey 小淘气鬼

114 stop monkeying with my camera! 别摆弄我的相机

115 make a mokey (out) of 愚弄耍弄

例如you suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents

(你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了)

116 monkey business 耍些骗人的把戏捣鬼

例如you suspected monkey business at the polls

(你怀疑选举投票中有鬼)

117 monkey 代表500 美元

例如he won a monkey at the horse races

(他在跑马中赢了500 美元)

118 nature calls 要上厕所

119 pain in the neck 讨厌恶心

例如you gave me an awful pain in the neck

(你真让我觉得讨厌)

120 up to one's neck 忙的不可开交

121 break one's neck 努力地拼命地做事

例如i'm really up to my neck in my work today, i couldn't get away from the office till 6:30

so i had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock

(我今天忙得不可开交因为我不能6 30 下班所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹7 00 的订

婚宴会)

123 save one's neck 免受苦难或惩罚

例如the fighter planes saved our necks

(空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命)

124 crane one's neck to see sth 伸长脖子看什么东西

125 never say uncle 嘴硬不肯服输不肯承认

例如i refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me

(无论他们怎样吓唬我我都不肯服输)

126 tom never says uncle

例如he wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him

(汤姆的嘴特硬打死都不肯承认错误)

127 nitpicker 爱吹毛求疵的人

nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes

128 others by noticing small and unimportant differences

129 one track-minded 单轨思维大脑不灵活缺乏灵活的思维能力

例如if you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what i intend

(如果你是一根筋的人你就无法领会我的意图了)

130 one's cup of tea 某人喜欢的事情

例如that's not my cup of tea

(那不是我喜欢的事)

131 i hope you'll soon be in the pink again 我希望你早点恢复健康

132 play the woman 撒娇

133 pupil 瞳孔

134 his right man 他的得力助手

135 the last rose of summer 夏天的最后一朵玫瑰

136 the way-side rose 路边的玫瑰

137 the rose of the party 晚会上最美丽最引人注目的女孩

138 everything is comimg up roses 自己经历的每件事都非常顺利圆满

139 life is not all roses 人生并不是十全十美

140 no rose without a thorn 没有不带刺的玫瑰

141 rosy view 乐观看法

142 rosy prospect 美好前景

143 have roses in your cheeks 面色红润

144 sandals 凉鞋

145 set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就

146 platform shoes 厚底鞋

147 lace up your shoes 系鞋带

148 common as an old shoe 不摆架子平易近人

149 be in another's shoes 处于别人的位置

150 die in shoes 暴死街头

151 my shoes bite (me) 鞋子穿了脚疼

152 hiking shoes 旅游鞋

153 sports shoes (sneakers) 运动鞋

154 for a song 很便宜

例如i bought this house for a song

(我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子)

155 soul mate 性情相同的人精神上的伙伴性情相同

例如i wouldn't marry anyone until i run into a soul mate of mine

(碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚)

156 it's a steal! 真便宜

157 stew 用小火慢慢地炖

158 sticky business 让人左右为难的事情

159 two-faced 两面派

例如how could he be so two-faced

(他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的)

160 in hot water 处在困境之中

161 in smooth water 进入顺境

162 spend money like water 花钱大手大脚

163 pour cold water on your idea 向你的这个想法浇点冷水

164 wedge heel 坡跟鞋

165 wolf down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西

166 cry wolf 谎言欺人

例如that politician cries wolf in every speech he makes

(那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报)

167 from the word go 立刻马上

例如when mary and i met, i was dazzled but i learned right away we had nothing in common

i knew from the word go it wouldn't work no matter how beautiful she was

(当我和玛丽初次见面时我被她迷住了但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处

我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮我们之间都不会有结果)

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我改了很多，还是超字数，所以只有分成几个来说

首先是goota的意思

goota

Money, such as when you waork and u get paid Also known a Paper and Chedda

eg

I'm gettin that goota

Get That goota mane

俚语材料

A

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

B

I'm beat 我非常疲乏。

beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话

bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险

black sheep 害群之马

Buddy, where is john？ 要上厕所

Bungee jumping 蹦极跳

Stop bugging me, man! 喂，别烦我了。

C

blue collar 蓝领

white collar 白领

pink collar 粉领族（指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人）

gold-collar workers 金领族（一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司

的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，

有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位）

D

dog-eared books 读得卷了边的书

dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

dog-tired 像狗一样的累

dog watch 夜班

old dog 上了岁数的人、老手

a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者

a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人

a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人

You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！

hot dog 热狗

dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒

a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁

as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是"忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，

He that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea 近朱者赤，近墨者黑

A good dog deserves a good bone

西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头"

a dog in the manger 占着马槽（不拉屎）

Honey, I forget to duck 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。

E

eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信，最后不得不承认错误。

eat his words 食言

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

F

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。

G

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

H

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

I was welcomed with open arms 我被热烈欢迎。

J

Jargon 行话

K

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

L

lashes 睫毛

lead a cat-and-dog life 过着不和睦的、敌对的生活。

lead a double life 婚外恋、婚外情

leather boots 皮靴

love at first sight 一见钟情

lummox 傻大个儿

例如：The lummox has loused up their company's whole business 那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团糟

M

lean meat 瘦肉

fat meat 肥肉

salted meat 咸肉

fresh meat 鲜肉

smoked meat (bacon) 熏肉

strong meat 难以消化的食品，难理解的事物

grill the meat 在烤架上把肉烤得滋滋冒油

fry the meat 把肉炒一下

a meaty book 一本有实际内容的好书

you young monkey 小淘气鬼

Stop monkeying with my camera! 别摆弄我的相机！

make a mokey (out) of 愚弄、耍弄

例如：You suddenly realized that you had been made a monkey (out) of by your opponents 你就会突然发现自己被对手给耍了。

monkey business 耍些骗人的把戏、捣鬼

例如：You suspected monkey business at the polls 你怀疑选举投票中有鬼。

Monkey 代表500美元

例如：He won a monkey at the horse races

他在跑马中赢了500美元。

N

Nature calls 要上厕所。

pain in the neck 讨厌、恶心

例如：You gave me an awful pain in the neck

你真让我觉得讨厌。

up to one's neck 忙的不可开交

break one's neck 努力地、拼命地做事

例如：I'm really up to my neck in my work today, I couldn't get away from the office

till 6:30 So I had to break my neck to get to my sister's engagement party at 7 o'clock

我今天忙得不可开交，因为我不能6：30下班，所以我必须拼命地做事才能参加我妹妹 7：00的订婚宴会。

save one's neck 免受苦难或惩罚

例如：The fighter planes saved our necks 空军的战斗机保全了我们的生命。

crane one's neck to see sth 伸长脖子看什么东西

never say uncle 嘴硬，不肯服输、不肯承认。

例如：I refused to say uncle no matter how they threatened me 无论他们怎样吓唬我，我都不肯服输。

Tom never says uncle He wouldn't admit he's wrong for the life of him 汤姆的嘴特硬，打死都不肯承认错误。

nitpicker 爱吹毛求疵的人（nitpicker means a kind of person who always criticizes

others by noticing small and unimportant differences）

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one track-minded 单轨思维，大脑不灵活，缺乏灵活的思维能力

例如：If you are a track-minded person, you will not understand what I intend 如果你是一根筋的人，你就无法领会我的意图了。

one's cup of tea 某人喜欢的事情

例如：That's not my cup of tea

那不是我喜欢的事。

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I hope you'll soon be in the pink again 我希望你早点恢复健康。

play the woman 撒娇

pupil 瞳孔

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his right man 他的得力助手

The Last Rose of Summer 夏天的最后一朵玫瑰

The Way-Side Rose 路边的玫瑰

the rose of the party 晚会上最美丽、最引人注目的女孩

Everything is comimg up roses 自己经历的每件事都非常顺利、圆满

Life is not all roses 人生并不是十全十美。

No rose without a thorn 没有不带刺的玫瑰；

rosy view 乐观看法

rosy prospect 美好前景

have roses in your cheeks 面色红润

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sandals 凉鞋

set the world on fire 一些震撼世界的杰出成就

platform shoes 厚底鞋

lace up your shoes 系鞋带

common as an old shoe 不摆架子，平易近人

be in another's shoes 处于别人的位置

die in shoes 暴死街头

My shoes bite (me) 鞋子穿了脚疼

hiking shoes 旅游鞋

sports shoes (sneakers) 运动鞋

for a song 很便宜

例如：I bought this house for a song 我以很便宜的价格卖了这座房子。

soul mate 性情相同的人、精神上的伙伴、性情相同

例如：I wouldn't marry anyone until I run into a soul mate of mine

碰不到性情相同的人决不结婚。

It's a steal! 真便宜

stew 用小火慢慢地炖

sticky business 让人左右为难的事情

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two-faced 两面派

例如：How could he be so two-faced 他怎么能这么阴一套阳一套的？

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in hot water 处在困境之中

in smooth water 进入顺境

spend money like water 花钱大手大脚

pour cold water on your idea 向你的这个想法浇点冷水

wedge heel 坡跟鞋

wolf down his food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西

cry wolf 谎言欺人

例如：That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes

那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发出的警报。

from the word go 立刻，马上

例如：When Mary and I met, I was dazzled But I learned right away we had nothing in common I knew from the word go it wouldn't work no matter how beautiful she was。 当我和玛丽初次见面时，我被她迷住了。但很快我知道我们没有任何共同之处。 我马上意识到不管她有多么漂亮，我们之间都不会有结果。

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