英语俚语大全（一）

 　　get a kick out of doing something从……得到很大的乐趣

　　He gets a kick put of racing¹.

　　· take kindly² to something/someone愿意接受

　　Don't you feel that people in the lab don't take kindly to a nosy³ reporter?

　　· kill someone with kindness好得让人受不了

　　The old lady almost killed me with kindness when I lived at her home.

　　· parade one's knowledge买弄学问

　　He is a well-learned man, bit he never parades his knowledge.

　　· be at large逍遥法外（也可以形容动物不受约束）

　　The murderer was still at large. The victim's parents was determined⁴ to find enough evidence to sue him to court.

　　· rest on one's laurels⁵故步自封，吃老本

　　You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels.

　　· turn over a new leaf洗心革面

　　The juvenile⁶ delinquent⁷ promised that he would turn over a new leaf if he could be given lenient⁸ punishment.

　　· have a hollow leg（喝酒）海量

　　The best man has a hollow leg. He drinks a lot instead of the bridegroom.

　　· pull someone's leg开某人的玩笑

　　Never ever pull his leg. He is a man without a sense of humor. He takes everything seriously.

　　· keep someone at arm's length与某人保持距离

　　My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company.

　　· let someone down使某人失望

　　Joe really let me down by having broken his promises for several times.

　　· can't for the life of one怎么……也不行

　　I thought I could recite my speech backwards⁹, but when I stood in front of the audience, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to say.

　　· air one's linen¹⁰ in public家丑外扬

　　The wife was often beaten by her husband, but she never told others. She didn't want to air her linen in public.

　　· shoot from the hip¹¹信口开河

　　Don't take Jay's words to heart. He shouldn't have shot from the hip.

　　· by hook or by crook¹²千方百计得，不择手段得

　　He rose to that position by hook or by crook.

　　· blow hot and cold出尔反尔，喜怒无常

　　Do you think he'll support you? He is the type who blows hot and cold.

　　· make it hot for...刁难某人

　　Out section manager is a woman. Our general manager always looks down upon her and makes everything hot for her.

　　· have the lots for someone迷恋某人

　　You have to stop her. She has the lots for a married man.

　　· bring down the house博得满堂喝彩

　　The first-prize winner of the speech contest has brought down the house for several times.

　　· be over the hump已度过难关

　　The Asian financial crises has almost paralyzed Asian economy. But we are over the hump now.

　　· have a hunch¹³ that...预感到……

　　I have a hunch that the bear market will be over soon.

　　· be hunky-dory挺不错的

　　A: How do you like the food here? B: Hunky-dory.

　　skate on thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险

　　We are skating on thin ice if we continue killing¹⁴ wild animals.

　　· toy with the idea of...心里盘算要……

　　She's toying within the idea of marring a foreigner.

　　· no ifs, ands and buts不要找任何的理由和借口

　　A: You know I could have done it well, but... B: No ifs, ands and buts. Tell me if you want to save your job.

　　· give someone an inch and he'll take a mile得寸进尺

　　Give my roommate an inch and he'll take a mile. Last time, I offered him some candies. Today, he asked for an ice-cream.

　　· have many irons in the fire同时有很多要紧的事要做

　　Although he was out of job, he still wrote to his parents saying he had many irons in the fire.

　　· be in a jam陷入困境

　　get in a jam

　　You've got to help me. I'm in a jam. May car refused to work on my way to office.

　　· jaywalk横穿马路

　　It is dangerous to jaywalk.

　　· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人

　　Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string.

　　· pull strings¹⁵ for someone为某人走后门，幕后操作

　　In the material world, money pulls the strings.

　　· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人

　　Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.

　　· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……

　　The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.

　　· be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开

　　China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.

　　· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守

　　The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.

　　· suit...to a T对……再适合不过了

　　This new job suits me to a T.

　　· turn the tables扭转局势

　　Don't worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.

　　· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉

　　He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table.

　　· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注

　　He has subscribed¹⁶ ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.

　　· keep someone down a notch¹⁷挫某人的傲气

　　The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.

　　· have one's heart set on...一心想要……

　　Once he had his heart set on something, he'll accept no turning-back.

　　· one's heart in one's mouth吓得要命

　　My heart was in my mouth when I heart someone tapping on my window one raining night.

　　have one's heart in one's mouth; with one's heart in one's mouth

　　· not have the heart to do something不忍心去做

　　How can you have the heart to kill my pet?

　　· take something to heart往心里去/认真接受意见等

　　Tom decided¹⁸ to take his father's words to heart and wash his hands off smoking.

　　· be in the seventh heaven高心极了

　　Mary was in seventh heaven when she finally came to Paris, the center of fashion.

　　· move heaven and earth想尽一切办法

　　Believe me. I promise to move heaven and earth to help you.

　　· cool one's heels等的双脚发凉，久等

　　Let's meet at the gallery at 7 o'clock. Come at 7 sharp. Don't make me cool my heels.

　　· take to one's heels逃走

　　The naughty boy took to his heels after he should 'trick-or-treat'.

　　· win one's spurs受到奖赏

　　She won her spurs as a popular writer immediately after her first book became a best-seller.

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

3 nosy   

adj.鼻子大的，好管闲事的，爱追问的；n.大鼻者

参考例句：

• Our nosy neighbours are always looking in through our windows.好管闲事的邻居总是从我们的窗口望进来。
• My landlord is so nosy.He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.我的房东很烦人，他每个月都要到我公寓视察两次。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 laurels   

n.桂冠，荣誉

参考例句：

• The path was lined with laurels.小路两旁都种有月桂树。
• He reaped the laurels in the finals.他在决赛中荣膺冠军。

6 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

7 delinquent   

adj.犯法的，有过失的；n.违法者

参考例句：

• Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.多数少年犯都有未受教育的背景。
• He is delinquent in paying his rent.他拖欠房租。

8 lenient   

adj.宽大的，仁慈的

参考例句：

• The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
• It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。

9 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

10 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

11 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

12 crook   

v.使弯曲；n.小偷，骗子，贼；弯曲(处)

参考例句：

• He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我骂他骗子，他要我向他认错。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。

13 hunch   

n.预感，直觉

参考例句：

• I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
• I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

14 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

15 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

16 subscribed   

v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• It is not a theory that is commonly subscribed to. 一般人并不赞成这个理论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I subscribed my name to the document. 我在文件上签了字。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

18 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。