不懂美国人说话?那只是你不懂slang!
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。这些都是常用的美国俚语,希望对大家有所帮助。
Ace: very good He's an ace reporter.
All-nighter: after studying all night I almost fell asleep during the test after an all-nighter..
Bad: intense Wow, that was really a bad movie.
Barf: vomitted He barfed all over the seat of the airplane.
Can: bathroom Do you know where the can is?
Cheesy: cheap That is really a cheesy looking outfit.
Dead: quiet This disco is really dead tonight.
Ditch: leave I'll ditch my younger brother with my grandmother.
Earful: a lot of gossip My grandmother gave me an earful about the neighborhood.
Eat: bothering The problem is really eating away at me.
Face-off :confrontation The two sides were headed for a nasty face-off.
Far-out: great This music is really far-out.
Get it: understand I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't get it.
Get with it: hurry up If you don't get with it, we will never finish this work.
Hairy: dangerous That was a hairy plane trip. I am glad the storm is over.
Hang it up: quit I have decided to hang up my teaching job.
Hang loose: relax Just hang loose for another few days.
In the bag: settled Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.
Intense: serious This is a very intense situation we are discussing.
Jam: trouble I am glad you got yourself out of that jam.
Jock: an athlete My roommate is a jock for the basketball team.
Klutz: stupid and clumsy person He is a real klutz.
Knock: criticize Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
Lame: an inadequate That is really a lame excuse.
Line: story I have heard that line a million times.
Loser: annoying and useless John is a loser.
Make waves: cause trouble Try not to make waves around the office.
Maxed out: exhausted I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
Nick: arrested The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
Nip: a quick drink He took a nip out of the bottle.
Pain in the neck: annoying My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
Party animal: love parties You're too old to be a party animal.
Peanuts: practically no money I am not going to work for peanuts.
Piece of cake: easy to do Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
Pig out: eat a lot or overeat Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
Quick buck: some easy money I need to make a quick buck.
Run off at the mouth: talking too much He is always running off at the mouth.
Sack: go to bed When did you hit the sack last night?
Scam: swindle Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
Shot: try I'll give the puzzle another shot.
Taken: cheated out of He was taken for all his money at the casino.
Taking care of business: doing what I have to do I have been taking care of business.
Veg out: relax and do nothing I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
Vibes: feelings He really gives off good vibes.
Wad: bundle of money You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
Wheels: car If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
Whiz: talented person He is a whiz at the computer.
Yukky: bad This food tastes yukky
Zapped :exhausted I am too zapped to help you right now.
Zip: Nothing He knew zip about running the company.
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