老外经常说到的50个俚语.docx

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老外经常说到的50个俚语

老外经常说到的50个俚语

真正经常和老外打交道,感觉英语俚语还是非常有用,你可以不会用或者用不好,但如果看到了或听到了,不明白它的意思,那同样影响交流的,因为有些英语俚语太常见了,每个词都认识,但就是不知道是什么意思.贴一些英语俚语,权当自己做个日记,同时也与各位一起分享.朋友们帮顶呀.

　1　Beintheair将要发生的事情

　　Thefeelingorideathatsomethingnewisabouttohappenorisgoingtochange

　　Example:

Fromtheargumentsgoingonatthemeeting,itseemsthatachangeinpolicyisintheair.

　2Cleartheair消除误会

　　Tosettleadisputeandrestoregoodrelations

　　Example:

Wehadameetingwiththeworkers,andIthinkwe’veclearedtheairnow.

　3　Costanarmandaleg极其昂贵

　　Tobeveryexpensive

　　Example:

Ilovethatfurcoat.However,Idon’tthinkI’mgoingtobuyitbecauseitcostsanarmandaleg.

　4　Abadegg缺乏道德的人

　　Somebodywhohasnomoralprinciplesandshouldbeavoided

　　Example:

Youmustn’tlendTimmoney,he’sabadegg.You’llneverseehimoryourmoneyagain!

　5　IntheBag稳操胜券

　　Saidofanachievementwhichissecure

　　Example:

Wehavethedealinthebag.Theclientcameinthismorningtosigntheagreement.

　6　Inthebalance未知的,不可预测的

　　Saidwhentheoutcomeofasituationisunknownorunpredictable

　　Tostaycalminadifficultsituation

　　Example:

Ifthetrafficisjamed,theonlythingtodoiskeepyourcool,orgetoutofthecarandwalk!

　20　Inatightcorner处于困境

　　Inanextremelydifficultsituation

　　Example:

WheneverIgetintoatightcorner,Itrytorelyonquickthinkingtogetoutofit.

　21　Keepinthedark隐瞒

　　Tokeepsomethingsecret

　　Example:

Weknowmybrotherhasanewgirlfriend,buthe'skeepinghernameinthedark.

　22　Fallondeafears不加理睬的,不听取

　　Nottotakeanynoticeofwhatissaid

　　Example:

Thecitycouncil’sorderthatgarbageshouldbeputinthebinsfellondeafears;thesidewalksarestilllitteredwithtrash!

　23　Takethingseasy放轻松

　　Torelax

　　Example:

It'sbetterforourhealthtotakethingseasythantoworryaboutproblemsallthetime.

　24　Eatlikeahorse吃得很多

　　Toeatalot;tohaveaverybigappetite

　　Example:

Fredeatslikeahorse.WhenIwasagrowingladlikehim,Iusedtoeatalot,too.

　25　Catchone’seye吸引某人注意

　　Toattractsomebody’sattention

　　Example:

Amovementbehindthecurtaincaughtmyeye–Ithoughtitwasaburglarandrushedoutoftheroom!

　26　Haveaneyeforsomething对某事（某物体）了解得非常清楚

　　Tobeverygoodatdoingsomething,orhaveagreatunderstandingofsomething.

　　Example:

Asabotanist,hehastodescribeanddrawplantsaccurately,sohemusthaveaneyefordetail.

　27　Turnablindeye.熟视无睹

　　Toignoreanaction,eventhoughoneshoulddosomethingaboutit

　　Example:

Parentswillspoiltheirchildreniftheyconstantlyturnablindeyetotheirbadbehavior.

　28　Keepaneyeon照看,密切注视

　　Towatchcarefully;tolookafter

　　Example:

Keepaneyeonmypurse–I'mjustgoingtothebathroom.

　29Loseface丢脸

　　Tohaveone'sreputationspoiled;tobeembarrassed

　　Example:

Thelargedrughouseshavelostface,becausesmallercompaniesaresellingsimilarproductsatacheaperprice!

　30　Leadthefield处于领头地位

　　Tobethemostsuccessfulpersonorgroupinanactivity

　　Example:

Fordecades,theHouseofDiorledthefieldinelegantfashiondesign.

　31　Getoutofhand失去控制

　　Tobeoutofcontrol

　　Example:

Theproblemofsuicidebombingsisgettingoutofhand;thereseemstobenowaytostopthem.

　32Giveahand提供帮助

　　Tohelpsomebodywithsomething

　　Example:

PleasegivemeahandandholdthisboardwhileIpaintit.

　33　Learnbyheart牢记

　　Tomemorizesomething;tohavelearnedsomethingwordforwordorveryprecisely.

　　Example:

AtschoolweoftenlearnedShakespeare’ssonnetsbyheartandrecitedtheminfrontoftheclass.

　34　Onhold尚未办理的事情

　　Somethingsetasideandwaitingtobedealtwith

　　Example:

Ourvacationplansareonholdrightnow;becausemyDad’sjustbeenadmittedtohospitalwithastomachulcer.

　35　Adarkhorse出乎意料的嬴家

　　Anunexpectedwinner.

　　Example:

Adarkhorseinthisyear’sbasketballcupwasJapan!

36　　Thebottomline本质内容

　　Themostessentialpartofsomething

　　Example:

We’vetalkedalotabouttaxationandimmigration,butthebottomlineisthatwehavetocreatemorejobs.

　37　Liveitup狂欢一场

　　Toenjoyahighstandardoflivingandleadacarefreelife

　　Example:

Theneighborshavingbeenlivingitupeversincetheywonthesweepstakes.

　38　Lookforwardto期待着

　　Torelishsomefutureprospect;toeagerlyawaitmeetingsomebody.

　　Example:

YoucantellJakeislookingforwardtohisvacation–hekeepstellingushowmanydaysthereareleftuntilhefinishescollege.

　39　Bearinmind记住

　　Toremembersomethingwhichcanbeofhelpinthefuture.

　　Example:

Beforeyoustartyourperspectivedrawing,bearinmindyoushouldfirstestablishavanishingpoint.

　40　Haveamindto想做某事,计划做某事

　　Tobedecidedon;tointendto

　　Example:

Theserviceinourhotelwasterrible.Ihaveamindtowritealetterofcomplaint.

　41　Beinthemood想要做某事

　　Tofeellikedoingsomething

　　Example:

Sheisnotinthemoodforplayingcardsandsayssheshouldreallybepreparingherlecturenotes.

　42　Overthemoon欣喜若狂

　　Extremelyhappy

　　Example:

She’soverthemoonaboutherpromotion–shereallywasn’texpectingit.

43　　Getamoveon赶快

　　Tohurryup

　　Example:

Getamoveon!

Thetrainisabouttoleave.

44　　Overandabove除…这外,额外的

　　Inadditionto

　　Example:

Overandaboveoursalary,wearegettingalargebonus,becausebusinesshasbeenveryprofitablethisyear.

　45　Getthepicture了解某事

　　Tounderstandsomething,tograspsomemeaning

　　Example:

Whentheystartedcuttingbackandlayingpeopleoffatwork,Igotthepictureandstartinglookingforanotherjob.

　46　Beoutofpocket花光了钱的

　　Tobewithoutmoney

　　Example:

He’scomplainingbecausehespentallofhismoneyonslotmachinesandnowhe’soutofpocket.

　47　Keepsomebodyposted传达消息

　　Toregularlygivesomebodyup-to-dateinformationordetailsoftheprogressbeingmade.

　　Example:

Iphonedinattheendofeachworkingdaytokeepmybosspostedaboutdevelopmentsatthetradeconference.

48　　Inthelongrun最终,最后

　　Overalongperiodoftime,onceaprocesshasmatured

　　Example:

Thegrocerystoreismakingalossrightnow.Inthelongrun,however,wehopetoachieveasituationofstableprofit.

　49　Onashoestring生活拮据

　　Inathriftymanner;withcostsorspendingdowntoabareminimum

　　Example:

Shelivesonashoestring–shegetsatinypensionandhastobudgetverytightly.

　50　Losetrackof失去消息,失去线索

　　Tolosecontactwithsomebodytonotknowwheresomethingis

　　Example:

IlosttrackofFranwhenshemovedtoBoston.I’veeventriedtolocateherontheInternet.