quartersslang 美国人口语中的俚语

2021年1月20日发(作者：藤)
A
ace

He's an
ace
reporter
very good


action

Do you know where the
action
is in this town?
excitement


airhead

My sister's boyfriend is a real
airhead

stupid person


all wet

Your ideas about politics are
all wet
.
completely wrong


all-nighter

I almost fell asleep during the test after
an all-nighter
.
after studying all night


ammo

The gun was useless after the killer ran out of
ammo
.
Ammunition
弹药



antifreeze

I really need some
antifreeze
in me on cold days like this.
liquor


armpit

This town is really an
armpit
.
undersirable place


awesome

What an
awesome
sunset.
meaning

B
bad

Wow, that was really a
bad
movie.
intense


barf

He
barfed
all over the seat of the airplane.
vomited


bashed

The boat was
bashed
beyond recognition.
crushed


beat

After working all day I am really
beat
.
exhausted


beemer

He just bought a new
beemer
to drive to work in.
BMW car


bench

He was
benched
during the basketball playoffs.
taken out of the game


bent

It's OK. Don't get so
bent
.
angry


bent out of shape

Don't
get so bent out of shape
.
become upset


big gun

The president brought two
big guns
to the meeting.
powerful people


big mouth

Shut up! You really have a
big mouth
.
talk too much


big stink

The citizens made a
big stink
about the new nuclear power station.
big issue


blade

He carried a ten inch
blade
with him.
knife


blimp

I always seem to have a
blimp
sitting next to me when I travel.
very fat person


blow

I'm going to
blow out of here
now.
leave
He
blew
all his money gambling.
lost




















blow a fuse

Hey, don't
blow a fuse
.
loose your temper


blow one's cool

Calm down. Don't
blow your cool
.
become angry


blown away

I was
blown away
by his donation of a million dollars.
greatly impressed


bomb

The movie was
a bomb
.
bad


bombed

The driver of the car was
bombed
.
intoxicated


bonkers

I think I am going
bonkers
.
crazy


boo- boo

If you make another
boo-boo
like that, you won't have a job.
mistake


booze
I promised to bring two bottles of
booze
to the party.
alcohol


bread

I need some
bread
to pay for my car
.
money


break

A lucky
break
helped him get the job.
opportunity


break it up

Break it up
, or I will call the police.
stop


bring-down

The news of the airplane crash was
a bring-down
.
depressing


buck

Do you have a
buck
I can borrow?
dollar


bummed

I was really
bummed
after I heard the news.
depressed


bummer

My trip to New York was a
bummer
.
bad experience


bust

The whole idea was a
bust
.
failure


buy it

If you don't slow down, you're going to
buy it
in a car accident.
die

C
call

The weatherman made a good
call
about when the storm would come.
prediction


can

Do you know where the
can
is?
bathroom


carb

My motorcycle's
carb
is out of adjustment.
carburetor


catch some rays

I'm going to lie on the beach and
catch some rays
.
get some sunshine


catch some Z's

I need to
catch some Z's
before I go on my trip.
get some sleep


cheesy

That is really a
cheesy
looking outfit.
cheap


chicken

Don't be a
chicken
.
coward


chintzy

That really was a
chintzy
present you got him.
cheap


chow down

I need to find a place to
chow down
.
eat a lot


clip

Watch out or they will
clip
you at that bar
.
cheat


clunker

I can't go on a date in that
clunker
.
old car


cold fish

My date for the dance was
a cold fish
.
dull


collar

I knew they would
collar
the robber sooner or later
.
arrest


come up for air

He has to
come up for air
or he will die from exhaustion.
take a break


con

Don't try to
con
me.
deceive


cool

This is a really
cool
place to work.
good


cool down

Things should
cool down
in a day or two.
calm down


cop

How did you get the road sign? I
copped
it.
stole
The
cop
showed me his badge.
pliceman


couch potato

He is a
couch potato
.
lazy person


crack open a bottle

Let's
crack open a bottle
for his birthday.
open


cram

I need more time to
cram
for the test.
study hard


cream

Our team
creamed
them badly.
beat


croak

I feel like I am going to
croak
.
die


cruise

The skier was
cruising
down the hill
going very fast


cuffs

He put the
cuffs
on the killer
.
handcuffs


cushy

He has a really
cushy
job.
easy


cut

Could you
cut
my whiskey with a little water?
dilute


cut out

It is late. I have to
cut out
.
leave

D
damage

Lets get the bill and find out the
damage
.
cost


dead

This disco is really
dead
tonight.
quiet


deck

He was
decked
in the fight.
knocked down


deep pockets

Her boyfriend
has deep pockets
.
is a good source of mone


dicey

Since the weather is a little
dicey
, I won't go today.
chancy


dirty

I hear that it's
a dirty
movie.
an obscene


ditch

I'll
ditch
my younger brother with my grandmother
.
leave


do a snow job on

Don't try to
do a snow job on
me.
deceive


dope

He is such a
dope
.
stupid person
There are a lot of
dope
dealers around here.
drug


dork

He is such a
dork
.
strange person


dough

I need some
dough
before I can go Christmas shopping.
money


down

Let's go to a bar and
down
a few beers.
drink quickly


drag

Doing homework on the weekend is
a drag
.
boring


dynamite

This drink is really
dynamite
.
powerful; great


E
earful

My grandmother gave me
an earful
about the neighborhood.
a lot of gossip


easy mark

The Japanese are
an easy mark
because they usually carry cash.
likely victims


eat

The problem is really
eating away at
me.
bothering


excellent

That's
excellent
man.
fine

F
face-off

The two sides were headed for a nasty
face-off
.
confrontation


far-out

This music is really
far-out
.
great


fix

The addict needs another
fix
.
dose of drugs


flaky

He is too
flaky
to do the work.
unreliable


flashback

At the wedding he
had a flashback of
his old girlfriend.
rememebered


flick

I haven't seen a
flick
in a long time.
movie


flip out

He
flipped out
when he heard that his mother had been killed.
lost control


flip side

What kind of music do you have on the
flip side
of the tape?
other side


fox

His older sister is
a fox
.
very attractive


foxy

She is a
foxy
lady.
sexy


freebie

The pillow was a
freebie

a free thing

G
get into something

I
got into
gardening in high school.
became seriously inteseted in


get it

I listened to the joke twice, but I still don't
get it
.
understand


get with it

If you don't
get with it
, we will never finish this work.
hurry up


gig

I have a
gig
on Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00.
job


glitch

This computer program has a
glitch
.
defect


glitzy

This is a pretty
glitzy
hotel to be staying in.
fashionable


go

Let me have a
go
at solving the problem.
try


go bananas

I am going to
go bananas
if I don't have a vacation soon.
go crazy


go down

What is
going down
?
happening

goof

I am really a
goof
at times.
fool


goof up

I really
goofed up
when I painted my room green.
make a serious mistake

goofy

You are always acting
goofy
these days.
silly




















gourd

Use your
gourd
to figure out what is happening.
head


grand

His salary is twenty
grand
.
thousand dollars


grass

Lots of students smoke
grass
in the dormitory.
marijiuana


gravy

This job is
pure gravy
.
easy money


groovy

This music is
groovy
.
pleasant


gross

Picking your nose is really a
gross
habit.
disgusting


gross-out

The party was a
gross- out
.
disgusting time


grub

Where is the best place to get some
grub
around here?
food


grubby
Those clothes are too
grubby
to wear to the party.
unclear and untidy


grungy
That is a really
grungy
jacket.
dirty


gut
He got shot in the
gut
.
stomach


guts
It takes a lot of
guts
to give the boss your true opinion.
courage

H
hairy

That was a
hairy
plane trip. I am glad the storm is over
.
dangerous


hammer

Put the
hammer
to the floor or we will be late for the wedding.
accelerator


hang it up

I have decided to
hang up
my teaching job.
quit


hang loose

Just
hang loose
for another few days.
relax


hang tough

We need to
hang tough on
our decision.
stick with


hardware

The police were surprised by all the
hardware
the gang members had.
weapons


have a buzz on

I
had a buzz on
after the third martini.
was slightly intoxicated


have good vibes

I
have good vibes
about our new secretary.
feel good about


have it all together

Recently I don't
have it all together
.
feel mentally all there


heave

I
heaved
up on the floor
.
vomited


high

The teenagers look
high
to me.
intoxicated on drugs or alcohol


hip-shooter

He is
such a hip- shooter
.
always talking without thinking


history

I don't have any idea where my old boyfriend is. He's
history
.
something in the past


hit

Your proposal was
a hit
with the boss.
successful


hole up

I had to
hole up
for three days because the police were looking for me.
hide


honcho

The
honcho
says that we are going to have to give up two days of our vacation.
boss


hooker

Her clothes make her look like a
hooker
.
prostitute


hot

The police stopped them because they thought the car was
hot
.
stolen


huffy

I will do it soon so please don't get
huffy
.
angry


hungry

If you are not
hungry
, you won't get ahead in the business.