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老外常常说的50个俚语

1Beintheair将要发生的情形

Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange.

Example:Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itemsthatachangeinpolicyis

intheair.

2Cleartheair排除误解

Tottleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations

Example:Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow.

3Costanarmandaleg极为昂贵

Tobeveryexpensive

Example:r,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauitcostsan

armandaleg.

4Abadegg缺乏道德的人

Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided

Example:Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’’llneverehimoryourmoney

again!

5IntheBag稳操胜券

Saidofanachievementwhichiscure

Example:entcameinthismorningtosignthe

agreement.

6Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的

Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable

Example:Hiscareerasapilotisinthebalance,ashiyesightdoesnotemgood

enough.

7Driveahardbargain极力讨价还价

Tohavethenegotiatingstrengthandskillstogetthemostadvantageouspriceand

conditions

Example:vesahard

bargain.

8Ringabell看上去或听起来超级熟悉

Tolook,soundoremfamiliar

Example:Thatfaceringsabell,wherehaveIenhimbefore?

9Tightenone’sbelt节衣缩食

Tocutdownonspendingbecauthereislessincomethanbefore

Example:Nowyouareoutofwork,you’llhavetotightenyourbeltandgiveupbuyingnew

clothesandgoingoutsooften.

10Killtwobirdswithonestone一石二鸟

Tocompletetwotaskstogether,withlesffortthandoingthemparately

Example:SinceI’dgonetothestoretobuysomebread,Ithoughtofkillingtwobirdswith

otheparty.

11Beinablackmood情绪极差

Tobesonegativeabouteverythingthatitisimpossibleforanyonetoreasonwithhim/her

Example:Myfatherhasbeeninablackmoodfordays,wedarenotsayanythingtohim.

12Newblood新成员

Newpeoplebroughtintoanorganizationtointroducedifferentandoriginalideas

Example:Itwasdecidedtobringnewbloodintotheschoolbyemployingteacherswiththe

latesttraining.

13Feelingblue感到无精打采

Feelingsadordepresd

Example:She’sfeelingblue,becauthemanshelovesisfaraway.

14Gettothebottomofsomething弄清真相

Tofindoutthetruthaboutsomething

Example:I’mtryingtogettothebottomofwhyDavidleftwithoutsayinggoodbye.

15Apieceofcake轻松的事

Somethingwhichisveryeasytodo

Example:Here…’sapieceofcake.

16Payacall造访

Tovisitsomebody

Example:Aswe’reinthisneighborhood,wemightaswellpaytheJacksonsacall,we

haven’tenthemforages.

17Bychance偶然,意外的

Unexpectedly;withnopriorplanning

Example:Bychance,Ibumpedintomywifeintheshoppingmall

18Roundtheclock夜以继日的

Todosomethingcontinuously,withoutabreakorpau

Example:Theambulancervicesworkedroundtheclockhaulingpeopletrappedinthe

buildingtosafety.

19Keepone’scool维持平复

Tostaycalminadifficultsituation

Example:Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofthecar

andwalk!

20Inatightcorner处于窘境

Inanextremelydifficultsituation

Example:WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtogetoutofit.

21Keepinthedark隐瞒

Tokeepsomethingcret

Example:Weknowmybrotherhasanewgirlfriend,buthe'skeepinghernameinthedark.

22Fallondeafears不加理会的,不听取

Nottotakeanynoticeofwhatissaid

Example:Thecitycouncil’sorderthatgarbageshouldbeputinthebinsfellondeafears;

thesidewalksarestilllitteredwithtrash!

23Takethingasy放轻松

Torelax

Example:It'sbetterforourhealthtotakethingasythantoworryaboutproblemsallthe

time.

24Eatlikeahor吃得很多

Toeatalot;tohaveaverybigappetite

Example:asagrowingladlikehim,Iudtoeatalot,too.

25Catchone’ye吸引某人注意

Toattractsomebody’sattention

Example:Amovementbehindthecurtaincaughtmyeye–Ithoughtitwasaburglarand

rushedoutoftheroom!

26Haveaneyeforsomething对某事(某物体)了解得超级清楚

Tobeverygoodatdoingsomething,orhaveagreatunderstandingofsomething.

Example:Asabotanist,hehastodescribeanddrawplantsaccurately,sohemusthavean

eyefordetail.

27Turnablindeye.熟视无睹

Toignoreanaction,eventhoughoneshoulddosomethingaboutit

Example:Parentswillspoiltheirchildreniftheyconstantlyturnablindeyetotheirbad

behavior.

28Keepaneyeon照看,紧密注视

Towatchcarefully;tolookafter

Example:Keepaneyeonmypur–I'mjustgoingtothebathroom.

29Loface丢脸

Tohaveone'sreputationspoiled;tobeembarrasd

Example:Thelargedrughoushavelostface,becausmallercompaniesarelling

similarproductsatacheaperprice!

30Leadthefield处于领头地位

Tobethemostsuccessfulpersonorgroupinanactivity

Example:Fordecades,theHouofDiorledthefieldinelegantfashiondesign.

31Getoutofhand失去操纵

Tobeoutofcontrol

Example:Theproblemofsuicidebombingsisgettingoutofhand;thereemstobeno

waytostopthem.

32Giveahand提供帮忙

Tohelpsomebodywithsomething

Example:PleagivemeahandandholdthisboardwhileIpaintit.

33Learnbyheart牢记

Tomemorizesomething;tohavelearnedsomethingwordforwordorveryprecily.

Example:AtschoolweoftenlearnedShakespeare’ssonnetsbyheartandrecitedthemin

frontoftheclass.

34Onhold尚未办理的情形

Somethingtasideandwaitingtobedealtwith

Example:Ourvacationplansareonholdrightnow;becaumyDad’sjustbeenadmitted

tohospitalwithastomachulcer.

35Adarkhor出乎意料的嬴家

Anunexpectedwinner.

Example:Adarkhorinthisyear’sbasketballcupwasJapan!

36Thebottomline本质内容

Themostesntialpartofsomething

Example:We’vetalkedalotabouttaxationandimmigration,butthebottomlineisthatwe

havetocreatemorejobs.

37Liveitup狂欢一场

Toenjoyahighstandardoflivingandleadacarefreelife

Example:Theneighborshavingbeenlivingitupeversincetheywonthesweepstakes.

38Lookforwardto期待着

Torelishsomefutureprospect;toeagerlyawaitmeetingsomebody.

Example:YoucantellJakeislookingforwardtohisvacation–hekeepstellingushowmany

daysthereareleftuntilhefinishescollege.

39Bearinmind记住

Toremembersomethingwhichcanbeofhelpinthefuture.

Example:Beforeyoustartyourperspectivedrawing,bearinmindyoushouldfirstestablish

avanishingpoint.

40Haveamindto想做某事,打算做某事

Tobedecidedon;tointendto

Example:mindtowritealetterofcomplaint.

41Beinthemood想要做某事

Tofeellikedoingsomething

Example:Sheisnotinthemoodforplayingcardsandsayssheshouldreallybepreparing

herlecturenotes.

42Overthemoon欣喜假设狂

Extremelyhappy

Example:She’soverthemoonaboutherpromotion–shereallywasn’texpectingit.

43Getamoveon赶快

Tohurryup

Example:Getamoveon!Thetrainisabouttoleave.

44Overandabove除…这外,额外的

Inadditionto

Example:Overandaboveoursalary,wearegettingalargebonus,becaubusinesshas

beenveryprofitablethisyear.

45Getthepicture了解某事

Tounderstandsomething,tograspsomemeaning

Example:Whentheystartedcuttingbackandlayingpeopleoffatwork,Igotthepicture

andstartinglookingforanotherjob.

46Beoutofpocket花光了钱的

Tobewithoutmoney

Example:He’scomplainingbecauhespentallofhismoneyonslotmachinesandnow

he’soutofpocket.

47Keepsomebodyposted转达消息

Toregularlygivesomebodyup-to-dateinformationordetailsoftheprogressbeingmade.

Example:Iphonedinattheendofeachworkingdaytokeepmybosspostedabout

developmentsatthetradeconference.

48Inthelongrun最终,最后

Overalongperiodoftime,onceaprocesshasmatured

Example:ongrun,however,wehope

toachieveasituationofstableprofit.

49Onashoestring生活窘迫

Inathriftymanner;withcostsorspendingdowntoabareminimum

Example:Shelivesonashoestring–shegetsatinypensionandhastobudgetvery

tightly.

50Lotrackof失去消息,失去线索

Tolocontactwithsomebodytonotknowwheresomethingis

Example:IlosttrackofFranwhenshemovedtoBoston.I’veeventriedtolocateheron

theInternet.