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1、-第 1 页英语短语俚语大英语短语俚语大全全-第 2 页大全大全1、与 Sunday 有关的：Sunday best,Sunday clothes,Sunday togs,Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes高档、漂亮的衣裳；盛装。Sunday run长距离。Sunday painter业余画家。Sunday punch(拳击中)最厉害的一击；(对付对手的)杀手锏。Sunday saint伪善者。Sunday saint and Monday sinner假道学，伪君子。Sunday letter(历书上为表示一年之星期日所用的)主日字母。Sunday school(教堂中
2、所设的)主日学校。(美)扑克牌戏。Sunday school truth众所周知的道理或事实。Month of Sundays很久。Mid-Lent Sunday,Mothering/Refreshment Sunday(牛津大学)校庆日前的星期日。Low Sunday业余的；复活节后的星期日。To look two ways to find Sundays斜着眼看。2、与 Monday 有关的：blackMonday(学俚)放假后的开学第一天；执行死刑之星期一；黑色礼拜一(即复活节之后一日，因 1360 年的当天，天气严寒，爱德华三世之士兵都冻死于巴黎附近)。Blue Monday沮丧，闷烦
3、(相对于欢乐的周末而言)。Saint Monday(特指交易所)懒散，工作很少的星期一。Mad Monday 忙乱的星期一。Monday morning feeling,Mondayfeeling美国人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那样一种心情。Monday morning quarterback放马后炮的人。Monday morning quarterbacking放马后炮。3、与 Friday 有关的：Friday忠仆，随从(源自鲁滨逊漂流记)。Man Friday男忠仆。Girl Friday得力助手(尤指女秘书)。Pal Friday极受信赖的女秘书。Friday face神色不佳之人。
4、Black Friday不幸的礼拜五，即有任何灾难发生的礼拜五；复活节前之礼拜五(神职人员于此日着黑装)。Good Friday耶酥受难节；T.G.I.F(Thank God its Friday)报纸上刊出招聘一名能干的女职员的广告。4、与 Saturday 有关的：Saturday-to-Monday周末休假；周末的。Black Saturday黑色星期六(指工人已预借工资无钱可领的星期六)。Saturday night special便于周末作案的小手枪。Saturday nightmassacre星期六夜晚大屠杀(指尼克松任总统期间白宫在 1973 年 10 月 20日，周六晚上宣布解
5、除水门时间特别检查官考克斯的职务，并解除拒绝把考克斯解职的司法-第 3 页部长理查森和副部长拉克尔职务)。5、与“星期”名称有关的几个名谚：He that sings on Friday,shall weep on Sunday;He who laughs onFriday will weep on Sunday.乐极生悲。Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday.节日假期，不宜选妻。(意指平时女子穿便服，故能更好地对之进行观察)。Come day,go day,God send Sunday.过了一天又一天，上帝快给个星期天。(此乃懒惰
6、者的愿望，亦指懒惰的佣人盼望工作时间快快过去，休息和发工钱的日子快快到来)。与蔬菜水果有关的俚语Apple苹果apple of ones eye(to be the):to be ones favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物eg.She is the apple of her fathers eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。Big Apple(the):New York 大苹果城【即纽约】eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。comepare apples and oranges(to):to compare two things that simply cann
7、ot be compared.比较两个无法相比的事物eg.Thats ridiculous.Now youre comparing apples and oranges.真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that?”*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。Banana(香蕉）bananas(to be):to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的eg.That guuys bananas!那家伙真是疯了！*注意：to go bananas:1.to become
8、 crazy.发疯，神经错乱eg.Im so bored Im going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。2.to become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。play second banana(to):to be second choice 第二选择，次要人物eg.I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。top banana:main boss 领袖，头头，大老板eg.Hes(the)top ba
9、nana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。Bean(豆)bean brain:idiot 白痴，笨蛋eg.He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。beans about sth.(not to know):not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通eg.I dont know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。*注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。Bean Town:Boston,Massachusetts 豆城【指麻萨
10、诸塞州波士顿市】*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。Beet(甜菜）beet red(to be):to be extremly red from blushing,embarrassment,etc.因窘迫，羞愧等脸红eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。Cabbage(洋白菜，甘蓝菜）-第 4 页cabbage:money 钱，金钱*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。carrot(胡萝卜)carrot in front of someone(to danglea)exp.to tempt some
11、one with an unobtainable offer 开空头支票以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job,we ll talk about a salary increase next year.But Ithink hes just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。Cauliflower(花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resu
12、lting from a boxing match拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的开花耳朵eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。Cherry（樱桃）bowl of cherries(to be a):to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的eg.Life isnt always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。Corn(谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!”“噢，天哪！”*注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。corn:n.melodrama,over
13、emotional drama 情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧eg.What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！adj.melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的eg.That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了！cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的eg.Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？cucumber(黄瓜，胡瓜）cool as a cucumber(to be):to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如eg.Although
14、hes guilty of the crime,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。与地名有关的俚语与地名有关的俚语meet ones Waterloo 倒霉，受毁灭性打击，灭顶之灾，遭到惨败。滑铁卢是一代天骄拿破仑遭受惨败的地方。遭遇滑铁卢，对一个人来说，后果不堪设想。无怪据说二战期间，在准备诺曼底反攻时，温斯顿丘吉尔和随员冒雨去某地开会，其随员因路滑而摔了一跤，脱口说一句“To meet Waterloo!”丘吉尔竟联想到拿破仑兵败滑铁卢的典故，恼怒地斥责他：“胡说！我要去凯旋门呢！”请看例句：No wonder they met
15、their Waterlooin this match.They hadnt been trained for months!难怪他们这场比赛输得一塌糊涂，他们已经好几个月没训练了！be Greek to someone 不知道。英国人一般都不懂希腊语。这句话的直译是：对于某人来说，这是希腊语。引申为“不明白”。请看例句：He is a very famous artist,but physics is Greek to him.他是一位著名的艺术家，但是对物理一窍不通。Greek kalends/calends 幽默、诙谐的表达“永远不”。Kalends 是罗马日历的第一天。古希腊不用罗马日
16、历，所以永远不会有这一天。请看例句：A:When will you finish your work and leave the computer alone?你什么时候才能结束工作不再-第 5 页用电脑？B:At the Greek kalends.永远没有那一天。在英语中，很多表达都与地点有关。这些表达琅琅上口，生动活泼，并且大多有着自己的故事。下面就为您介绍几个这样的表达，快来看看你和他们是否“相识”吧！castle inSpain 西班牙城堡，比喻“幻想，梦想”，相当于汉语中的“空中楼阁”。在中世纪某一时期，西班牙是一个颇富浪漫色彩的国家，过于浪漫就成了梦幻啦。请看例句：Dont tr
17、ust him any more.He is always living in a castle in Spain as a daydreamer.别再相信他了。他是个一直住在空中阁楼里的空想家。set theThameson fire 做出惊人之举；取得非凡成就。火烧泰晤士河，这是何等伟大的壮举！但是这句成语经常是用来表示反义的，指那些人“对某事只是夸下海口，而不是真正想去做”。请看例句：Jack won the champion of the SpellingBee?Youre kidding!Aperson who hardly reads books can not set the T
18、hames on fire!Jack 赢了拼写比赛的冠军？你开什么玩笑！一个不怎么看书的人不会有这么大的成功！fromChinatoPeru 到处。它的意义非常明白，指从世界的这一边到世界的那一边，当然就是“遍布各地，到处”啦。请看例句：Happiness was from China to Peru when the cheering news came.这个令人振奋的消息传来后，快乐弥漫在各处。BetweenScyllaandCharybdis 锡拉和卡津布迪斯之间，即“在两个同样危险的事物之间”，或是“腹背受敌，进退两难”的意思。锡拉是传说中生活在意大利岩石上的怪兽，卡津布迪斯是住在海峡
19、中一端经常产生旋涡的怪兽。水手为了躲避其中一个的危害，而常又落入另一个灾难。意大利这一方的海角叫凯尼斯(Caenys)，西西里岛那一方的海角叫皮罗鲁姆(Pelorum)。请看例句：He was between Scylla andCharybdis,for his company had betrayed him.他的同伴背叛了他，至使他腹背受敌。When inRome,do as theRomansdo.在罗马，就按罗马人的方式办。和我们“入乡随俗”的意思一样。请看例句：Take it easy and have a try!You know,when in Rome,do as the R
20、omans do.放轻松点，试一试吧！你知道，要入乡随俗。carry coals toNewcastle 做徒劳多余的事。纽卡斯尔盛产煤，送煤到那里，岂不是多此一举？请看例句：You are carrying coals toNewcastle if you water those flowers right now.The rain is just around the corner.你现在浇花就是多此一举了。马上就要下雨了。常用的一些英语俚语常用的一些英语俚语 140 条条真实生活口语中俚语是很多的，给英语非母语的人再添一个障碍。Niwot 会陆续把自己觉得常用的补充进来，贴在安斯本的坛子
21、上。希望大家发现好的也加进来。让我们先凑起一百个并背熟例句，到时候鬼子都会禁不住夸你口语地道！1,ace:She is an ace dancer.就是牛 X 的意思啊。2,all-nighter:I felt very tired after an all-nighter.通宵。3,beemer:That girl is driving a beemer.BMW,宝马。气人的是，我们停车场里一辆牛款 beemer 的主人不是官最大的，当然不是最有学问的，而是一个有钱人的小千金。4,booze:Im going to bring a bottle of booze to your party.
22、酒5,bummer:-第 6 页坏事，不好的方面。别人要跟你说开车撞了电线杆子，你就要说 Oh,bummer!一表感同身受。6,chicken:He is really a chicken.弱人7,cool:港片里的“酷”啊，用得实在多。8,cop:That crazy driver was pulled over by a cop.警察，可不要当面叫啊，当面叫ShuShu.9,couch patato:My roommate is a couch patato.喜欢长时间坐那看电视的懒蛋。10,deep pockets:I dont want to buy it,its for people
23、 with deep pockets.富鬼。11,flip side:Dont watch the flip side,its too personal.另一面，反面12,foxy:Look at that foxy lady!性感撩人的13,nuke:That country is working seriously on nukes.北韩，说你呢。核弹。14,pain:Thats a pain in the neck.烦人的，15,psycho:That psycho scared me.说人“有病”16,rock:You wanna your coke on the rocks?冰块，注
24、意介词17,shot:Do you wanna another shot?试试18,yukky:That dish was yukky.难吃19,get it:Did you get that joke?搞明白20,glitch:We shut the pc down since there was a glitch.小毛病，比如以前电脑里的一些莫名其妙的东西经常搞死机子。21,goofy:They were worrying about their goofy kids.傻，不懂事，顽皮22,grand:Give me two grands and the car will be yours
25、.一千大洋23,groovy:His Mom made some groovy art.有品位的24,gross:恶心25,guts:胆量26,vibes:I have bad vibes about that person.对别人感觉如何的“感觉”。27,up:He has been up since married.-第 7 页高兴。“七喜”的英文是啥来着？28,veg:He veg out in front of TV all the time.“菜”在那不动29,好吃叫“yummy.鬼子喜欢听好话，他们要做点啥请你吃你可一定要装一装说”yummy.30,fishy可疑的。That so
26、unds fishy.31,drag没劲的事Its such a drag to deal with them again and again.32,roll 走，离开。（今天还听一人说 Ready to roll?来着）Are you ready to roll?Lets roll.33,nuts 疯Are you nuts?The trafic drives me nuts.34,freak out 紧张害怕Dont freak out if cops pull you over.35,rip off骗了（钱了）I realized I was ripped off after payed
27、$200 for these shoes.36,bug讨厌Stop bugging me with your plan.I wont do it with you37 shrink=A psychotherapist心理医生38 airhead=A silly,rather unintelligent person.His girlfriend is an airhead.39 a-yo 比较随便的打招呼，近似于What up?Hey!40 buzz打电话Give me a buzz when you reach home.41 breadmoney.breadwinner养家的人42 boo
28、ty 屁股Check out her booty!43 boob 乳房44 cheesey很没品味，很土=cornyThe gift I receieved from Ryan is cheesey.45 cigcigarette 的缩写You got a cig?46crap=nonsenseWhat he said is crap.Dont believe a word of it.47 f-u-c-ked up可以表达很多意思，比如“糟透了，笨死了”You are pretty f-u-c-ked up.48 freaky=weirdHes a freaky guy.=He is a f
29、reak.49 flick=movieThat was a good flick.50get on(ones)nerves=to annoyYou really get on my nerves.51 goof笨蛋goofy=silly52 hang out(和朋友)出去消遣53 hooker 妓女54 hot迷人Man,that girl was hot!-第 8 页She is such a hottie!55 juicy桃色八卦的 a juicy scandal56jerk粗蠢之人57jerk off=to masturbate48 jackass“公驴”，说人就是“蠢驴”的意思，MTV
30、 台就有一档叫 JACKASS 的节目，专门表演一些无聊又愚蠢的玩意儿逗乐49 pimp拉皮条的50 puke=vomitTheres puke on the floor.51 pussy=vagina52 redneck（美国的）乡巴佬53 sassy styling.时髦的Those clothes are sassy!54 nifty 棒，一流的Heres a list of all-around nifty things that weve found over the years.55 screw up=err;mess upThey screwed up that paint jo
31、b.56 suck讨厌，烦人Final exams suck.57 twisted=displeasing;MESSED UPThats twisted!twisted mind奇思异想；怪脑筋58 methMethamphetamine 的缩写，即“冰毒”59 tweaker=a person who uses meth60 MDMA 摇头丸，也叫“Ecstasy”/“XTC”61 pot=Marijuana;joint 大麻烟62 crack 强效可卡因 63 whiz 小便I just took a whiz.64gig jobI just do these gigs as a cove
32、r.65 dump 甩了某人（比如女朋友）66 get high爽一下Do you get high?67 p-i-s-s off68 get a crush on somebody 迷上某人69thirtyish=thirty something 三十多岁的70 bent=angryIts OK.Dont get so bent.71 booze=alcoholHe promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.72 call=predictionThe weatherman made a good call about when t
33、he storm would come.73 chintzy=cheapThat really was a chintzy present you got him.74 cut out=leave-第 9 页It is late.I have to cut out.75 dope-drugThere are a lot of dope dealers around here.76 freebie 免费品The pillow was a freebie77 get it understandI listened to the joke twice,but I still dont get it.
34、78 grubby=unclean and untidyThose clothes are too grubby to wear to the party.79 hairy=dangerousThat was a hairy plane trip.I am glad the storm is over.80fag是faggot的简写，对同性恋男子的贬称81street smart知道在城市生活该怎么处置一些事情，应该如何应付各种不同的情况，比如如何保护自己。82chill/chill out=relax 放松，休息Glad class is over!Im ready to chill for
35、 the rest of the morning.I havent had a chance to chill outthese last few days,getting ready for school and all.83ditch 做名词用是指地上的沟；做动词 to ditch 表示要离开某个人，因为你不想跟他在一起了；或表示要马上离开一个不想再呆的地方。Its too noisy.Lets ditch this place.84hit the spot 感到过瘾，觉得很痛快。比如你肚子饿了，吃得心满意足，就可以说That foodreally hit the spot.85big g
36、un大人物，对决策有重大影响的人The companys big gun quarterbacked the meeting about their revenue report.86 quarterback本意是美式足球的四分卫，做动词在可以表示主持会议，或总管项目The project leader quarterbacked the meeting.87lame无聊，没意思，或者不合适的Dont give me any lame excuses next time I want to do something!88shot是指什么东西坏了，或者人体的某个部位受伤了I think my e
37、ngine is shot.This is not good.89damage是指为某样东西或某个交易付的钱,通常用bad/not bad来表示价钱高低The damage for renting the car is pretty bad.90choke糟糕，失败的意思I think New York is going to lose.Knowing them,their going to choke.91money保持高水平，非常棒的意思Yao Ming is money.92hard headed=stubborn顽固，固执93drained=exhausted 非常累You are f
38、ull of energy.But Im drained,Im going to sleep.94wired一 精力充沛.After the next cup of coffee,I think Im going to be pretty wired.二 to be connected to something,such as being wired into the Internet,or being wired into adiscussion.95kick back休息，和某人一起玩-第 10 页Its a good time to just kick back and relax.96
39、one track mind 意思是脑子里光想一件事Geez,you have such a one track mind sometimes.97ticked off为了什么事情生气Crossing the streets in New York and Washington is dangerous.But getting ticked off about itwont do you any good.98close call差一点没发生的倒霉的事，或是差一点完不成的该做的事99goof off(年轻人)一些无聊的事开玩笑No more goofing off!100.poop-To de
40、fecate拉屎昨天 Fox 台 the 55th Emmy Awards Ceremony 上，就有人说 pooped his pants101.liplock接吻Madonna 和 Britney 那个 French kiss 大家都看见了吧102.snoozer-something tedious or boring使人打瞌睡的东西103.sour-puss-A habitually gloomy or sullen person扑克脸104toss-up-even chance 原意为抛硬币，引申为“对半开的机会”It is a toss-up whether he will win
41、or lose.105pratfall-a comedy fall upon ones buttocks屁蹲儿105 pick-up line:a prepared opening line of conversation intended to get someone interested in having a causalsexual relationship.不知道中文里面又没有对应的词，我头一回听说这个词是看 Will&Grace，Grace 抱回一只小狗结果 Will 着了魔，吃饭睡觉都舍不得放下狗狗，Grace 明白 Will 同志是太寂寞了，于是劝他 go on a date，
42、Will 很不自信，她就鼓励道 You still have a pick-up line.106 poofter/pooftah/poufer:(Derogatory)1.a male homosexual.2.an effeminate male.-adjective 3.homosexual.对男同性恋的贬称，尤其是对 sissy 的男同，我看过一个澳大利亚电影 Head On，里面一个被激怒的的父亲对女装打扮的儿子就用了这个词儿。同意词还有pansy107 party animal:1.a person who parties hard.2.a person who is always
43、 going to parties.派对动物108 party pooper:a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect,especially at a party.冷场人物 109,on the money正正好。比如说，两条线正好重叠，扔出去的东西击中目标等。110，sabbatical这个不太是俚语。通常指老师或教授的带薪的长假。111.nerdIf you call someone a nerd,it means you think he is weird and not cool.Atypical nerd is some
44、one who wears glasses and carries a lot of books.As a matter of fact,when I was growing up,a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didnt fit in.112.cheesy就是很俗气，质量很次，很愚蠢。人们经常用 cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目，电影或者某个人说的话。Cheesy means tacky or dumb.Its usually used to describe a TV show,movie,or somethingsomeone say
45、s.I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy.It is fake and the things they say on theshows are so weird.I dont know why these shows are so popular.113.wimp软弱的人，胆小鬼，或者是怕痛的人-第 11 页Awimp is a weak person,a coward,or someone who cant take pain.114.guts勇气You only had enough guts today becau
46、se I was here to support you.Usually you are a wimp!115.take a hike-to tell someone to leave,or to tell someone to leave you alone.If I were you,I would have told him to take a hike.116.blow off-取消约会，或者是不做自己不想做的事Bob and I did make plans to go out last night.But he blew me off.He decided to go out wi
47、th hisgirlfriend.It wasnt the first time he blew me off.There are some things in life you just shouldnt blow off.117.uptight-tense,irritable,or unable to relax.Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight,I have a few beers.That helps me relax.118.busted-做坏事被抓到The police just busted someone for trying to steal
48、 my neighbors car.119.creeep-A creep is someone who looks and acts in a way that makes people suspicious anduncomfortable.He was always frowning,and wouldnt say hello to people.Thats one reason I thought he was acreep.120.wasted-喝得大醉Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted,so I don
49、t feel very good right now.We were so wasted that we couldnt even stand up straight.121.to get a kick out of something-为某件事感到很高兴I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer.That means,you enjoy watching me suffer.122.whatever表示说话的人对对方说的话很不以为然123 peanuts数量很小，价值很低A:How much money do you earn as a t
50、eaching assistant,if you dont mind my asking?B:Eight dollars?Thats peanuts!124.laid back:形容一个人个性比较随和，不会轻易发脾气Wanted:friendly,laid back female roommate to share a two bedroom apartment.125.to play hooky:逃学，或者装病不去上班I may play hooky once in a while,but I usually study hard.126.to snap at somebody:对某人嚷嚷，