美国俚语大全

all shook up 张皇失措

What did he say to her? She's all shook up.

他跟她说了些什么使她这么张皇失措？

A [ei] -OK 情况顺利, 进行良好

He was A-OK after the surgery.

他手术后情况很好。

a leg up 占上风

All Jeff's hard work is paying off. He's a leg up on the rest of his competitors.

Jeff 的努力没有白费，他在竞争对手中占了上风。

a new breed of 新生代

America is experiencing a new breed of ambitious and educated young businessmen. 美国出现了一批雄心勃勃，教育水准高的新生代企业家。

across the board 全盘的; 全面的

Everyone in the corporation received an across the board increase in salary.

公司里每个人都加薪。

act up 胡闹; 出毛病

I was late to work this morning because the car acted up and wouldn't start.

我今天早上因车子出毛病而上班迟到。

ad-lib 即兴而作, 随口编

The comedian ad-libbed most of his routine.

那个笑匠的讲词多半是随口编的。

add insult to injury 越搞越糟; 越描越黑

Her awkward attempt to explain her error merely added insult to injury.

她笨拙地解释错误，结果越描越黑。

ahead of the game 领先; 占优势

Marsha got ahead of the game by finishing her work early.

玛莎因提早完成工作而领先他人。

airbrain / airhead 呆子

Joyce can't understand anything. She's such an airbrain.

乔伊斯什么都不懂，她是个呆子。

all ears 全神贯注

Whenever you tell Johnny some gossip, he's all ears.

每当你说闲话给乔尼听时，他总是全神贯注。

all hell broke loose 一团糟

When the flood hit, all hell broke loose.

洪水一泛滥, 一切乱糟糟。

all right already 好啦好啦

All right already, I'm coming!

好啦好啦，我来了！

all the way 毫无保留

I'll back her all the way.

我会自始至终支持她的。

all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 笨拙的

I'm all thumbs when it comes to sewing.

说起做女红, 我是非常笨拙的。

all wet 错误的

I'm afraid your idea is all wet.

我想你的想法是不对的。

all-out 尽力, 全力以赴

The team made an all-out effort to win the game.

这支队伍全力以赴赢得比赛。

along for the ride 随着他人走, 看看

Don't mind me. I'm just along for the ride.

别管我，我只是看看而已。

an arm and a leg 昂贵的价格

This furniture cost me an arm and a leg .

这件家具花了我一大笔钱。

antsy 焦躁不安

After waiting around for so long, Paul started to get antsy.

等了这么久，保罗开始焦躁不安。

as is (物品) 照原状[不做修理或改进]

The salesman said I could buy the car for $500 as is, or give him $1,200 after he fixes all its problems.

售货员说我可以以500 元按现在的样子买这部车，或是给他1, 200 元把所有的毛病修理好。

as + adjective + as all get out ... 极了

Mother is as mad as all get out.

母亲气疯了。

asap 立刻; 马上(出自as soon as possible)

Hurry up! I need that report asap.

快点！我马上要那份报告。

ask for it 麻烦; 罪有应得

Y ou were asking for it by driving around with bad brakes.

开刹车失灵的车是你自找麻烦。

awesome 极了That was an awesome party. Everybody had fun.

那个宴会棒极了，每个人都玩得很高兴。

back out 出(交易); 叫停

George backed out of the deal at the last minute.

乔治在最后一刻退出交易。

back at square one 到起点, 白费力气

It's really frustrating! After so much effort, I'm back at square one.

真泄气！我费了那么多力气结果是白忙一场。

back off 缓和; 软化; 减轻

The city council had to back off from its criticism of the utility department.

市议会必须减轻对公共事业部门的批评。

back,put something on the back burner 暂时搁置

Paul was so busy that he had to put several projects on the back burner.

保罗忙得必须把几个计划暂时搁置下来。

backseat driver 在后座指导驾驶开车的人; 好为人师; 不在其位而谋其政

Please be quiet, I can't concentrate with so many backseat drivers in the car.

安静点，那么多人教我开车，我无法专心。

bad 太棒了[讲反话]

That outfit is bad. Where can I get one?

那套衣服棒透了，哪里可以买到？

bad blood 嫌隙; 不和; 敌意

Ever since Howard borrowed 5,000 dollars from Mike and never paid him back, there has been bad blood between them.

自从荷华德向麦克借了5, 000 元不还之后, 他们之间就有了嫌隙.

bad news 讨厌鬼

Marcy is nothing but bad news around here.

玛郗真是这一带的讨厌鬼。

bad-mouth 说坏话

Paul was always bad-mouthing his superiors until his boss threatened to fire him.

老板威胁要炒保罗鱿鱼，他才停止说领导的坏话。

ballpark figure 大约数目; 略估

I think it will cost you about 50 dollars, but that's a ballpark figure.

我想它大约要花你50 元。

baloney 胡扯

Baloney! I never said that.

胡扯！我从没那么说。

bananas 疯子

The guy acts like he's bananas.

这家伙举动像个疯子。

bank on 信任; 倚赖

The public knew they could bank on the mayor to do what he promised.群众知道他们能信任市长会实现承诺。

bar none 只此一家, 别无分号

This is the best ice cream anywhere in the state of Texas, bar none.

这是德州最好的冰淇淋，别无分号。

barf 呕吐

When Amy was sick, she barfed all night.

艾米生病，吐了一晚。

barge in 闯入

George rudely barged in on our private meeting.

乔治无礼地闯入我们的私下会谈。

basket case 绝望无助, 意志消沉的人

When Sam's wife left him, he was a basket case for weeks.

萨姆的太太离开他时，他消沉了好几个星期。

beat it 走开

Beat it! I'm busy right now.

走开！我现在忙着。

beat a dead horse 白费唇舌,白费力气

I've already made up my mind. There's no sense beating a dead horse.我已经下了决心，不必再白费唇舌了。

beats me 我不知道

Beats me. We haven't learned that yet.

我不知道，我们还没有学到那个。

beeswax 事情[出自business]

This is a private matter. It's none of your beeswax.

这是个人的事，和你无关。

belly laugh 震耳欲聋的笑声

My goodness, Burt, you've got a real belly laugh.

天哪，伯特，你的笑声真震耳。

belly up 垮了; 死了; 完蛋[源于" 死鱼肚子向上"]

The restaurant went belly up after being open for only three months.

这家餐厅才开张三个月就倒了。

bend over backwards 不遗余力

Sue will bend over backwards to help her friends.

苏会尽全力帮助朋友。

bent out of shape 气坏了; 大发雷霆

Mother is really bent out of shape because we came home so late last night.

我们昨晚迟归，母亲大发雷霆。

between a rock and a hard place 进退两难

I don't know what the solution is. Right now, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place.

我不知道如何解决，现在我进退两难。

big 重要的; 受欢迎的

Michael Jackson is a big name in the music business.

麦克尔．杰克逊在音乐界是个响当当的名字。

big deal 重要的事

It's no big deal. I don't mind helping you out.

这没什么大不了的，我不介意帮助你。

big idea, what's the big idea? 什么意思?!

What is the big idea? I don't appreciate all the personal questions.

什么意思？！我可不喜欢被问这些私人问题。

big league,hit the big leagues/big time, hit the big time 更上一层楼

He's not a small time accountant anymore.With his new job, he's definitely hit the big leagues. 他不再是个小会计了，有了新工作，他的确更上一层楼。

big man on campus 学生领袖; 校园风云人物

Rick is the captain of the football team. He's the big man on campus.

里克是足球队长，是校园风云人物。

big picture (事情的) 主要部分; 重点

Concentrate on the big picture for now.Don't worry about the minor details.

先把精神集中在重点上，不要担心次要的细节。

big shot 大人物, 大头

Y ou can tell John is a big shot; he rides in a limousine wherever he goes.

你可以看出约翰是个大人物，无论去那里他都坐豪华轿车。

big stink/fuss 严厉斥责; 大大数落

The teacher made a big stink over my being late to class.

我上课迟到被教师大骂一顿。

bimbo 放荡的女人

The man thought Elaine was a bimbo because of the way she flirted with him.

这个人因为伊莲挑逗他的样子而认为她是不正经的女人。

binge 持续吃喝狂闹

Betty has been on a binge for four days now.

贝蒂已经连续四天大吃大喝。

birdbrain 白痴

Joy is a real birdbrain in some ways.

乔依在某方面是不折不扣的白痴。

bitch 臭美的女人

Joann thinks she owns the world. She's a real bitch.

乔安认为整个世界都是她的，真是臭美.

bite the bullet 咬紧牙关; 忍受痛苦

Y ou just bite the bullet and get it over with.

咬紧牙关完成这件事吧！

bite the dust 死亡; 用尽T

His pen just bit the dust .

这支钢笔没水了。

blabbermouth 大嘴巴; 爱说闲话的人

I don't like Don because he's a blabbermouth.

我不喜欢唐，因为他爱说人闲话。

black and white 1.白纸黑字2. 泾渭分明

Mrs. Jones did not believe the news, so Mr. Jones showed her the article in the newspaper and said, "There it is in black and white. "

琼斯太太不相信这消息，所以琼斯先生给她看报上的文章说：“在这里白纸黑字写着。”

black out 昏倒; 丧失记意

It was so hot and stuffy in the room that she blacked out.

房里闷热得她昏倒了。

blah-blah-blah 说个不停

All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night, but she never says anything worth remembering the next

morning.

她整夜说个不停，但没有一句值得记到第二天早上的话。

blast 极好的东西

That party was a blast!

这次舞会真是棒极了!

bleeding heart 滥好人

The liberal candidate was accused by his conservative opponent of being a bleeding heart on welfare issues.

自由派候选人被保守派对手在福利问题上斥为滥好人。

blockbuster 极叫座的电影表演

The Godfather was a blockbuster in the U. S..

《教父》在美国相当叫座。

blockhead 笨蛋

Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.

阿诺德是我见过最笨的人。

blow it 搞砸了; 弄坏了

I blew it on that last exam.

我上次考试考砸了。

blow off steam (亦作let off steam) 发泄一通

Don't pay any attention to him. He's just blowing off steam.

不要管他，他不过是发泄一下闷气罢了。

blow one's cool 乱了方寸

Patty blew her cool when everyone started laughing at her.

大家开始笑柏蒂时，她乱了方寸。

blow one's cover 泄底

The detective was careful not to let the drug dealer know he worked for the police. He didn't want to blow his cover.

侦探小心不让毒贩知道他替警方工作，他不想泄漏身分。

blow one's top/stack/wig/cork 气疯了

The boss blew his top when he found out about the robbery.

老板发现抢劫时气疯了。

blow the lid off 揭发(丑闻)

That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator's illegal business deals.

报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。

blow the whistle on 揭露; 告发

Michael blew the whistle on the corporation's plan to bypass antipollution laws.

麦克尔揭露公司罔顾反污染法律的计划。

blowup 失和; 口角

Frank and I had a blowup last night.

昨夜弗兰克和我吵了一架。

blt [bacon, lettuce,and tomato] 熏肉加上莴苣和蕃茄做成的三明治

I'm in the mood for a sandwich. I think I'll have a blt.

我想吃三明治，我要一个blt。

blue in the face 脸都绿了;筋疲力尽

Matt blew up balloons for the party until he was blue in the face.

马太一直为晚会吹气球，吹到脸都绿了。

boat,rock the boat 坏事, 自找麻烦

The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat by wanting to let girls join their club.

其他男孩说亨利要让女生加入俱乐部是自找麻烦。

bogue 假惺惺

Craig really bogue at times. I wish he'd stop telling those disgusting stories.

克莱克有时真是假惺惺，我希望他不要再说那些恶心的故事了。

bogus 假的.

This is a bogus five-dollar bill.

这是五元的伪钞。

bonehead 笨蛋

Paula is a bonehead; she can't do anything right.

宝拉是个笨蛋，她什么事都做不对。

boo-boo 1.错误2. 伤疤

1.Sorry, I made a boo-boo.

抱歉，我弄错了。

2. David got a boo-boo on his knee from falling off the swing.

大卫从秋千跌下来，膝盖上留下一个疤。

boob,the boob tube / the tube 电视

She's watching the boob tube right now.

她正在看电视。

boogie / booger 擤鼻涕

It's impolite to pick your nose and play with your boogers.

挖鼻孔和擤鼻涕是不礼貌的。

book,by the book 照规矩做

We're not going to skip any steps in this project. We're going to do everything strictly by the book. 这件事我们不会省略任何步骤，一切都照规矩做。

born loser 天生输家;注定要失败的人或事; 扶不起的阿斗

I feel sorry for Roger. No matter how hard he tries, he's just a born loser.

我为罗杰难过，不管他怎么努力，就是不行。

bottom line 总之; 归根结底

The bottom line is that our sales need to pick up if we're going to make a profit this year.

总之，如果我们今年要获得利的话，销售量一定得增加。

bow out 不干了; 退出

Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so he finally bowed out of the company.

布莱克先生经常和合伙人争吵，因此他终于退出了公司。

bozo 笨蛋; 傻瓜

What a bozo! He can't tell his left from his right.

真是个笨蛋！他左右不分。

brain storm 1.好主意2. 脑力激荡

1.I just had a brainstorm! We can all go in my car!

我有个好主意！大家都搭我的车去!

2. Let's brainstorm and see if we can come up with some new ideas.

让我们脑力激荡一下看看能不能有新点子。

break a leg 祝演出成功[表面意思" 摔断腿" 的反话]

I know you're going to be great in the play tonight. Break a leg!

我知道你今天晚上的演出会很成功。祝你顺利!

break in 使适应; 使进入状况; 启用

New shoes are stiff until you break them in.

新鞋合脚前都是硬梆梆的。

It takes time to break in a new employee.

引导新职员进入情况得花点时间。

break someone up 笑死人

John can really break me up sometimes.

约翰有时真把我笑死。

break the news to 告诉坏消息

Paul had to break the news of her friend's death to Paula .

保罗必须告诉宝拉她朋友的死讯。

break,give someone a break 松口气

The boss gave her a break and let her try again.

老板让她松口气，让她再试一次。

breeze / piece of cake 轻而易举的事

This job is a breeze.

这件工作轻而易举。

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 精神奕奕

Joanna always shows up at work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

乔安娜工作时总是精神奕奕。

bring down the house (戏剧演出) 成功, 轰动

Robin Williams is my favorite comedian. He brings down the house every time.

罗宾．威廉姆是我最喜欢的喜剧演员。他每次演出都造成轰动。

bring home the bacon 仅能糊口

He works night and day to bring home the bacon.

他夜以继日辛勤工作维持生活。

broke 没钱; 一文不名[亦可作dead broke, 语气更强]

I can't lend you any money because I'm broke, too.

我无法借钱给你，因为我也一文不名。

broken record 反复讲同样话的人[原意为" 坏了的唱片"]

Please stop talking about your problems. Y ou sound like a broken record.

拜托别谈你的问题了，你真像张坏了的唱片。

brown-bag it 野餐[原意为" 用纸袋装食品"]

Let's brown-bag it today. I brought a delicious turkey sandwich to share.

我们今天就野餐吧！我带了一个好吃的火鸡三明治跟大家一起吃。

brown-nose 拍马屁

Harold is always brown-nosing the boss.

海罗德总是拍老板的马屁。

brownie points (由额外工作而来的) 功劳

Barb tries to earn brownie points by staying after school to help the teacher.

巴巴下课后帮助教师以获得教师的好感。

buck 抗拒

Y ou can't buck the system.

你无法抗拒整个制度。

buck-naked 全裸

He ran buck-naked across the courtyard because somebody stole his underwear. 他内衣被偷，只得裸体奔过庭院。

bug off 滚开

Bug off! Y ou're annoying me.

滚开！你真烦人。

bull headed 顽固; 牛脾气

Terry is so bull headed; he won't listen to anybody else's opinion.

塔利顽固得听不进别人的意见。

bum around 晃来晃去; 无所事事

The kids bummed around all summer.

孩子们整个夏天晃来晃去无所事事。

bum rap 责骂

Louise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.

露易斯因为偏袒里查德而遭责骂。

bummer 令人呕心的经验

Ah, that show was a real bummer.

那场表演令人倒尽胃口。

bundle 一大笔钱

We can make a bundle on this deal.

我们可以在这一次交易上大捞一笔。

burn someone up 激怒...

It burns me up when people don't do their job right.

有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。

burn / to be burned out from something 精疲力尽

Janis is burned out from her job.

詹妮斯工作得累垮了。

burp 打嗝

Don't burp so loud. It's not polite.

不要这么大声打嗝，那样不礼貌。

bush / be bushed from something 精疲力尽

Ah, I'm bushed from working out all afternoon.

哎, 我做了一个下午，做得精疲力尽。

butt in 插嘴; 打岔

Amy loves to butt in and offer her advice even when it's not wanted.

不管时机对不对，艾米都喜欢插嘴提供意见。

butter up 对... 说好话

Maybe if we butter up mother, she'll let us go to the movie.

如果我们对妈说点好听的，也许她会让我们去看电影。

butterfingers 容易掉球的人; 乌龙选手(原意为" 手指上有牛油") Bonnie is a real butterfingers when he comes to baseball.

伯尼打棒球时常摆乌龙。

button one's lip 住口; 闭嘴

Tell Cindy to button her lip or else she'll be in big trouble.

告诉辛迪闭嘴，否则她就惨了。

buy 相信; 买某人的账

After Meg finished telling her boss why she was late to work, he said, "I'll buy that. "

米歌告诉老板她迟到的原因后，他说“我相信你”。

buy time 拖延时间

I think we would try to buy more time.

我想我们应设法拖延时间。

buzz,give a buzz 打电话

Give me a buzz later on when you get home.

你到家后打电话给我。

by a fluke 侥幸

She won the writing contest by a fluke. She had only spent 20 minutes writing her essay.

她侥幸赢了作文比赛，她写那篇文章才花了二十分钟。

call it quits 不干了

After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits.

做了四十年二手车业后，亨利终于洗手不干了。

call someone's bluff 逼问

When Melissa called his bluff, Jack broke down and told the truth.

杰克受不了莫里斯的逼问而说了真话。

call the shots 发号施令

Margaret is calling the shots around our house these days.

玛格里特这几天在我们家发号施令。

carry a torch for 无怨无悔地爱

She still carries a torch for Vic after all these years.

这些年来她依然无怨无悔地爱着威克。

cat gets one's tongue 无言以对

Susan was speechless when her boss asked her why she was three hours late for work. Then her boss said , " What's the matter,Susan,cat got your tongue?"

老板问苏珊为何迟到了三小时，她无言以对。老板说：“怎么啦？苏珊，说话呀!”

catch on to 突然了解

It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.

辛迪许久以后才突然了解比尔的话。

catch someone redhanded 当场抓到

They caught the thief redhanded.

他们当场抓到小偷。

change of heart 改变心意

Edith had originally wanted to be a banker,but she had a change of heart and decided to become a doctor.伊蒂原先想当银行家，后来却改变心意决定当医生。

cheap,take cheap shot 使用下流手段

The candidates ended up taking cheap shots at each other during the debate.

辩论之中候选人都使用下流手段攻击对方。

cheapie 便宜货

It's a cheapie. I spent only a couple of bucks on it.

这是个便宜货，我才花一两块钱买的。

cheapo 小气鬼，没格调的人

Brian is a real cheapo. He won't even spend the money to buy his mother a birthday present.

布莱恩真是个小气鬼，他甚至不愿意花钱为他妈妈买生日礼物。

check out 看看

Hi, Let's go check out the new store in the mall. I heard they have some real nice things.

咳, 我们去商场那家新开的店看看，听说他们有一些好东西。

check up on 检查; 核对; 探问

I'm going to check up on this last piece of data before submitting my proposal.

在提出计划前，我要核对这最后一件资料。

Mom called to check up on the kids.

妈打电话来看看孩子是不是都好。

check,run a check on 调查

The bank ran a check on Mr.Davis' list of credit references before approving his loan.

银行在批准戴维斯先生的贷款之前先调查他的信用记录。

chew someone out 责骂; 谴责

Follow the rules and you won't get chewed out.

遵守规定你不会挨骂。

chicken feed 小钱

I make chicken feed compared to you.

和你比起来，我赚的只是小钱。

chicken out 退缩

Bill was going to ask Lisa out on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute. 比尔本来要约丽莎出去玩，但是最后却不敢开口。

chill out 缓和情绪,冷静下来

Chill out. Things aren't as bad as they seem.

冷静一点。事情并不像表面上那样糟。

chip in 出钱

We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going away present.

大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给詹妮芙。

chow down 吃饭

Let's chow down . I'm so hungry .

去吃饭吧。我饿死了。

cinch 必然的事; 定局; 易如反掌的事

It's a cinch that they 'll win the game.

他们会赢已成定局。

clam up 住口; 不说话(原意为" 蚌壳合起来")

When Vinnie entered the room, Mary clammed up.

温妮一进入房间，玛丽就闭嘴了。

clamp down on 加强取缔

The police are clamping down on drunk drivers.

警方加强取缔酒后开车。

clean up one's act 洗心革面;重新作人

Y ou'd better clean up your act if you want go to a good school.

如果你想进好学校就要洗心革面，发奋图强。

clear up 消除(疑虑, 误会)

We can clear this matter up tomorrow.

明天我们会把这件事弄清。

cliffhanger 吊人胃口的东西;悬宕

TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.

象Dallas 这样的电视剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一集。

clincher 关键

The woman's positive identification of the bank robber was the clincher in the court case.

那妇人肯定能认出银行抢匪，是此案的关键。

clip someone's wings 限制; 管束

Ralph always stayed out too late,so his father decided to clip his son's wings.

拉尔夫总是很晚回家，因此他父亲决定要好好管束他。

clock in 打卡Don't forget to clock in, otherwise you won't get paid.

别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。

close,a close call / shave 千钧一发

That car almost hit us. What a close shave !

那部车子几乎撞到我们，差一点就没命了。

cloud, on cloud nine 飘飘然(原意在九重天上)

Daphne was on cloud nine for days after Chip asked her to the prom.

奇伯邀请达芙旎参加毕业舞会，她兴奋了好几天。

clout 权力, 影响力

Mr. Neely has a lot of clout around here.

内利先生在这一带很有影响力。

clue / not have a clue 茫然无绪莫名其妙

When Steve woke up in a field with his best suit on, he didn't have a clue as to what had happened.

当史笛夫在田里清醒过来，身上穿着他最好的西装，他搞不清到底发生了什么事情。

cockamamie 疯狂

That is the most cockamamie plan I've ever heard. It will never work.

这是我听过最疯狂的计划，行不通的。

cold feet 紧张; 害怕

I get cold feet whenever I have to speak in front of a crowd.

每当我必须在群众面前说话时，我都会手脚发冷。

cold shoulder 冷落, 以冷漠待之

Earl gave Jenny the cold shoulder after finding out that she had dated someone else while he was gone.

鄂尔发现詹妮在他不在时和别人约会之后，就冷落她。

cold turkey 立即(戒除坏习惯) ; 二话不说

The best way to stop smoking is to quit cold turkey.

戒烟最好的方法就是说戒就戒。

cold,a cold day in hell 不可能的事[原意为" 地狱的冷天", 相传地狱中永远是火烧着的, 故不可能冷)

It will be a cold day in hell before I agree to go out with that jerk Harold.

要我同意和海罗德那个笨蛋一起出去，绝不可能。

come across 看起来像; 给人感觉是

Paul doesn't come across as a scholar, but he certainly is.

保罗看起来不像一位学者，可是他的确是。

come after 跟着

The killer came after her with gun.

杀手拿着枪跟在她后面。

I walked away angry but he came after me to apologize.

我生气地走开，但他跟过来道歉。

come again 再说一遍

Come again.I didn't quite understand what you said.

再说一遍，你刚说的话我不了解。

come clean 全盘托出, 招供

The criminal decided to come clean.

罪犯决定供出事实。

come down hard on 以严厉态度对待; 和... 算帐

If you don't work diligently, the boss will come down hard on you.

如果你不努力工作,老板会找你算帐。

come down with 生(病)

I came down with a bad cold last week.

上星期我得了重感冒。

come easily 易如反掌[原意为" 来得容易"]

Languages come easily to some people.

有些人学习语言易如反掌。

come on 对... 轻薄; 吃豆腐

Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her.

塔旎亚在比尔吃她豆腐之后打他一巴掌。

come up with 想出(好主意)

Michael came up with a brand new plan in just a few minutes.

迈克尔很快想出了一个好计划。

come with the territory 免不了的

Y ou have to expect some problems along the way. It comes with the territory .

你最好对接下去可能发生的问题有心理准备，这是免不了的。

comeback 敏捷机智的反击(反驳)

John can always think of a good comeback whenever someone teases him.

每当有人消遣他时，约翰总是能想出巧妙的反击。

conk out 不醒人事[睡着]；损坏

1.An hour after she fainted, she woke up and asked the doctor,"How did I conk out?"

她昏倒一个小时后醒过来，问医生：“我是怎么失去知觉的？”

2.The refrigerator finally conked out.

冰箱终于坏了。

cook up 想出

He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.

他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。

cool 帅; 潇洒

He's so cool. All the girls want to go out with him.

他真帅，所有的女生都想跟他出去。

cool it 冷静一点

Cool it. Y ou're making me mad.

冷静一点，你快把我逼疯了。

cop-out 溜走

Don't cop-out on me now. Y ou promised you'd go.

别想溜，你说你会去的。

copycat 跟屁虫

I hate it when Linda tries to imitate everything I do. She's such a copycat.

我讨厌琳达每件事都模仿我，她真是个跟屁虫。

corny 陈腔滥调;了无新意

Fred's jokes are always so corny.

福莱德的笑话总是了无新意。

couch potato 懒猪[原意为" 沙发上的马铃薯"]

Jane is definitely a couch potato. She snacks in front of the TV all day.

简真是个懒猪，她整天都窝在电视前面吃零食。

cough it up (不情愿地) 付钱

Cough it up.I know you have the twenty dollars.

付钱吧！我知道你有这二十元的。

could not care less 无所谓; 不在乎

I couldn't care less if you ask her out or not.

你邀不邀她出去，我一点也不在乎。

cover for 掩护; 罩

Don't worry about mother. I'll cover for you this time.

别担心妈妈那边，这一次我会罩你。

crack up 爆笑出来

Joey told a funny story and we all cracked up.

乔伊说了一个笑话，我们都爆笑出来。

cranky 脾气暴躁

Grandpa is really cranky if he doesn't have his afternoon nap.

爷爷如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。

crazy about 为...痴狂;疯狂喜欢

He's crazy about the new girl in class.

他为班上新来的那个女生痴狂。

creepy 恐怖的

That was a creepy movie.I'll probably have nightmares tonight.

那是一部恐怖片，今晚我也许会做恶梦。

crib card/sheet 小抄

Paul tried to cheat on his test by sneaking in a crib card.

保罗想在考试中夹带小抄作弊。

cross a bridge when/before one comes to it 船到桥头自然直

Stop worrying about your piano recital. Y ou'll cross that bridge when you come to it. 别担心你的钢琴独奏会，船到桥头自然直。

cruise 兜风

Let's go cruising the streets of downtown in my new sports car.

坐我的新跑车到市区兜风吧。

crummy 很烂的; 很笨的

What a crummy restaurant! The plates were dirty and the food was awful!

这家餐厅真烂！盘子脏，菜又差！

cut a deal 达成协议

I think we should cut a deal before they sign with another company.

我想我们应该在他们与另一家公司签约之前达成协议。

cut it out 住手; 停止

Cut it out! I don't have time to start a fight with you.

住口！我没时间和你吵。

darn 混蛋

Darn! I missed the bus. Now I'll have to wait another twenty minutes.

混蛋！我错过了那班车，又要等二十分钟。

day in court 申诉的机会

When Mr.Jones was explaining what had happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get his day in court.

琼斯先生解释所发生的事时，史密斯先生沉默不语，后者知道他会有机会申辩的。

dead ahead 正前方

The school is dead ahead about 2 miles from here.

学校在正前方二哩处。

dead giveaway 肯定的事实

Jill's runny nose and watery eyes were a dead giveaway that she was coming down with a cold.

吉儿鼻涕眼泪直流，她一定感冒了。

deal someone in 让... 参加

Deal me in. I want to play too.

让我参加，我也要玩。

deep trouble 有麻烦

Y ou better behave yourself or else you'll be in deep trouble when mom gets home.

你最好乖一点，否则妈一回来你就惨了。

dibs 权利

He gets first dibs because he's the oldest.

他年纪最大，所以有优先权。

diddly squat 微不足道的报酬

He gave me diddly squat for all my hard work.

对我的辛苦工作他只付了一点微不足道的报酬。

die for 好得值得为之付出生命

Jason is to die for. I'd do anything to go out with him.

江森真棒，我愿意做任何事来换得和他出去。

dingbat 笨蛋,白痴

What a dingbat! Marjorie is always doing stupid things.

玛吉真是个白痴，总是做傻事。

dip 傻瓜

Ben can be such a dip at times. He often says the wrong thing at the wrong time.

本有时候真笨，他常在不对的时间说不对的话。

dirty work 烂摊子

It's not fair! I always have to do your dirty work while you take all the credit.

这不公平，我一天到晚为你收拾烂摊子，功劳却全是你的。

do a number on 欺负; 作手脚

He really did a number on you. Why did you let him take advantage of you like that?

他真是欺你太甚，你为什么让他这样占你便宜呢？

do not have a prayer 没指望

Our team doesn't have a prayer today. They're playing the number one team in the league. 我们这一队今天没指望了，他们将和联盟的冠军队打。

do time 坐牢; 服刑

Marvin is doing time for robbing the bank.

马文在为抢银行坐牢。

do-hickey 新的东西

This do-hickey here, what do you call it?

这个新的玩意儿，你叫它什么？

don't have a cow 别大惊小怪

Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages.

别大惊小怪！我会赔偿损失。

don't knock it 不要太挑剔

Don't knock it ! Y ou won't be able to find another job that pays so well.

别太挑剔了！你未必可以找到另一个待遇这么好的工作。dorky 傻乎乎的

Jesse looks so dorky with his new haircut and glasses.

杰西刚剪头发戴上新眼镜的样子看起来傻乎乎的。

dough 钱[原意为" 麦团"]

Can you lend me some dough? I don't get paid until next Friday.

能不能借我一些钱？我下星期五才发薪。

down and out 贫困潦倒

Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment.

莎拉失去职业和房子之后变得贫困潦倒。