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去美国学习有很大原因也是为了有一个学习英语的语言环境,但不知道你有没有发现,当两个美国人在一起讲话时,就算你英语八级有时候也不明白他们在说什么?不要灰心,也许是因为他们的话里掺入了slangs呢?学会一些好玩又好用的slangs让你的美国好友大吃一惊吧!
1. (To) ace (v.) (a test, exam, etc.):很轻松通过考试;ex:Robert aced his physics exam.
2. All-ears:洗耳恭听。 ex:I'm all-ears
3. All-nighter (n.):刷夜,经常和pull一起用;ex:We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the project.
4. Around-the-clock:24/7, 24小时不停歇;ex:The house was being watched around the clock.
5. B.O.:body odor简称;ex:The woman sitting beside me had really bad B.O.
6. Blow or Bomb:to fail or to be unsuccessful.
7. Blue or Have the Blues:心情忧郁。
8. Buck:一美元。
9. By the skin of your teeth:just barely.
10. Cash (n.):Money. ex:You got any cash on you?
11. Cheesy (adj.):Cheap, tacky. ex:A cheesy pick-up line, A cheesy song, etc.
12. Chick (n.):Young woman, girl, etc. (有调笑意味,慎用)
13. Cool (adj.):nice, great, impressive ex:a cool dress, a cool guy, a cool bar
14. Cop (n.):警察,美剧中经常使用; ex:My brother is a cop.
15. Creep (n.):非常奇怪,令人感觉不舒服的人. ex:I don't like Tom. He seems like a creep.
16. Couch potato:一到假期我们都是沙发上的土豆——天天坐沙发看电视吃东西的死宅
17. Cram:非常努力地准备考试。
18. Crash:to go to sleep; or to show up without invitation ex:Can I crash here tonight?
19. Drama queen:非常情绪化的人;Someone who thrives on the dramatic. ex:Betty is such a drama queen!
20. Down to earth:实用,简单
21. Dead:Empty; quiet (形容酒吧,餐厅等) ex:It's really dead in here tonight
22. Drive up the wall:激怒某人; He is driving me up the wall.
Dutch or go Dutch:each person pays for his/her own meal.
23. Give the cold shoulder:ignore.
24. Give a ring:to telephone.
25. Hyped (adj.):极其激动;ex:We're all hyped about the concert next weekend.
26. Hang-over:酒后头疼。
27. Hit the books:study.
28. Hit the road:to leave.
29. Hold your horses:be calm!
30. In no time:Very soon. ex:Don't worry - We'll be there in no time.
31. Just plain (adj.):Clearly; simply. ex:He's just plain stupid.
32. Later:See you later. 简称。
33. Lighten up (v.):放轻松一点;ex:You gotta learn to lighten up a bit!
34. Lemon:a bad buy or purchase.
35. Munchies (n.pl):Chips and other types of junk food. ex:I picked up some munchies on my way from work.
36. Over:Over is often used to emphasize location. ex:I live over on Orange Street. (I live on Orange Street).
37. Oops!:said after a small mistake.
38. pig out:吃的过多。
39. Ride shotgun (v.):车上司机旁边的位置;ex:I wanna ride shotgun!
40. Screw up (v.):犯了错误,做错事;ex:I really screwed up my audition.
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