1. serves you(him,her) right! = you deserve (he/she deserves it)活该, 自作自受 2. A: I gained weight! B: well,
you had it coming(你自找的 You're asking for it), because you've been eating so much without exercising. 3.
stop fooling around! that's monkey business(胡闹)! 别再混日子了！你根本在胡闹嘛！也可把monkey当成动词说成"
stop monkeying around!" 4.
what do you mean? not at all! 哪有.
加上"not at all"，表示你在否认对方表达的意思 5. A: today's test was very easy. B: yeah,
right!用于讽刺性的回答"才怪" "he thinks he can socialize with us! as if!"
他自认可以跟我们交往！才怪！"as if"大多是10到17岁女孩的用语. 6. go for it.鼓励对方大胆去做去尝试某事 7. Don't
worry, man.
I got your back(我在你后面, 有我在呢). 原本来自"i'm covering you from behind"(我在后面掩护你), 是打仗时军人常说的一句话。但在现代的意思是我会照料一切，要对方不必担心 8. i'm so glad you made it.
that was close(好险啊,差点啊)! 9. what a coincidence！真巧 10. she's still sleeping with her favorite stuffed animal.
so immature(what a baby!)太幼稚了. 11. you are
such a flirt! stop
kissing up to him.你是花痴喔？别再讨好他了 12. These people
give me the creeps(蠕动, 蔓生 此处指鸡皮疙瘩[gooseflesh] give someone the creeps(有东西从身上爬过那种心惊肉跳,毛骨悚然的感觉,或是心生厌恶的感觉)/willies(通常加the 心惊肉跳, 紧张不安) (informal)1. to make you feel frightened or nervous. This old house gives me the creeps. 2. 仅creeps有此意to cause someone to feel dislike or disgust(起鸡皮疙瘩,心生厌恶). My neighbor gives me the creeps. 3. willies的另一用法Usage notes: also used in the form get the willies to become frightened or nervous: I get the willies whenever I think of having to take exams make someone's flesh crawl/creep if someone or something makes your flesh creep, you think they are extremely unpleasant or frightening. Spiders and insects really make my flesh crawl. (often in present tenses) I hate that guy in accounts, he makes my flesh creep.) .
riffraff(卑鄙下流的人)! 这些人使我起鸡皮疙瘩, 真是一群痞子！13. are you crazy? you're
playing with fire! 14. Don't
play dumb(装傻 play innocent装无知). You know about that. 15. Stop saying those things about it.
You're just biased(prejudice本意就是负面的, 常用来指责对方不公正, bias则是中性字,表示有偏好, 如"The author has a bias for apple pie"这个作家对苹果派有所偏好). 16.
Shameless表无耻,不要脸 no shame表not scared of being shameful不怕丢脸 17.
I approve我赞成 18.
I'm stuffed好饱. 19.
That will not happen.不会的 20. That company wasted too much time
fighting its own(内耗, 起内讧). I won't tolerate this
in-fighting(内耗 behind-the-scenes infighting on the President's staff总统班子中的幕后内讧)!
补充的短语 have a fighting chance 经过努力而成功的可能用于否定句式to have a reasonable likelihood.
The Socialist Party has a fighting chance to win control of the French government. Usage notes: often used in the form
not have a fighting chance:
If they don't like the way you perform in practice, you don't have a fighting chance of getting into a game. level the playing field(原意为超平运动场, 让无人占场地优势) 一碗水端平to give everyone the same advantages or opportunities.
It was an effort to level the playing field and achieve greater equality between the sexes. Government funding can level the playing field for political candidates without money. 21. He's
so crass(粗鲁愚钝无知, 没风度). There's no way I would date him. 另外
vulgar, boorish也可以用来形容别人没风度 23. Please, you believe that?
Wise up! Don't be silly别傻了!
Wake up(
Wake up and smell the coffee face the music:承担责任to accept responsibility for something you have done)用于让对方
面对或看清现实.
酒醉或吃药后多用
sober up清醒清醒(become sober after excessive alcohol consumption). 24. You guys are too loud!
Keep it down(
to make less noise. Is it possible for you boys to keep it down?) 25. Don't touch it! / Hands off! 别碰 26. I haven't decided what to do yet. I'm sitting on the fence(踌躇犹豫观望考虑中to delay making a decision when you have to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition. She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate. ). 27. Give in=Give it up放弃吧认输吧! You won't have a chance. 28. That shirt cost me $3,000(cost someone a pretty penny)! What a rip-off抢劫啊! 29. I'm on it! Don't rush me.别催我 What's the rush急什么 30. Keep in touch = keep contacting me = keep in contact with me. 31. someone, eat your heart out! (humorous) 羡慕死你吧,伤心死你吧, 黯然神伤去吧 something
that you say which means that you or someone you know can do something
better than a person who is famous for doing that thing. I'm taking singing lessons. Celine Dion, eat your heart out! 32. Dream on! (humorous) 做梦吧(you are dreamming=in your dreams)
something that you say to someone who has just told you about something
they are hoping for, in order to show that you do not believe it will
happen. 'I've a feeling I'll win something on the lottery this week.' 'Dream on!(or in your dreams)' 33. You're so lame!你真笨 34. I don't feel like it.我不想, 表示婉拒对方的提议 35. Behave安分点,规矩点 36. We'll talk about it later. 再说吧 37. I told you so看吧, 给你说过吧 What did I tell you我怎么给你说来着. I knew it我就知道 38. That color looks really good on you. It suits you well很配你. 39. No need, forget it. 没必要了, 或说There is no need. 40. My treat我请客(I treat you this time). 41. Stoping playing with the cake. Have some decency! 对方有了一些恶作剧的行为之后，用来提醒他举止庄重一点. stop joking around. Seriously…类似与"说真格的……" 43. A: He saw me steal the diamond! B: Forget him(别管他,别理他 =don't mind him). I'll take care of him不用管他我来处理. 44. Good taste有眼光 No class没水准,没品 classy形容一个人是指他对许多事物有高水准的品位 45. A:It's not like that at all不是那样的. B: Who said that(谁说的, 有否认的含义)? A: They cancelled our show. B: Says who(你说谁, 含有不相信之意)? 46. I can't put my finger on it(搞不清 know the reason for something, esp. something that is a problem多用否定. There's something wrong with his story, but I can't put my finger on what it is. put the finger on someone (very informal) 告发to tell someone in authority, especially the police, that someone has committed a crime. If Big Joe finds out you put the finger on him, you won't live long enough to spend the reward money) but he really rubs me the wrong way(激怒某人, 触犯某人). 我说不上来，但他真碍眼 47. Don't run away from your problems 回避问题. 48. Everyone accepted the bribe except him. He doesn't know how to play the game(就是不上道). 49. A: Everyone is gonna hate me. B: Not necessarily(不一定, 不见得). 50. What do you think about Mary's new skirt? B:How low-class(太低级)! (通常不当别人面讲这句话) 51. You can't change anything. That's the way it is(事情就是这样). 52. Thank god I graduated and I'm done with school forever. Free at last解脱了. 53. He didn't even pay for my dinner! What a stingy bastard(比后边的几个更刻薄难听=What a miser = what a Scrooge).小气鬼 54. Maybe another time…改天吧 或者"I can't tonight, but I'll take a rain check." 55. Who does she think she is? A movie star? What a poser(耍大牌, 装腔作势, 摆什么架子吗)! 56. Did you see the way she touches him? So affectionate真体贴! 57. I was the 150th prize-winner! Just made it for(刚好赶上, just miss it刚好赶不上) the championship! 58. I did the best I could我尽力了. 59. Same difference the same thing没什么差别, 一样的. Either he's a genius or he's crazy – same difference, really. They were married for forty years, or was it thirty? Same difference - it was a long time anyway. 60. Easy to please容易满足 相反的就是"hard to please难以取悦" 61.He's such a bad influence on the children. 62. You know, like when a good thing's right in front of me, and I just don't appreciate it(不识抬举). scorn(藐视)" "disparage(贬抑)" 63. Will it never end?有完没完, 没完了你 Someone doesn't know when to stop有人就是不知道适可而止 Are you through?你有完没完啊 Some people never learn怎么就是学不乖 64. That's too much太过分了 That's an exaggeration=Go overboard(字面意思是超过了船边而掉出去 =overdo it to do or say too much because you are so enthusiastic. I think I went overboard in decorating my house for Christmas. It's
OK to discuss business during dinner, but don't go overboard and hand
out documents for your guests to read while they're eating.) 太夸张了 65. Are you in a hurry?你赶时间吗(rushed for time 或 pressed for time) 66. It happens all the time常有的事 67. You are useless你真没用 69. Don't try to put one over on me!别想骗我,别想耍我 pull the wool over someone's eyes 掩盖事实欺骗某人To deceive someone in order to prevent them from knowing what you are really doing. Don't let insurance companies pull the wool over your eyes - ask for a list of all the hidden charges. To
"put" one over on someone is to fool him, deceive him by trickery. To
"pull" the wool over someone's eyes is to deceive him by blinding him to
reality. 70. pull the curtains back(拉开窗帘) is to open them or cover up the window, to pull the curtains together(拉上窗帘) is to close them or keep the window uncovering(表此意此词不用动词形式). 71. Don't even think about it想都不要想 Are you thinking about me你在想我吗 72. What's eating you 当看到对方显得疲惫、沮丧、生气、不快乐时可以这么说 "你怎么了" What's bugging(bothering要正式些) you你在烦什么. 73. You're getting on my nerves! You're really annoying! 你真烦 74. So that's how it is原来如此,就是这样 可以表示恍然大悟也可以表示讽刺 75. Whether you're a friend or foe, I won't treat you any different. 表示一视同仁 76. She's so hypocritical(虚伪的, 伪善的). She thinks one way but acts another(说一套作一套) 77. It's about time to 是时候了 78. You're sick你真是有病 79. Don't pass up a golden opportunity别错失良机 Hard to pass up不买可惜 79. Good for both sides一举两得(Shooting two birds with one stone. Get two birds with one stone) 80. Mutual understanding心照不宣=tacit(默许的) agreement默契 81. Good things come in pairs好事成双 82. No such thing没这回事 83. Beat about/around the bush拐弯抹角to avoid talking about what is important通常用于否定. Quit beating around the bush and tell me what you really think about my idea. 84. Slow as molasses慢吞吞的,蜗牛似的 85. You say it, but you don't mean it口是心非(你不是真心的, 言不由衷) 86. What's good about it?有什么好 What's so good about it.一点都不好 87. Off the hook. Lucky this time. Saved by the bell(源于上课时因下课铃声而摆脱困境) 放你一马,这次饶过. You're lucky this time. Next time it won't be easy. You are so lucky the teacher let you off the hook this time 88. Hit the jackpot发横财 hit the jackpot to be very successful, often in a way which means you make a lot of money. When my second book was published I thought I'd really hit the jackpot. 89. Stop bossing me around 别老管我的事, 别老指使我 you are so bossy. 90. Want it badly求之不得. I wouldn't miss it for the world. 92. Hurry back快去快回 93. Up to you=You're the boss/man. Anything you say听你的. What are we going to do? Well, You tell me(你说吧)! 94. It's fine once you get used to it习惯就好了, You'll be fine会好的. 95. I need it badly我急着要 96. You can't take it back说话算话哦 97. You're injured! Don't be so stubborn别嘴硬了. 98. Make me so mad! Piss me off气死我了 99. I've got no place to go. I've come to a dead end.我无路可走了. 100. Get your money's worth实惠合算. You get what you pay for 便宜没好货/一分钱一分货 101. (I have) No regrets我不后悔 102. Buy one get one free买一送一 103. Save it你省省吧 104. Get off on the wrong foot出师不利 get up on the wrong side of the bed(get out of bed on the wrong side)心情不佳(to begin the day feeling unhappy and uncomfortable. I got up on the wrong side of bed yesterday, and everything that could go wrong did!) out of sorts in an unhappy mood. He was feeling a little tired and sore and out of sorts. 105. You betrayed me, you traitor叛徒. 106. Money makes the world go round有钱能使鬼推磨 107. Can't be picky/choosy (about food)别太挑食了. Beggars can't be choosers得了便宜还卖乖 108. It's not gonna work行不通的,不可以的 109. You and your big mouth你真是大嘴巴 110. What does it matter? Does it make a difference? What's the matter? What's the problem?有什么问题吗, 有什么关系吗? 111. Whenever's convenient for you你方便就好 112. We are even我们扯平了, 互不亏欠 113. You're so retarded(mentally challenged比较不刺耳) 你很迟钝呐 114. Don't you get it没明白吗 115. Out of my control/hands无能为力 116. I can't move走不动了 117. You got the wrong person/man/guy你认错人了 118. I can't take it (anymore)真是受不了 I can't suck it up我不能忍气吞声.(suck up Quit
whinning. To endure a period of mental, physical, or emotional hardship
with no complaining. To cope with something unpleasant without
complaining--usually because you have no choice. Bob's
car needed a new engine. He couldn't afford an new one, so he had to
suck it up. don't care if you're sad, get out there, suck it up and
deal with it! ) 119. You'll be sorry/ You'll regret it你会后悔的 120. You scared me你吓我一跳 121. Doesn't matter what you say说了也白说 122. 123. You're hopeless真拿你没辙 124. Not a chance(in hell)=over my dead body门都没有 125. Off base太离谱了吧, 大错特错了(off base wrong. You're way off base if you think that teaching the basic skills is a waste of time. ) 126. Just shoot me让我死了吧 127. Don't let him fool you别被他唬了 128. You be the judge你来评评理,你来判断吧 129. Took you long enough你现在才来. what take you so long? 130. Far from it还差得远呢 131. You messed up你搞砸了啦=You screwed it up. 132. Don't bother不用麻烦了 133. Wanna bet要不要来赌 134. Don't be a copycat别有样学样 135. Open your eyes看清楚点 open one's heart宽厚一点 open one's mouth尽量说出来 136. Shake like jelly我吓得腿软=Like jelly/jello表示两腿没力或在颤抖 137. I can't help myself/I can't control myself我情不自禁 138. I have no choice我别无选择 139. I've got nothing to lose我豁出去了 140. I don't know him well我跟他不熟 141. Do you have an opinion你有意见吗? 142. You don't have the right to do sth. You are not qualified to do sth. 你还不够格 144. You can't always get what you want天不从人愿 145. What's in it for me我有什么好处 146. You haven't changed a bit你一点都没变(除了可表达对于对方看起来依然年轻感到惊讶，有时也可用来挖苦人，暗示对方一点也没长进) 146. You really did it this time这下你可糟了, 在不同状况下, 若对方顺利完成某件任务, 这句话就可以译成"这下你成功了" 147. You'll pay for this我会找你算帐 148. Is that for real=Really真的还假的啊/是不是真的 For real意为"说真的" 149. Don't blow it out of proportion别小题大做了 blow something out of (all) proportion to make something seem more important than it actually is. I thought the picture of him wearing a dress was pretty funny, but the local newspapers blew it out of all proportion. Usage notes: often used with other adverbs to make a stronger statement: This case has been blown totally out of proportion. She blew the figures way out of proportion. 同样的短语还有make a production (out) of something, make a mountain out of a molehill 150. You're not worth my time懒得理你 151. I didn't do it on purpose我不是故意的 152. That eases my mind那我就放心了 You can ease up你就放心好了 153. Better than nothing聊胜于无 154. Don't be so sure别说的太满了 155. Don't jinx it话别说得太早 jinx可译为乌鸦嘴、触霉头(smash the jinx转运), 当某人在说一则即将发生的好消息，旁人惟恐因为消息公布得太早，事情反倒不按预期发生 156. I'm not from around here我不是本地人 157. Are you finished? = Are you done with that. 你完事了吗 158. This time didn't count. Do it over! = It didn't count this time, do it over again 这次不算,重来 159. Can you spot me?先帮我垫一下钱 160. What's so funny什么事那么好笑 161. The truth hurts现实总是残酷的 162. How about this instead要不这样好不好. 164. You're not yourself today你今天不太对劲 165. You look alike你们长得好像喔 166. Just tell it like it is实话实说吧, 直说吧 167. I gave him an inch, and he wanted to take a mile得寸进尺 168. I'm speechless/at a loss for words我无话可说了 169. That's not what I'm saying我不是那个意思 170. All things must come to an end天下无不散的筵席, 万事有始就有终 171. That goes without saying那不需要你说 172. What brings you here什么风把你吹来了 173. If I'm not mistaken要是我没有搞错的话 175. What are friends for要朋友什么用 176. You think I like it like this你以为我喜欢这样啊 177. There's no such thing as a free lunch没有免费午餐 178. I didn't think I'd see you here没想到这儿碰上你 179. This isn't a laughing matter这种事是不能开玩笑的. 180. play the filed指同时和很多人约会(to have many romantic or sexual relationships. She's not interested in marriage at this stage, so she's quite happy to play the field.) 181. Where are you in school?你在哪个学校上学. I lived about 2 miles from my school. Has your son started school开始上学 yet, Tom? it’s going to be quite a shock for him吃惊不小. 182. A:In the middle of something忙吗? B:Kindof A:What’re you up to在做什么或最近在忙什么(=what are you doing)? 据语气有时候也可以表示"你在搞什么鬼啊" I know what you are up to我知道你在干些什么勾当.
around相关的词组:
around and around in a circle. The skater twirled around and around, faster and faster.
around the corner sth is close or going to happen very soon. With the end of the century just around the corner, major celebrations are being planned. Lighter and smaller laptops are just around the corner. Spring is here and baseball season is just around the corner.
around-the-clock around/round the clock all day and all night. Doctors and nurses worked around the clock to help the people injured in the train crash. This station broadcasts news round the clock.
boss someone around
fool/mess/fuck/screw/play around with意思大致相同
sit around 无所事事的坐着be around, often idly or without specific purpose We sat around chatting for another hour
fool around=fuck around=mess around to waste time doing something without a particular purpose. It was a serious academic school, not a place to fool around. Usage notes: often used in the negative to mean to not waste time but to act with a serious purpose: The coach was in no mood to fool around, and the team knew it.
fool/mess around (with someone) to have sex with someone other than your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner. It's
hard to believe that any man can get caught fooling around with another
woman and still manage to keep his wife on his side.
fool/mess around (with something) to amuse yourself by doing or saying something that is likely to cause trouble I don't know if I'm dealing with a 14-year-old messing around with a computer or if I'm dealing with organized crime.
screw around (with someone) 1. to have sex with someone who is not your regular partner. I think I saw the guy that she's been screwing around with. 2. to annoy someone by wasting their time. You'll be sorry if you screw around with Captain Legore.
screw around (with something) to waste time. Stop screwing around and finish your work. They spent the whole morning screwing around with Jeff's motorcycle.
fuck around=fool around to waste time or behave in a way that is not serious. We're not here to fuck around — we have work to do. You're just fucking around with small improvements when we need to make major changes. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by not fuck around: Pat pulled out a gun and said, “I'm not fucking around, man.”
play around 1. to have a sexual relationship with someone not your husband, wife, or partner.
He played around with a number of women. 2. 胡闹to behave in a silly way.
We have to quit playing around and get down to work.
sleep around to have sex with a lot of different people. Just because I'm an actor doesn't mean I sleep around.
get around something to find a way to avoid a problem.
He was trying to get around paying tax on that income.
get around to doing something to find time to do something. I wanted to see that movie but never got around to it.
go around 满足所有人的需求to be enough for everyone. For women over 40 there simply aren't enough men their own age to go around, she says. She believes there's plenty of hope to go around.
go around and around 1. to talk about something without making a decision. We were talking about what songs we would play, and we went around and around for 20 minutes. 2. to move in a circle. The space station doesn't go anywhere, it just goes around and around in orbit.
hang around 1. to stay in a place. I don't like to hang around here after dark. He had stupidly hung around — just to see what the cops were doing — and ended up being arrested! 2. to be with another person. I hate hanging around with her in the mall. It's so boring! 3. to not go away. The flu can hang around for almost a month. Usage notes: usually said about a medical condition, as in the example
horse around to be active in a silly way. Stop horsing around and pay attention to your father!
jerk someone around 耍某人to deceive someone about whether or not you intend to do something.
They've been jerking us around for a long time, first by not offering us a contract or then by saying they won't sign one.
kick someone around 粗暴对待,把sb当球踢,当猴耍,耍的团团转to treat someone badly.
When his boss didn't promote him, he felt as if he'd been kicked around long enough, and he finally quit. He represents every big guy that's ever kicked around a little guy.
kick something around 讨论商讨to discuss something.
I don't know who will be on the committee, but we've kicked a lot of names around. Black intellectuals have been kicking around the idea since the beginning of the twentieth century.
kick around to exist.
She is one of the most creative people kicking around advertising today.
nose around=poke/stick your nose into something 打探to try to discover information. Justice Department lawyers started nosing around after they received a complaint from a former employee.
push (someone) around 把... 推来推去; 摆布to threaten to hurt someone who is smaller or weaker.
I feel like I'm in third grade and the fourth-grade bully is pushing me around and trying to steal my baseball cards. I was a lot skinnier then and could get pushed around.
stick around 逗留to stay somewhere and wait.
You go ahead — I'll stick around until Candice shows up.
twist/wrap someone around/round your little finger玩弄于股掌之上to be able to persuade someone to do anything you want, usually because they like you so much.
He'd do anything you asked him to. You've got him wrapped around your little finger! putty(油灰,腻子) in your hands willing to do anything you want. As soon as Jones realized he could get in trouble if they reported him, he became putty in their hands.
up and around 起来四处走动out of bed and beginning to move around. A day after the surgery Mom was up and around, but she'll have to use crutches拐杖 for a while. Usage notes: usually said about someone who has been ill or injured
