必不可少的地道英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)
很多人說(shuō)他們已經(jīng)學(xué)了很多年英語(yǔ)，但是與外國(guó)人交流仍然有障礙。也許有時(shí)僅僅因?yàn)槟悴欢@些必要的英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)，你就不能理解外國(guó)人的意思。下面是小編為大家整理的關(guān)于必不可少的地道英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)，希望對(duì)你有所幫助，如果喜歡可以分享給身邊的朋友喔!
生活常用俚語(yǔ)
1.have someone dancing on a string任意擺布某人
2.Betty is a housewife and no income Her husband has her dancing on a string
3.pull strings15 for someone為某人走后門，幕后操作
4.In the material world, money pulls the strings
5.be stuck on someone迷戀上某人
6.Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date
7.to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing甜言蜜語(yǔ)地讓某人做(不做)……
8.The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account
9.be in full swing達(dá)到高潮，全面展開(kāi)
10.China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing
11.be asleep at the switch玩忽職守
12.The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute
13.suitto a T對(duì)……再適合不過(guò)了
14.This new job suits me to a T
15.turn the tables扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì)
16.Don't worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys
17.drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
18.He has a hollow leg He can drink all of us here under the table
19.keep tabs on something/someone掌握情況,密切關(guān)注
20.He has subscribed16 ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management
21.keep someone down a notch17挫某人的傲氣
22.The monitor likes to order us around He needs to be kept down a notch
23.have one's heart set on一心想要……
24.Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back
25.one's heart in one's mouth嚇得要命
26.My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night
27.have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth
28.not have the heart to do something不忍心去做
29.How can you have the heart to kill my pet?
30.take something to heart往心里去/認(rèn)真接受意見(jiàn)等
31.Tom decided18 to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking
32.be in the seventh heaven高心極了
33.Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion
34.move heaven and earth想盡一切辦法
35.Believe me I promise to move heaven and earth to help you
36.cool one's heels等的雙腳發(fā)涼，久等
37.Let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock Come at 7 sharp Don't make me cool my heels
38.take to one's heels逃走
39.The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treat'
40.win one's spurs受到獎(jiǎng)賞
交流必備的俚語(yǔ)
1.My boss is my uncle In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company
2.let someone down使某人失望
3.Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times
4.can't for the life of one怎么……也不行
5.I thought I could recite my speech backwards9, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say
6.air one's linen10 in public家丑外揚(yáng)
7.The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others She didn't want to air her linen in public
8.shoot from the hip11信口開(kāi)河
9.Don't take Jay's words to heart He shouldn't have shot from the hip
10.by hook or by crook12千方百計(jì)得，不擇手段得
11.He rose to that position by hook or by crook
12.blow hot and cold出爾反爾，喜怒無(wú)常
13.Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold
14.make it hot for刁難某人
15.Out section manager is a woman Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her
16.have the lots for someone迷戀某人
17.You have to stop her She has the lots for a married man
18.bring down the house博得滿堂喝彩
19.The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times
20.be over the hump已度過(guò)難關(guān)
21.The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy But we are over the hump now
22.have a hunch13 that預(yù)感到……
23.I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon
24.be hunky-dory挺不錯(cuò)的
25.A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory
26.skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
27.We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing14 wild animals
28.toy with the idea of心里盤算要……
29.She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner
30.no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口
31.A: You know I could have done it well, but B: No ifs, ands and buts Tell me if you want to save your job
32.give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸進(jìn)尺
33.Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile Last time, I offered him some candies Today, he asked for an ice-cream
34.have many irons in the fire同時(shí)有很多要緊的事要做
35.Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire
36.be in a jam陷入困境
37.get in a jam
38.You've got to help me I'm in a jam May car refused to work on my way to office
39.jaywalk橫穿馬路
40.It is dangerous to jaywalk