關(guān)于水果蔬菜的英語俚語
Apple 蘋果
1.apple of one's eye ( to be the ): to be one's favorite 掌上明珠,;心愛物 eg. She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父親的掌上明珠,。 2.Big Apple (the): New York 大蘋果城「即紐約」 eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大蘋果城。 3.comepare apples and oranges(to): to compare two things that simply cannot be compared. 比較兩個無法相比的事物 eg. That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges . 真可笑,。你是在那兩種無法相比的東西作比較,,就好像蘋果和桔子。 4.“How do you like the apples?”:“What do you think of that ?” *注:這是對某種冒犯性行為做出報復(fù)后說的話,。 Banana(香蕉) 1.bananas(to be): to be crazy 發(fā)瘋的,,神經(jīng)錯亂的 eg. That guuy's bananas!那家伙真是瘋了! *注意:to go bananas:1.to become crazy.發(fā)瘋,,神經(jīng)錯亂 eg. I'm so bored I'm going bananas.我厭煩的要死,,都快發(fā)瘋了。 2.to become wild with anger狂怒,,氣得發(fā)瘋 eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她發(fā)現(xiàn)他欺騙時氣得要命,。 3.play second banana(to):t o be second choice第二選擇,次要人物 eg. I always play second banana to her.我總是做她的后補,。 4.top banana:main boss領(lǐng)袖,,頭頭,大老板 eg. He's (the) top banana in this company.他是這家公司的大老板,。 Bean (豆) 1.bean brain :idiot 白癡,,笨蛋 eg. He is such a bean brain.他是個大笨蛋。 2.beans about sth. (not to know):not to know anything about sth.對某事物一無所知,,一竅不通 eg. I don't know beans about computers.我對電腦一竅不通,。 *注意:此詞語只有否定形式,“to know beans about sth.”這種說法不存在,。 3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻薩諸塞州波士頓市」 *注:波士頓市以其特產(chǎn)烘豆而聞名,。 Beet(甜菜) 1.beet red (to be):to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫,,羞愧等]臉紅 eg. She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得滿臉通紅。 2.Cabbage(洋白菜,,甘藍菜) 3.cabbage:money錢,,金錢 *注:這個詞語盡管已不在常用,但偶爾也會在老影片或玩笑中聽到,。 carrot(胡蘿卜) carrot in front of someone (to danglea) ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer開空頭支票[以實踐不了的諾言誘惑某人] eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me. 老板告訴我,,如果我工作表現(xiàn)出色,明年加工資就有商量了,。但我想他這不過是開了一張空頭支票,。 Cauliflower(花椰菜,菜花) cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳擊運動員因多次受擊而腫起的]開花耳朵 eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳擊運動員的耳朵被打開花了,。 Cherry(櫻桃) bowl of cherries (to be a ):to be wonderful 精彩的,,絕妙的 eg. Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不總是美好的。 Corn (谷物,;谷粒) “For corn sake!”:“Oh,my goodness!” “噢,,天哪!” *注:這個詞語雖然已相當過時,,但中老年人仍在使用,。 corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情節(jié)劇,;感情表現(xiàn)夸張的戲劇 eg. What a bunch of corn!這一連串的情節(jié)劇真精彩?。?br> adj.melodramatic 情節(jié)劇的,;夸張的 eg. That movie was so corny!這部電影表現(xiàn)得太夸張了,! cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的,可笑的 eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat?你從哪兒買來那頂滑稽的帽子,? cucumber(黃瓜,,胡瓜) cool as a cucumber (to be):to be calm and composed 十分冷靜,鎮(zhèn)定自如 eg. Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪,,卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如,。 |
|