常用的英語俚語多篇

常用的英語俚語大全 篇一

once in a blue moon: 偶爾、千載難逢

I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.

kill some time：消磨時間

Where shall I go to kill some time?

at the drop of a hat：動輒

He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.

burn the midnight oil：熬夜

You shouldn't burn the midnight oil, actually you should sleep

early.

nick of time：緊要關頭

His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.

around the corner: 快到來了

The exam is just around the corner, I really need to cram for it.

spur of the moment：一時衝動

He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

days are numbered：氣數已盡、日子屈指可數

The old man' s days are numbered.

Down to the wire：最後時刻、接近最後期限

I think the election will got right down to the wire.

Eleventh hour：最後時刻

He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.

From the word go: 一開始

He's been against the plan from the word go.

In the long run：長期

The product can help you to save money in the long run.

Jump the gun:草率行事、操之過急

Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.

put something On hold：稍等

The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee.

Shake a leg：趕快

Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.

quick off the mark：馬上行動

Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising.

Step on it：加速

If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.

Time on one’s hands：有空餘的時間

I've got extra time on my hands.

Under the wire：在截止日期前， the last minute

He applied the college just under the wire.

Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚

This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.

常用的英語俚語大全 篇二

be caught with your hand in the cookie jar /當場逮到

你是否會因為多吃了罐子裏的餅乾而滿懷愧疚？如果是，那這個詞彙就太符合你了！這個短語比喻“某人因為做錯事或調皮而被逮個正着”。＜＞

as pie /易如反掌

這個短語指“很容易完成或處理的事情”，根據《牛津英語大辭典》(OED)的記錄，在20世紀初期開始出現。看來吃一小塊夾心餅確實是小菜一碟。

icing on the cake /錦上添花

與“cheery on top”短語意思相近，這個短語指“在已經很好的事物上添加額外好處”。如果以諷刺性的方式使用，還可以表示相反的意思。有蛋糕本來就已經很好了，如能再有糖霜或櫻桃豈不是更好。

take the biscuit /出類拔萃

英式英語中使用該短語指“同類中最為出眾的那件東西”，其具有諷刺性的用法指“愚蠢的或令人生厭的東西”。北美英語中使用“to take the cake”表示相近意思。

have a finger in every pie /什麼都插手

該詞組意思為“參與過多的事情”，一般都會有消極的，做了太多的事情卻什麼都沒有做好——這是一個全球流行的概念，在其他語言中也有類似成語。如意大語中avere le mani in pasta，意為“在麪糰中插手”。

ie cutter /甜餅切割器（千人一面；公式化）

這是美式英語中的一個一般性短語，以烘培的操作來比喻“量產而缺乏特色的某物”。該詞多數用在與建築相關的短語中，如“cookie-cutter apartments”或“cookie-cutter complexes”。

have your cake and eat it too /魚與熊掌不可兼得

你不能兼顧擁有兩件渴望中的、絕無僅有的事物，正如孔子這句名言所表達的。這個習語因為出現在1562年版John Heywood的Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies（《格言、警句和雜記》）一書中，因而第一次收錄在《牛津英語大辭典》中。

American as apple pie /就如同蘋果派一樣的美國化

蘋果派被認為是標準的美國食物，因此這個習語表示“體現傳統價值觀，尤其是美國的理想”。而在澳大利亞，你更有可能聽到的是“as Australian as meat pie”（就像肉派一樣的澳大利亞式的）。

hole /嘴

填蛋糕的洞？該詞是口語化的用法，表示“嘴”，最常出現的句子就是“Shut your cake hole!”（閉上你的臭嘴！）。這個用法的起源不言自明。蛋糕自然是要用嘴來吃的，漸漸地也就演變成“嘴”的意思。

sell like hotcakes /熱銷

這個習語指“迅速而大量售出的某物”。那到底hotcake是什麼呢？在北美，hotcake指代任何一種用煎鍋烤制的蛋糕，也包括煎餅。

’s the way the cookie crumbles /生活就是這樣

這句話是一種非正式的用法，尤其在北美地區，表示實際情況如此，雖不盡如人意也只能接受，正如“生活就是這樣；命中註定了”。這一習語最早出現在20世紀，在美式英語中，也有類似的表述，即“that’s the way the ball bounces”。

常用的英語俚語大全 篇三

English Slang collection：

break up

[釋] to come to an end;

[例] If it's possible, I'd rather break up with you and remain your friend.；

break up

[釋] to separate into pieces;

[例] She broke up a chocolate bar.

break up

[釋] to scatter;

[例] The crowd broke up after the game.

break bread

[釋] to eat together;

[例] It's been a long time since the last time we broke bread.；

break cover

[釋] to emerge from a protected location or hiding place;

[例] The witness finally broke cover to help the police to identify the killer.

break even

[釋] to gain an amount equal to that invested;

[例] It took our restaurant about a year to break even.；

break ground

[釋] to start a new construction project;

[例] We're breaking ground on a new project since the last one achieved success.

1、have a passion for 熱愛

2、pass something up 放棄某事物

3、way back 很久以前

4、screw up 弄錯

5、have it bad for 狂戀，非常喜歡

6、freebie 贈品

7、in the market for 想買，積極物色

8、turn over a new leaf 洗心革命，改過自新