美国英语口语俚语(14)

美国英语口语俚语(14)

1.bullheaded顽固，牛脾气
Terry is so bullheaded; he won’t listen to anybody else’s opinion.
特利这么顽固，他听不进别人的意见。
2.  bum¹ rap²责骂
Louise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.
路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。
3.bummer令人恶心的经历
That show was a real bummer.
那场表演令人倒尽胃口。
4.burn someone up激怒某人
It burns me up when people don’t do their job right.
有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。
5.catch on to突然了解
It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.
辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。

1 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

2 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。