美國俚語大全

1、文檔來源為 :從網絡收集整理 .word 版本可編輯 .歡迎下載支持 1. I couldnt care less. 這句話的意思是我不在乎,缺乏興趣（lack of interest ），也就是：I dont care at all. 或 I dont give a hoot. 例如： 人家如果問： What do you think of the budget-cut? （你對預算削減有何看法？） 你回答： I couldnt care less. （我毫不在乎） How do you like Mr. Lees political point of view? （你喜歡李先生的政見嗎？）

2、 I couldnt care less. （我才不在乎呢?。?但是有時說話者也有口是心非： 例如： I couldnt care less about the promotion or pay raise. （我不在乎升級或加薪） 而實際上他是根本在乎升級和加薪的，那么人家也許就會回答說： Yes, you do （ care） . 至于 I couldnt care more. 就是我很在乎（ I care a lot. ）或 I care deeply. 同理： I couldnt agree more.=I totally agree. （我完全同意） I couldnt please

3、 you more.=I did my best to please you. （我盡量使你高興） I couldnt be more right.=I am totally right. 但是老外為了自尊，不愿強調自己的錯誤，所以很少人說： I couldnt be more wrong. 注意：一般人都用否定句，但也有老外把肯定句與否定句互用。 不過，嚴格來說， I could care less. = I care to some degree. （care 的程度可 能減少） I could care more.=I care some. （care 的程度也許增加）（主詞可用任何人稱

4、 代名詞：he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could，不用 can。） 2. No bones about it. 意思是： 真實的，誠懇的（truly, sincerely or exactly ），也就是 to make no bones about it. （ bone 要加 s, it 是指 something ）例如： His wife is beautiful;no bones about it. （他的太太真是很漂亮） Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue. （當

5、 A 先 生談到墮胎問題時，他是誠懇的。） When I spoke on the topic,he said, No bones about it. （也就是他同意我的看 法） No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today. （今天是真的太冷了） 3. take it on me ！ 意思是：這是我的，請用吧！這是免費的 （help yourself to it; it is free） ， 這多半是指吃的東西或一些不貴重的東西。例如： Here are some candies from England; take one on me

6、. （ 這是來自英國的糖果， 嘗一個吧！ ） （one = candy） The restaurant owner said to me, Take the dessert on me. （餐館老板對我說： 嘗嘗我的甜點吧！ ） Please take these pencils on me.（ 取用一些我的鉛筆吧！ ） （ 也許鉛筆上刻有名字， 做為宣傳之用而免費。 ） 可見 take 后面的 it ，是指 something ，而 on 的后面通常不指別人，所以多 半也只用在第一人稱單數 me。 （假如夫婦在一起，也可以說： Take it on us.） 4. I am from Mis

7、souri. 這句話有時后面要加一句： I need to be shown. 或 You have got to show me. ，意思是 Missouri 州的人很固執(zhí) （stubborn） ，不太信任別人，一定要人 家證明一下 （prove it to me） ，所以密蘇里州也被稱為 The Show Me State 。 據說這句話所以流行 （尤其在美國中西部 ） 是因為美國一些名人都住過密蘇里 州，包括 Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后來老外不輕易相信別 人時，就使用這句話。 （也有半開玩笑性質 ） 例如： He is not ea

8、sily convinced because he is from Missouri. （ 他是來自密蘇里州，所 以不容易說服他。 ） Dont try to fool me; I am from Missouri.（You have got to show me.） （別愚弄 我，我是來自密蘇里州。 ） We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown. As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. （Smith 先生是位倔強的 人，他一定是來自密蘇里州。 ） （主詞可用任何人稱代名詞

9、you, he, she, we, they 等 這個貼子最后由 jennifer-jin 在 2001/12/21 08:40am 編輯 美國口語俚語（ 1） 1. clock in 打卡 Dont forget to clock in,otherwise you wont get paid. 別忘了打卡，否則領不到錢。 2. come on to 對. 輕??；吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya 在 Bill 對她輕薄之后打了他一巴掌。 3. come easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily

10、to some people. 語言學習對有些人來說易如反掌。 4. dont have a cow 別大驚小怪 Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 別大驚小怪的！我會賠償損失的。 5. push around 欺騙 Dont try to push me around! 別想耍我！ 美國口語俚語（ 2） 1. keep ones shirt on 保持冷靜 Keep your shirt on. He didnt mean to offend you. Thats just the way he talks. 保持冷靜。那只是他說話的慣常方式，

11、他并非有意要冒犯你。 2. cool it 冷靜一點 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷靜一點。你快把我逼瘋了。 3. joy ride 兜風 Lets go for a joy ride. 讓我們去兜兜風。 4. rap 說唱樂 Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜歡說唱音樂嗎？我聽不太懂其中的歌詞。 5. red-letter day 大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to

12、 a very important client. 今天是 susan 的大日子。她和一個非常重要的客戶做成了第一筆生意。 美國口語俚語（ 3） 1. go up in smoke 成為泡影 Peter s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室出了問題， peter 的假期泡湯了。 2. hit the road 上路 We should probably hit the road. It s going to take usstotwgoethhooumr e. 我們可能該上路了吧？到家的

13、兩個小時呢！ 3. shape up 表現良好，乖 You d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你還想留下來的話最好乖一點兒。 4. scare the shit out of someone 嚇死某人了 Don t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那樣從后面突然嚇我。你嚇死我了。 5. pull strings 運用關系 （源于“拉木偶的線”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front r

14、ow seats for the concert. 他運用關系替我們拿到音樂會前排的位子。 美國口語俚語（ 4） 1. come again 再說一遍 Come again? I didnt quite understand what you said. 再說一遍好嗎？你剛說的話我不明白。 2. come clean 全盤托出，招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯決定供出事實。 3. spring for 請客 Let me spring for dinner. 我來請客吃飯吧。 4. spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Dont spill

15、 the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 別說漏了嘴，這可是個秘密哦！ 5. stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy 真保守，她從不想嘗試新事物。 美國口語俚語（ 5） 1. john 廁所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去廁所。在車里等我一下。 2. keep in line 管束 He needs to be kept i

16、n line. Hes too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 3. jump the gun 草率行事 Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我們應該耐心等一會兒。 4. jump to conclusion 妄下結論 Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下結論，先把事情搞清楚。 5.lemon 次 This car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times. 這輛車

17、真次，已經壞了四次了！ 美國口語俚語（ 6） 1. fishy 可疑的 His story sounds fishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事聽起來可疑。我們應該看看到底是不是真的。 2. flip out 樂死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告訴克里斯我們贏了比賽時，他樂歪了。 3. fix someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Lets fix th

18、em up. （Haha,just kidding:） 我想習習和 macaulay 會是理想的一對，我們來撮合他們吧。（呵，開個玩 笑，習習和 macaulay 不會生氣吧？：） 4. take a shine to 有好感 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜歡你。他很少對人一見面就有好感的。 5. third wheel 累贅，電燈泡 You two go on ahead. I dont want to be a third wheel. 你們兩個去好了，我

19、不想當電燈泡。 美國口語俚語（ 7） 1. ripoff 騙人的東西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesnt work! 真是個騙人貨！我買的新車啟動不了！ 2. rock the boat 找麻煩 Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 別找麻煩了，事情這樣就夠好了。 3. blow it 搞砸了，弄壞了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考試靠砸了。 4.in hot water 有麻煩 He is in hot water with h

20、is girlfriend recently. 近段時間他跟女友的關系有點僵。 5. put ones foot in ones mouth 禍從口出 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力盡說這種蠢話。他真有惹是生非的本事。 美國口語俚語（ 8） 1. flop （表演、電影等）不賣座，失敗 The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it. 這部電影賣座率奇低，沒有人去看。 2. drop i

21、n/by/over 隨時造訪 Feel free to drop in anytime. Im usually home and Id love the company. 歡迎隨時來坐坐。我通常在家，也喜歡游人做伴。 3. drop a line 寫信 Drop me a line! 給我寫信！ 4. duck 躲閃，突然低下頭 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he wont hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下時要低頭才不會受傷。 5. go with the flow 隨

22、從大家的意見 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙倫是個隨和的人。人家怎么說，她就怎么做。 美國口語俚語（ 9） 1. act up 胡鬧，出毛病 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老師一離開教室，孩子們就鬧起來了。 2. ad lib 即興而作，隨口編 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那個喜劇演員大多是即興表演。 3. blah-blah-blah

23、 說個不停 All she does is go blah-blah-blah all night. 她整夜說個不停。 4. hit it off 投緣，一見如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他們一見面就很投緣，從此成了好朋友。 5. zit 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 為什么每次我有重要約會時，臉上都會冒出一個很大的青春痘呢？ 美國口語俚語（ 1

24、0） 1. put someone on the spot 讓某人為難 Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 別這樣讓我為難，你知道我不能給你機密資料的。 2. racket 非法行業(yè)，掛羊頭賣狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方決定打擊這個非法行業(yè)。 3. have it good 享受得很 She really has it good. Everybody caters to her

25、every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依著他。 4. dont knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 別挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一個待遇這么好的工作！ 5. pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我們大吃薯條和曲奇，吃到肚子撐到痛為止。 美國口語俚語（ 11） 1. down in the dumps 垂頭喪氣 The playe

26、rs were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球員輸掉決賽哪一場后個個垂頭喪氣。 2. horse around 嬉鬧 Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 我們鬧夠了，該去工作了。 3. pass something up 放棄某事物 You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可錯過這個工作。這種

27、機會一輩子才有一次。 4. go whole hog 全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Years Eve party. 她全心全力籌辦新年晚會。 5. shoo-in 長勝將軍 Theres no way he can lose. Hes a shoo-in. 他不會輸的，他是位長勝將軍。 美國口語俚語（ 12） 1. get the ball rolling 開始 Lets get the ball rolling. 讓我們開始吧。 2. get on the ball 用心做 If you hope to keep your job,

28、youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你還想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，趕上最后期限！ 3.lady-killer 帥哥 Hes a real lady-killer. 他是個不折不扣的帥哥。 4.lay off 停止，解雇 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 別再講了 !我不需要你告訴我怎么去做！ 5. knock it off=cut it off 停止 Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 別吵了！我正想睡覺呢！

29、 美國口語俚語（ 13） 1. have a passion for 鐘愛 I have a passion for blue dresses. 我鐘愛藍色的衣服。 2. pep talk 打氣，鼓勵的話 The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 教練在半場時候給球員們打起，希望將他們引上勝利之途。 3. pick someone s brains 請教某人 I don t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you

30、mind if I pick your brains since you re so knowledgeable in this area? 我對醫(yī)學術語一無所知。你在這方面如此在行，我能不能請教你一下？ 4. pass out 醉到了 He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。 5. way back 好久以前 We ve been friends since way back. 我們老早就是好朋友了。 美國口語俚語（ 14） 1. hit someone with a problem 讓某人面對問題 I m sorry to hit you

31、 with this problem. I don t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把這個問題拋給你，我不知道還可以找誰求助。 2. have it bad for 狂戀 He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. 他狂戀著她，而她卻不知道。 3. hung over 宿醉未醒 Don t disturb him. He s still hung over from last night. 別吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。 4 has-been 過時的人或物 Lisa is a has-been. No one

32、will hire her any more. 麗莎已經過時了。沒人會再雇傭她。 4. have a bone to pick with 有賬要算 I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒還呢！ 美國口語俚語（ 15） 1.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 I wont let the cat out of the bag. 我不會泄漏秘密的。 2.in the market for 想買，積極物色 Pe

33、ople are always in the market for something new and different. 人們總想買點新奇的且與眾不同的東西。 3. meddle in 干涉，攪和 Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. 哈羅德要求老板別再干涉他的私生活。 4. screw loose 脫線，神經不對頭 Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; hes acting really strangely. Bill 一定是哪根筋不對，他的行動真奇怪。 5. sell

34、 someone on 以. 說服某人 She sold me on her idea. I think it will work. 她用她的看法說服了我，我想那行得通。 美國口語俚語（ 16） 1. hang in there 忍耐一下 Hang in there. Things will look up soon. 忍耐一下。事情很快就會好轉的。 2. hands-off 無為而治，順其自然 He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. 他用無為而治的方式教養(yǎng)小孩。 3. gag me with a

35、 spoon 我快吐了 Gag me with a spoon! Please don t tell me such disgusting stories any more. 我快吐了！請別再說這么惡心的故事了。 4. get a move on 趕快 Get a move on. You can t park your car here. 趕快！你不能在這兒停車。 5. cook up 想出 He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday. 他想出一個在他太太生日時讓她驚喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫?。?/p>

36、 美國口語俚語（ 17） 1. roll with the punches 逆來順受 You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business. 如果你想在這一行生存下去的話，就得逆來順受。 2. right off the bat 立刻 I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat. 我正準備和他大打一場，但是他馬上就投降了。 3. get one s feet wet 參與，開始做 It s not goo

37、d to concentrate alyl our efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing. 單單寫作對你不好。你應該涉獵一下繪畫或舞蹈。 4. get after 盯著，責備 Ann s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes. 安的媽媽盯著她，要她把衣服掛好。 5. pan out 成功，奏效 Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand d

38、ollars. 這筆生意不幸沒有成功，我損失了 1，000 美元。 美國口語俚語（ 18） 1. screw someone over 欺負某人 After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that? 愛麗斯工作了十年之后，無緣無故被炒魷魚。他們怎么可以這樣欺負她呢？ 2. down to the wire 等到最后一刻才開始做事 Peter always waits until the last minut

39、e to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that. 彼得總是等到最后一刻才開始做事。我從不想他那樣等到最后一刻才開始干。 3. buck 抗拒 You can t buck the system. 你無法抗拒整個制度。 4. blockhead 笨蛋 Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one. 阿諾德是我見過的最笨的人。 5. blow the lid off 揭發(fā)（丑聞） s illegal business deals. That newspaper story bl

40、ew the lid off the Senator 報紙的報道揭發(fā)了參議員的非法勾當。 美國口語俚語（ 19） 1. round up 集合 Round everybody up. It s time for our business meeting. 叫大家集合，開會時間到了。 2. put someone up 留宿某人 I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people. 你可以在我這里住幾天。我的公寓可以住兩個人。 3. take care of business 負責 Wh

41、o s going to take care of business while I am away? 我不在的時候誰負責？ 4. take out on 拿出氣 Don tatke your frustrations out on me. 別把氣出在我身上。 5. hot stuff 大人物 He thinks he s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks hes a jerk. 他自以為了不得，但其他人認為他是個傻瓜。 美國口語俚語（ 20） 1. nitty-gritty 細節(jié)，基本情況 Let s get down to the nitty-gri

42、tty. I want to hear what happens next. 讓我們來認真了解詳細的情況，我想知道后來發(fā)生了什么。 2no good 很糟 This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out. 這臺打字機很糟。每次已用，色帶就掉下來。 3. have someone s number 清楚某人的底細，看穿某人 She dare not do anything to me, I have her number. 她不敢對我怎么樣的，因為我對她的底細一清二楚。 4. hot number 新鮮、

43、迷人的人或事務，尤物 Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number. Tom 認為 Sherry 是個尤物。 5. off the hook 逃脫，溜掉，不受罰 I ll let you off the hook this time, but dont do that again. 這次不罰你，下次不要這樣干了。 美國口語俚語（ 21） 1. hunky-dory 沒問題 Everything here is hunky- dory. Don t worry. 別擔心，這里一切都沒問題。 2.I kid you not 我不騙你 I kid you not. I saw

44、this woman talking to her hand. 我不騙你。我看見這個女人跟她的手說話。 3. pop one s cork 大發(fā)脾氣 I ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person. 我從來沒見過 Teresa 發(fā)脾氣。我原來一直以為她是個好好小姐。 4. poke one s nose instoomething 多管閑事 Gladys is always poking her nose into other people s busine

45、ss. I don t s she has time to take care of her own affairs. 格拉迪斯總是愛管閑事，我不知道她怎么會有時間處理她自己的事。 5. pull a fast one 欺騙 He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he got away with it. 他想要欺騙我們，但在他陰謀得逞之前我們就知道了。 美國口語俚語（ 22） 1. beats me 我不知道 Beats me. We haven t learned that. 我不知道。我們還沒學過那個。 2.

46、beat it 走開 Beat it! I m busy right now. 走開！我現在正忙著。 3. beat a dead horse 白費口舌，白費力氣 I ve already made up my mind. There s no sense beating a dead horse. 我已經下了決心，不要再白費口舌了。 4. John Hancock 簽名 Put your John Hancock right here. 請在這里簽名。 5. keep it under raps 保密 Don t tell anyone about the party. Let s just

47、 keep it under eraps. 不要吧晚會的事告訴任何人。這件事情不要泄漏出去。 美國口語俚語（ 23） 1. kick around 討論；多考慮一下 Let s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision. 我們最后決定之前多考慮幾個方案吧。 2. junkie 吸毒者 The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs. 這名吸毒者為了買更多的毒品而偷錢。 3. put away 大吃大喝 I ve nevesreen anybody p

48、ut away so much food and still look so thin. 我從未見過這么能吃的人還這么瘦。 4. put a move on 挑逗 He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down. 他想要挑逗她，但她拒絕了他。 5. put one s ass on the line 兩肋插刀，不惜一切 I put my ass on the line for you. I know youll do the same for me someday. 我為你兩肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也會為我這么做。 美國口語俚

49、語（ 24） 1. drag 討厭 What a drag! There s nothing to do here! 真是討厭！這里沒什么可干的！ 2. a drop in the bucket 滄海一粟 The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary. 豪威爾先生賣一輛辛勞斯萊斯汽車的錢和他的年薪相比不過是滄海一粟。 3. drop dead 去死 Suzy told Mike,“ Drop dead! ”

50、 when he kept teasing her about her weight. 麥克不停的取笑蘇齊的體重時，蘇齊說：“你去死吧！” 4. down and out 窮困潦倒 Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment. 薩拉丟掉工作和房子后變得窮困潦倒。 5. all that jazz 諸如此類 He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz. 他只關心籃球、電視、女孩這一類事情。 美國口語俚語（ 25） 1.know-it-all

51、 萬事通 Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she-it-all. s a know 格雷斯總是在糾正別人，她覺得自己是萬事通。 2. kooky 古怪的 That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats! 那個人真怪。他養(yǎng)了 53 只貓！ 3.let someone have it 讓某人好看 Next time I see Rick, I m going to let him have it. 下次我看到李克時要他好看。 4. a leg up 占上風 All Jeff

52、s hard work is paying off. He s a leg uhpisocnotmhpeerteitsotrso.f 杰夫的努力是有報答的。他在競爭對手中占了上風。 5.low-life 落魄潦倒的人 Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day. 克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公園板凳上而且整天喝酒。 美國口語俚語（ 26） 1.call it quits 不干了 After being in the used car business for 40 years, Har

53、ry finally called it quits. 做了 40 年舊車生意后，哈利終于洗手不干了。 2. chip in 出錢 We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present. 大家都出錢買一個送別禮物給 Jennifer. 3. a chip off the old block 一個模子印出來的；酷似（父母的人） Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age. 斯克特酷似他爸爸。他讓我想起他爸爸在他這年齡時的許多事。 4. clean up one s act 信心革面，重新做人 You d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school. 如果你想金好學校就要洗心革面，奮發(fā)圖強 5. cliffhanger 吊人胃口的東西 TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger. 象達拉斯這樣的電視連續(xù)劇經常以吊人胃口的方式結束一個時節(jié)。 美國口