英语·水果俚语 1.Peach 桃子 be a peach 含义:be nice 友善,人好 例句:I think that guy’s a peach. 我觉得那家伙人很好。 2.Cherry 樱桃 a bowl of cherries 含义:wonderful 精彩的,绝妙的 例句:That game is a bowl of cherries. 那场比赛很精彩。 3.Grapes 葡萄 through the grapevine 含义:by talking in an informal way to other people 从非正式途径传来的;谣言;小道消息 例句:I heard this information through the grapevine. 我是听小道消息说的。 4.Apple 苹果 含义:be loved very much by someone 掌上明珠;心爱物 the Big Apple 含义:New York 大苹果城【即纽约】 例句:I live in the Big Apple. 我住在纽约。 5.Lemon 柠檬 someone lemon 含义:be useless 没用的东西 例句:You are fired again? You lemon. 你又被炒鱿鱼了?真没用。 6.Banana 香蕉 be going banana again 含义:be angry, crazy, or silly 发神经 例句:She’s going banana again. 她又在发神经了。 7.Plum 李子 someone plum 含义:be silly 傻瓜;蠢货 例句:You plum, you forgot to lock the door. 你这个傻瓜,你忘记锁门了。 8.Fruitcake 水果蛋糕 be a fruitcake! 含义:be mentally ill 脑子有病 例句:what a fruitcake she is! 她脑子有病。 9.Bean 豆 not have a bean 含义:not have money at all 身无分文 10.Cabbage 卷心菜 cabbage 含义:cash, money;现金,钱 例句:Do you have any cabbage? 你有钱吗? 11.Cucumber 黄瓜 cool as cucumber 含义:be very calm and controlled 十分冷静 例句:She is cool as cucumber! 她十分冷静! 12.Potato 土豆 hot potato 含义:a problem that no one wants to deal with 烫手山芋 例句:This problem is a hot potato. 这个问题是个烫手山芋。 13.Beet 甜菜 red as a beet / beet red 含义:be red in face especially from embarrassment 脸红 例句:She realized her mistake and turned beet red. 她意识到自己的错误,脸红了。 14.Carrot 胡萝卜 carrot 15.Fig 无花果 not give a fig 含义:be not concerned or interested at all 毫不在乎 |
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