十个常见单词的美国口语用法

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美式英语常用口语集锦

美式英语常用口语集锦

美式英语常用口语集锦篇一:美语口语集锦一美语口语集锦(一)1. It's up to you.由你决定,你做主。

(懒人常用语)2. For here or to go?在这儿吃还是打包带走。

(快餐店用语)3. I wasn't born yesterday.我又不是三岁小孩。

(别当我是傻子)4. What do you do for relaxation?你平时做什么消遣?(for relaxation高大上的表达法)5. Take your time.慢慢来,别着急。

6. So far so good.目前为止,一切都好。

7. That's not like him.那不像是他的风格。

(太easy了吧,都不用style就搞定了)8. Can you keep an eye on my bag?帮我看一下包好吗?9. I couldn't help it.我没办法。

(爱莫能助,区别于cannot help doing something,忍不住做某事)10. We're in the same boat.我们处境相同。

(上了同一条贼船)11. It's out of the question.这是不可能的。

(区别于短语out of question 没问题)12. Do you have any openings?你们有空缺吗?(opening=vacancy指职位的空缺)13. Think nothing of it.别放在心上。

(安慰语)14. I'm not myself today.我今天心神不宁。

(魂已不在身上了)15. I have a sweet tooth.我喜欢吃甜食。

(连牙齿都是甜的,离蛀牙不远了)16. Don't beat around the bush.别拐弯抹角了。

17. It's up in the air尚未确定。

美国习惯用语

美国习惯用语

1:give one a hand; foot the bill. 提供帮助;付账单。

2:greasy spoon; potluck廉价便宜小吃店;家常便饭。

3:it goes in one ear and out the other;to play by ear当耳旁风;临场发挥。

5:in hot water; throw cold water on sth.陷入困境;泼冷水。

6:hold water; water off a duck's back; make mouth water站得住脚;不起作用;使流口水。

7:blow up; blow out发怒;爆裂,大规模的集会。

8:be led by the nose; under your nose被牵着鼻子走;眼皮底下。

9:pull your socks up; knock one's socks off振作起来;大吃一惊。

10:poker face; close to your vest喜怒不形于色;谨慎小心,保守秘密。

11:shoe is on the other foot; work hand in glove今日不同往昔;密切合作。

12:follow your nose; pay through the nose凭着你的感觉;被勒索, 付出极大代价。

13:keep an ear to the ground; up to one's ears注意新动向;忙得不可开交。

14:sweeten the pot; the cards are stacked against sb.增加有利条件;为了使一个提议更有吸引力而在原有的条件基础上再增加一些对对方有利的条件。

15:fly off the handle; bark up the wrong tree大发雷霆;弄错。

16:right on the beam; fly by the seat of one's pants一个人做某件事做得很对;摸着石头过河。

美国英语口语大全

美国英语口语大全

美国英语口语大全主题:美国口语俚语大全!(共60篇)美国口语俚语(1)1. 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。

2. come on to 对...轻薄;吃豆腐Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。

3. come easily 易如反掌Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。

4. don't have a cow别大惊小怪Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。

5. push around 欺骗Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我!美国口语俚语(2)1. keep one's shirt on保持冷静Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.保持冷静。

那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。

2. cool it冷静一点Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。

你快把我逼疯了。

3. joy ride兜风Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。

4. rap说唱乐Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。

5. red-letter day大日子This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.今天是susan的大日子。

地道美国惯用语

地道美国惯用语

美国最地道最高频的300习惯用语1. Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快2. So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好3. Take it or leave it. 要就要,不要就拉倒4. Keep it up! 继续努力,继续加油5. Good for you. 好啊!做得好!6. Time flies!时光如梭7. Time is money. 时间就是金钱8. That's life. 这就是人生9. Now you're talking. 这才对嘛10. have butterflies in one's stomach 紧张11. You asked for it. 你自找的12. read between the lines 字里行间的言外之意13. The rest is history. 众所皆知14. A little bird told me. 我听说的15. It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行16. Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿17. Hang in there. 坚持下去18. could be worse 可能更糟19. Money talks. 金钱万能20. count me out 不要算我21. Over my dead body! 想都别想(除非我死了)22. go fifty-fifty on sth. 平分23. You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错;你说对了24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧!25. It's Greek to me. 这我完全不懂26. take my word for it 相信我的话27. not one's cup of tea 不感兴趣;不合胃口28. Get real ! 别闹了;别开玩笑了29. head over heels 深陷;完全地30. Suit yourself. 随你高兴31. What's the catch? 有什么意图?32. let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密33. sth. is touch and go 危险的情况;惊险的;一触即发的34. beat a dead horse 白费劲35. The sky's the limit. 没有限制36. once in a blue moon 千载难逢;难得一次37. Be prepared. 准备好38. It's easier said than done. 说的比做的简单39. have second thoughts 考虑一下;犹豫40. behind someone's back 在某人背后;背着某人41. Better luck next time. 下次运气更好42. come in handy 派得上用场43. rains cats and dogs 倾盆大雨44. First come, first served. 先来先招待;捷足先登45. It's not my day! 今天运气真糟46. That's news to me. 这可是新闻呢47. There's no way to tell. 没办法知道48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法49. You've got me there. 你考到我了50. Easy does it. 慢慢来;小心一点;别生气了51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一点就说出口;差一点就记起来的52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好53. let someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境54. beside the point 离题的;不是重点55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花费很多精力56. meet a deadline 截稿57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净;离久情疏58. rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人59. stop on one's toes 触怒到某人60. be fed up with 对……感到厌烦61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人62. go from bad to worse 每况愈下63. hit the jackpot 中大奖,走运64. It all depends on what one means by sth.看某人对于……是指什么意思65. accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意66. in one's book 在某人的字典里;对……而言67. No pains, no gains 一份耕耘,一份收获68. You ain't seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好(烂)的69. to give a rain check 改天的邀请70. That's what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊71. It's a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免72. It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要73. the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角;危险的细微的征兆74. jump down someone's throat粗暴地回答某人;无理地打断某人的话75. save sth. for a rainy day 以备不时之需76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中77. by the skin of one's teeth 刚好,勉强,侥幸78. Don't rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱79. worth its weight in gold 很有价值的80. speak fo the devil 说曹操曹操到81. right up/down someone's alley 某人的专长82. You never know what you can do until you try.不试试看,就不知道自己的潜力83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 你帮我,我也帮你84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分85. get away from it all 远离这一切86. make a mountain out of a molehill大惊小怪;小题大做;言过其实87. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮88. get/ have cold feet 紧张89. have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某样东西;决心要90. Honesty is the best policy 诚实为上策91. No sooner said than done. 说做就做92. sleep like a log 睡得很沉93. through thick and thin 共同经历94. all in the day's work 习以为常;不足为奇95. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图97. Some people never learn. 有些人总是学不乖98. There's no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方99. You learn sth. new everyday.你每天都会学到新东西/知道新事情100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番,做个结束101. at the drop of a hat 立即,随时102. Beauty is only skin deep. 美丽是肤浅的103. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响104. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.今日事,今日毕105. Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运106. Don't be such a poor loser. 不要输不起107. Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样109. have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉110. Never say die. 决不要灰心111. seeing is believing 眼见为实112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德113. Talk is cheap. 光说没有用114. turn over a new leaf 重新开始115. burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战116. grin and bear it 默默忍受;忍耐着点117. same to you 同样祝福你118. sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸120. The feeling is mutual. 有同感121. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静122. The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃123. Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天125. come out in the wash 真相大白;得到圆满的结果126. Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转127. bury the hatchet 言归于好;和好128. A good man is hard to find. 好人难找129. in the nick of time 及时130. Don't speak too soon. 别说的太早131. There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐132. without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨;泰然自若133. know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容134. pay through the nose 花很多钱135. sell like hot cakes 很畅销136. What's done is done. 做了就做了137. Look before you leap. 三思而后行138. When the chips are down. 在重要关头;到了关键时刻139. bet one's bottom dollar 确信无疑140. Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活141. a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼142. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达143. like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚;莽撞行事144. someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险145. The best things in life are free.生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的146. Easy come, easy go. 来得快,去得快147. I don't have a clue. 我不知道148. Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全(可靠)也不要后悔149. Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧150. for crying out loud 哎呀呀!拜托151. on the spur of the moment 一时冲动;一时兴起152. Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算153. drive sb. to the wall 使某人发疯/受不了;使某人束手无策154. get sth. off one's chest 倾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石头155. Two wrongs don't make a right. 报复于事无补156. the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行157. in the same boat 同命相连158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的159. only time will tell 只有时间会证明160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷161. take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受162. take the bull by the horns 当机立断;大胆果断地解决问题163. That's the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击164. You can't please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还牙166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金钱得来不易167. cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大笔钱168. have the upper hand 占优势169. everything but the sink 所有的东西170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上话172. go back to square one 回到原地173. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚;亡羊补牢犹未晚174. Leave well enough alone.维持现状;对现在已经很满意了,不用变更175. on a first-name basis 直呼其名(很熟的)176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的;不值得推荐177. packed in like sardines 挤得要命178. There are other fish in the sea.天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀181. hear through the grapevine 听到谣言182. read you loud and clear 听得很清楚;很了解你183. have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)184. know sb. like the back of one's hand 很了解某人185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日186. come away empty-handed 一无所获187. breathe down someone's neck 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人188. cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵189. fill someone's shoes 接替某人的职位190. act the mustard 达到标准191. like a dream come true 如梦成真192. zero in on sth. 专注于;对准(两个介词并用,奇怪)193. put/ lay sth. on the line 坦白的说,冒……风险194. like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应195. All systems are go.准备好了。

美语经典高频口语

美语经典高频口语

美语经典高频口语1、I won’t let her go without a fight! 我不会轻易放过她的。

2、It could happen to anyone./ It happens to anybody./ That happens. 谁都可能会遇到这种情况。

3、Rachel:I’m a laundry virgin.(注意virgin的用法,体会老美说话之鲜活)Rose:Don't worry. I'll use the gentle cycle.4、I hear you. 我知道你要说什么。

/ 我懂你的意思了。

5、Nothing to see here! 这里没什么好看的/看什么看!6、Hello? Were we at the same table? 有没有搞错?(注意hello 的用法,用疑问语气表示“有没有搞错?”)7、You are so sweet/ that’s so sweet. 你真好。

8、I think it works for me. (work为口语中极其重要的小词)9、Rachel, you are out of my league(等级,范畴). 你跟我不是同一类人。

10、You are so cute. 你真好/真可爱。

11、Given your situation, the options with the greatest chances for success would be surrogacy. (given表示考虑到的意思;非常简洁好用)考虑到你的情况,要想成功,最好的主意也许是找个代孕妈妈。

12、Let’s get the exam rolling. 现在开始考试了。

( get……rolling的用法)13、Why don’t we give this a try?我们为何不试一下呢?14、Bravo on the hot nanny!为那个性感的保姆喝彩!/赞一下那个性感的保姆!(重点是bravo on sth/sb这个句型,表示为……喝彩/赞叹的意思)15、My way or the highway.不听我的就滚蛋!(很漂亮的习语,压尾韵)You can disagree with me but I don't give a shit about it. 16、I planned to go there but something just came up.我本想去那的,但突然有点事情(注意something just came up这个搭配)17、That’s not the point. 这不是关键/问题所在。

美国人最常用的英语口语

美国人最常用的英语口语

外教一对一
美国人最常用的英语口语
1,Excuse me,can you help me carry the heavy box?
对不起,打扰了,你能帮助我搬那个重的盒子
2,Of course ,my pleasure 当然,我的荣幸
3,My time is your time 请听你吩咐
4,The man is so handsome这个男人很帅气
5,I see eye to eye with you 我和你意见一致
6,One man's meat is another man's poison
对于一个人是好事,对于另一个人并不是
7,I won't live on the handouts of other people 我不会靠施舍生活
8,I must be independent 我必须独立
9,I am totally messed up 我心太乱了
10,Maybe I am in love 也许我恋爱了
11,He is on his high horse these days 他最近趾高气昂
12,He just got the first place in my class 他只是刚在我的班级获得了第一名
外教一对一。

常用美国习惯用语

常用美国习惯用语

常用美国习惯用语1. give me a hand美国人经常说:"Give me a hand." 按照字面来理解, "give me a hand"就是"给我一只手"。

可是,它的意思却是"帮我一下忙。

"2. foot the bill"foot"的意思是"一只脚",而"bill"在这儿的解释是"账单"。

"foot the bill"并不是"把账单踩在脚底下", 而是"付账"的意思。

另外,有的时候,一个词有好几种解释。

例如:3. blow outWe arrived two hours late at the big blow-out for Charle's birthday because our car had a blow-out. 由于我们车胎爆了,所以我们晚了两个小时才到达查理举行生日宴会的地方。

这句话里第一个blow-out是指"规模很大的聚会",第二个blow-out是指"汽车的轮胎爆了"。

4. backseat driverbackseat是由back和seat这两个词组成的。

back是"后面的"的意思,seat就是"座位"。

backseat两个词合在一起就是指"汽车后面一排的座位"。

driver就是"司机"。

那么,坐在后面座位上的人怎么能开车呢?这就是backseat driver作为习语的意思了。

在美国开车出门是许多人每天生活的一部分。

开车的技术当然每个人都不一样,但一般来说,开车的人都不太喜欢别人对他指指点点,教他怎么开,怎么走。

美国口语词汇

美国口语词汇

12. Give it a shot!
试试看! 试试看!
A: It would be so cool if I can win this contest. I don't think I'm good enough, though. B: Give it a shot! You'll never know. A: 要是我可以赢了这项比赛的话会有多好。但 我不认为自己够好。 B: 试试看啊! 没试怎么会知道! "cool" 是「很棒」的意思。 "You'll never know." 是 「你不知道(会怎么样)」的意思。
19. Oh, boy! 乖乖! 唉呀! 真是! 乖乖! 唉呀! 真是!
A: Guess what? We first got a flat tire, and now my cell phone is dead. B: Oh, boy! A: 你猜怎么了? 首先我门的车爆胎了, 现在我 ? , 的行动电话又没电了。 B: 唉! "flat tire" 是「爆胎」的意思」。 "Oh, boy!"是美国人用的一种感叹表示词句。不必问他 们为什么不说 "Oh, girl" 还是别的, 因为他们也不知道。
"Looks can be deceiving." 是「外表有时是会骗人的」的意思。 也许你的竞争对方把自己抬高, 表现出很厉害的样子, 你的朋友就 可以说"Looks can be deceiving. He may be just a paper tiger."来安慰你。
15. work one's butt off
上路了
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十个常见单词的美国口语用法
很多自认为英语不错的同学,到了国外(比如美国),会发现国内学的英语在那里完全不好使。

他们的习惯表达方式,我们在国内完全没有接触过;我们在国内学习的口语表达,似乎他们都不用,比如:在美国,两个人相互道别不说goodbye,而说Have a nice day;想上个厕所,不说I would like to go to the toilet,而是My nature calls。

今天我为大家整理了十个很常见的“小词”,你很可能不知道它们在美国口语中的用法。

thing
这个词在我们脑海中的第一印象是:东西、事物;但你可能不知道,在美式英文中,该词还能这样用:
I notice he has a thing for you.?我留意到他似乎对你有意思。

这里的thing表示“喜欢一个人的那种东西”。

Being funny is Chandler's thing and Ross's thing is getting divorced.?
钱德勒的特长是搞笑;而罗斯的特长是离婚。

这句话来自美剧《老友记》。

这里thing可以理解为“某人最显着的特质”,即让别人想到你就能联想起来的东西。

to buy
这个词我们很熟悉吧,表示“购买”。

但在美语中还能表示“相信(某种说法)”的意思,比如:
She said she couldn’t attend my party because she had to prepare for an exam, but I don’t buy it.?
她说参加不了我的聚会因为她要准备一门考试,我才不相信。

I don’t buy his story.?我才不信他的鬼话。

上述两个buy都表示“相信”。

gut
从生理学上看,gut表示人体内的肠子。

但在美式口语中,这个词的用法很丰富,至少有两种用法,一是代表“直觉”;二是代表“勇气”或者“胆量”。

When you lose your head, just follow your gut.?
当你手足无措之时,请跟随你的直觉。

-He is such a bastard, and I just want to give him a punch.
他真是一个混蛋,真想打他一拳。

-Oh, come on. You don’t have the gut. 算了吧,你没有这个胆子。

though
一看到这个词,很多语法好的同学就有如下反应:这是一个引导让步状语从句的连词,表示“虽然”,相当于although,even though,一般用在句首,比如:
Though he was very angry, he didn’t show it.
虽然他很生气,但是他没有表现出来。

但在美国英语中,这个词经常被用作副词,放置在一句话的最后,表一种转折关系,看例子:
-Do you need some water? 要喝水吗
-No, I’m OK. Thank you though. 不需要,谢谢。

在上面的语境中,though用在thank you的最后,表示“不过还是”。

Our team lost. It was a good game though.
我们队输了,不过比赛还是精彩的。

The house isn't very nice. I like the garden though.
房子不是太好,不过它的院子我还是挺喜欢的。

good
这应该是我们最初学到的几个英文单词之一了。

但它还有很多你不知道的“隐藏”功能,请看:
-Do you feel like watching the movie? 想看那部电影吗
-I'm good. 还是不要了。

good竟然可以表示“婉拒”!
-Would you care for some tea? 想喝点茶吗
-No, I'm good. 没事,不用。

to use
to use表示“使用”;在美语中,表示“需要”。

I am so tired. I can really use some rest. 我太累了,真的需要一些休息。

I bring you a bottle of wine. I think you may use it sometime.
我给你带来一瓶红酒。

我想你有时可能会需要。

to work
常用来表示“工作”的work,在美语中还经常表示“运行、运转、奏效”,请看:
I don’t know how the system works. 我不知道这个系统是如何运行的。

We tried a new method and it worked! 我们尝试了一个新方法,很奏效!
shoot
to shoot这个词,我们的第一反映是“射击”,但它在美国人的日常口语中还有更丰富的用法:
Just shoot me a message on WeChat. 微信上发我信息吧。

在此场景中,shoot比send更口语化。

-I have a question for you. 有个问题要问你。

-Shoot. 请说。

在这个语境中,shoot类似于go ahead。

Shoot for the moon!
这是美国英语中的一个习语,表示“定一个远大的目标”,出自美国着名的牧师、演讲家、作家诺曼?文森特?皮尔(Norman Vincent Peale),原话是:
Shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
touch
我们都很熟悉这个词,表示“触摸”,但今天我要教大家touch的另一种用法,表示“少许”,尤其在这个短语中,a touch of,可以翻译成:一抹。

Add a touch of greenness to your home, and you will feel good.
在你家里增加一抹绿色,你会感觉很好。

There is a touch of tension in the air. 有一丝紧张的气氛。

figure
很多人看到这个词,就想到了它的含义“人物”,比如:
Churchill is an important historical figure. 丘吉尔是一个重要的历史人物。

但figure在美语中经常被用作动词,表示“想”、“认为”、“猜想”;如果think已经被你用滥,那么figure是一个很好的替代词。

请看例子:
I figure she doesn’t want to be bothered, so I might as well leave her alone.
我猜想她不想被打扰,所以我不妨还是让她一个人静一静。

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