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zz听不懂美国人说话?那只是你不懂slang(完整版)

 NNNihil 2013-12-06

 抵美已经将近半年了,但是还是很多时候他们在我面前说话还是bla,bla,bla,bla.......

于是我和我的美国朋友有了一次深刻的交流,终于完成了俚语葵花宝典

当然你不用自宫了,但是这些都是常用的美国俚语,希望对大家有所帮助。

首先我们从A开始

 

A

ace

He's an ace reporter

very good

 

action

Do you know where the action is in this town?

excitement

 

airhead

My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead

stupid person

 

all wet

Your ideas about politics are all wet.

completely wrong

 

all-nighter

I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter.

after studying all night

 

ammo

The gun was useless after the killer ran out of ammo.

ammunition

 

antifreeze

I really need some antifreeze in me on cold days like this.

liquor

 

armpit

This town is really an armpit.

undersirable place

 

awesome

What an awesome sunset.

meaning


B

bad

Wow, that was really a bad movie.

intense

 

barf

He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.

vomited

 

bashed

The boat was bashed beyond recognition.

crushed

 

beat

After working all day I am really beat.

exhausted

 

beemer

He just bought a new beemer to drive to work in.

BMW car

 

bench

He was benched during the basketball playoffs.

taken out of the game

 

bent

It's OK. Don't get so bent.

angry

 

bent out of shape

Don't get so bent out of shape.

become upset

 

big gun

The president brought two big guns to the meeting.

powerful people

 

big mouth

Shut up! You really have a big mouth.

talk too much

 

big stink

The citizens made a big stink about the new nuclear power station.

big issue

 

blade

He carried a ten inch blade with him.

knife

 

blimp

I always seem to have a blimp sitting next to me when I travel.

very fat person

 

blow

I'm going to blow out of here now.

leave

He blew all his money gambling.

lost 
            
       

blow a fuse

Hey, don't blow a fuse.

loose your temper

 

blow one's cool

Calm down. Don't blow your cool.

become angry

 

blown away

I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.

greatly impressed

 

bomb

The movie was a bomb.

bad

 

bombed

The driver of the car was bombed.

intoxicated

 

bonkers

I think I am going bonkers.

crazy

 

boo-boo

If you make another boo-boo like that, you won't have a job.

mistake

 

booze

I promised to bring two bottles of booze to the party.

alcohol

 

bread

I need some bread to pay for my car.

money

 

break

A lucky break helped him get the job.

opportunity

 

break it up

Break it up, or I will call the police.

stop

 

bring-down

The news of the airplane crash was a bring-down.

depressing

 

buck

Do you have a buck I can borrow?

dollar

 

bummed

I was really bummed after I heard the news.

depressed

 

bummer

My trip to New York was a bummer.

bad experience

 

bust

The whole idea was a bust.

failure

 

buy it

If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.

die


C

call

The weatherman made a good call about when the storm would come.

prediction

 

can

Do you know where the can is?

bathroom

 

carb

My motorcycle's carb is out of adjustment.

carburetor

 

catch some rays

I'm going to lie on the beach and catch some rays.

get some sunshine

 

catch some Z's

I need to catch some Z's before I go on my trip.

get some sleep

 

cheesy

That is really a cheesy looking outfit.

cheap

 

chicken

Don't be a chicken.

coward

 

chintzy

That really was a chintzy present you got him.

cheap

 

chow down

I need to find a place to chow down.

eat a lot

 

clip

Watch out or they will clip you at that bar.

cheat

 

clunker

I can't go on a date in that clunker.

old car

 

cold fish

My date for the dance was a cold fish.

dull

 

collar

I knew they would collar the robber sooner or later.

arrest

 

come up for air

He has to come up for air or he will die from exhaustion.

take a break

 

con

Don't try to con me.

deceive

 

cool

This is a really cool place to work.

good

 

cool down

Things should cool down in a day or two.

calm down

 

cop

How did you get the road sign? I copped it.

stole

The cop showed me his badge.

pliceman

 

couch potato

He is a couch potato.

lazy person

 

crack open a bottle

Let's crack open a bottle for his birthday.

open

 

cram

I need more time to cram for the test.

study hard

 

cream

Our team creamed them badly.

beat

 

croak

I feel like I am going to croak.

die

 

cruise

The skier was cruising down the hill

going very fast

 

cuffs

He put the cuffs on the killer.

handcuffs

 

cushy

He has a really cushy job.

easy

 

cut

Could you cut my whiskey with a little water?

dilute

 

cut out

It is late. I have to cut out.

leave


D

damage

Lets get the bill and find out the damage.

cost

 

dead

This disco is really dead tonight.

quiet

 

deck

He was decked in the fight.

knocked down

 

deep pockets

Her boyfriend has deep pockets.

is a good source of mone

 

dicey

Since the weather is a little dicey, I won't go today.

chancy

 

dirty

I hear that it's a dirty movie.

an obscene

 

ditch

I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.

leave

 

do a snow job on

Don't try to do a snow job on me.

deceive

 

dope

He is such a dope.

stupid person

There are a lot of dope dealers around here.

drug

 

dork

He is such a dork.

strange person

 

dough

I need some dough before I can go Christmas shopping.

money

 

down

Let's go to a bar and down a few beers.

drink quickly

 

drag

Doing homework on the weekend is a drag.

boring

 

dynamite

This drink is really dynamite.

powerful; great


E

earful

My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.

a lot of gossip

 

easy mark

The Japanese are an easy mark because they usually carry cash.

likely victims

 

eat

The problem is really eating away at me.

bothering

 

excellent

That's excellent man.

fine


F

face-off

The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.

confrontation

 

far-out

This music is really far-out.

great

 

fix

The addict needs another fix.

dose of drugs

 

flaky

He is too flaky to do the work.

unreliable

 

flashback

At the wedding he had a flashback of his old girlfriend.

rememebered

 

flick

I haven't seen a flick in a long time.

movie

 

flip out

He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.

lost control

 

flip side

What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?

other side

 

fox

His older sister is a fox.

very attractive

 

foxy

She is a foxy lady.

sexy

 

freebie

The pillow was a freebie

a free thing


G

get into something

got into gardening in high school.

became seriously inteseted in

&nb

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