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1、美式英语常用口语俚语大全集锦 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
2、 一贫如洗 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。 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
3、作环境优 雅，职业体面， 有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位） 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，
4、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。 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
5、 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 tu
6、rning 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
7、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 s
8、tores. 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 wai
9、ting 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
10、 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
11、 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。 Jargon行话 keep a good house招待周到 例如：I haven“t got a good house
12、, 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 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
13、 business. 那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团糟. 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 sudd
14、enly 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。 Nature calls 要上厕所。 pain in the neck 讨厌、恶心 例如：You gave
15、 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
16、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） one track-minded单轨思维， 大脑不灵活， 缺乏灵活的思
