地道的40句英语成语，学会保证口语棒棒哒！
BOTTOM LINE：重点
表示问题的关键。
例句：
The bottom line is we just don't have enough money to make it work.
重点是我们缺少充足的资金使其运转起来。
DISS：无礼
表示不尊重他人的行为。
例句：
Stop dissing her behind her back. Show some respect!
别在背后侮辱她。尊重点人！
DIG：非常喜欢
表示超级喜欢某物。
例句：
Hey, I dig your new style. Where did you buy that T-shirt?
嘿，这身装扮不错，我很喜欢。这件T恤在哪儿买的？
BOB'S YOUR UNCLE：这就行了
一般说来，这句话在英国比较常用，用在句末，相当于“That's it!”。
例句：
-How did you make this cake? It's delicious!
这蛋糕怎么做的？太好吃了！
-Well, I just mixed in the batter thoroughly, poured it into a cake pan, baked it for 30 minutes and Bob's your uncle!
-好吧，我把面粉完全混在一起，然后放进蛋糕盘烤了30分钟，差不多就是这样！
BUDGE UP：让开
请求某人挪动腾出空间。
例句：
I want to sit down too, could you budge up a little please?
我也想坐下来歇歇，您能稍微挪挪吗？
ACE：太棒了；能手
有两种含义：某事很棒很酷；轻易就能做到完美
例句：
Ace! I just got a promotion at work!
太棒了！我升职了！
Robert aced his physics exam!
罗伯特在物理考试中表现优异！
ALL RIGHT?：你怎么样？
等同于：Hello，How are U?
例句：
-All right?
最近怎么样？
-Good thanks, you all right?
-挺好的，你呢？
FULL OF BEANS：精力充沛
表示充满能量。
例句：
All the children were full of beans at the party today. I couldn't get any of them to sit still!
今天，参加聚会的孩子们各个精力充沛。我根本没法子让他们坐下来！
BLATANT：显然
表示显而易见的事情。
例句：
She's blatantly very annoyed, everyone can see it apart from you.
显然她生气了，只有你没看出来。
PEAR SHAPED：搞砸了
表示某种东西变成了一团乱。
例句：
I was trying to organize a surprise birthday party for her, but it's all gone pear-shaped!
我想组织一场生日派对，给她惊喜，但是我搞砸了！
PIECE OF CAKE：小事一桩
当人吹嘘或认为某事极其简单时，便会这么说。
例句：
-What did you think of the exam? I thought it was really difficult.
你怎么看待这次考试？我觉得太难了。
-No, it was a piece of cake!
不，我觉得一点也不难。
BLIMEY：啊呀
表达惊奇的感叹词。
例句：
Blimey, look at all this mess here! I'd only left the house for an hour, and look what you've done!
啊呀，看看这一团糟！我才离开家一小时，看看你都做了什么！
FORTNIGHT：十四天
表示两周，“fourteen nights”的简写。
例句：
I've been really ill for the past fortnight, and still haven't recovered.
我病了两周，还未痊愈。
GOBSMACKED：目瞪口呆的
形容大吃一惊。
例句：
I can't believe I passed that exam! I thought I was going to fail, I'm completely gobsmacked!
我竟然通过了考试！原本以为要挂掉了，真让人难以置信！
SPLASH OUT：花了太多钱
花了一大笔钱。
例句：
I wanted to give Sarah a special treat for her birthday, so I splashed out on a very romantic weekend away.
我想为萨拉准备一份特别的生日礼物，于是砸了大笔钱筹备一个浪漫的周末。
GRUB / NOSH：食物
二者均指食物。
例句：
I'm going to get some grub for myself from the local takeaway. Do you want anything?
我要在当地餐馆点些吃的，你想吃什么？
BEE'S KNEES：蜜蜂的膝盖
某事或某人令人难以置信。
例句：
I don't like Harvey very much, he thinks he's the bee's knees!
我不怎么喜欢哈维，他有点不靠谱！
GUTTED：非常疲惫的
某人心烦意乱或失望。
例句：
I'm so gutted I failed my driving test, again!
驾照考试又没过，烦死了！
PEANUTS：微不足道的钱
某物超级便宜。
例句：
I hate my job. I have to work such long hours, and I get paid peanuts.
我讨厌自己的工作。工作时间长，工资又那么低。
HAGGLE：讨价还价
争论，试图协商商品的价格。
例句：
I managed to haggle the price of this shirt down by 25%!
我设法把这件衬衫的价格砍了25%！
JOLLY：很，非常
跟Very一个意思，Jolly good其实就是“Very good”的意思。
例句：
-Don't worry，I will pay you back before the end of this month.
-I should jolly well think so!
-别担心，月底前会还你的。
-我真该这么想！
THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS：破坏
破坏某物。
例句：
I managed to keep the surprise a secret, right up until the day before my sister's birthday, and then he threw a spanner in the works by telling her!
我原本打算在姐姐生日那天送出这份惊喜，没想到他却提前告诉了姐姐！
KIP：小憩
打盹，小睡。
例句：
Why don't you try and have a kip before everyone gets here? You won't have time to rest later.
你怎么不在大家来之前小睡一会呢？一会没时间休息了。
WIND UP：取笑/烦恼
有多种含义。如果你做的事“wind-up”，也就是说你在取笑某人。如果你“wind-up”，说明你很烦。
例句：
I was just winding her up for fun, but she took offence to it and got really angry!
我只是为了好玩才逗她，没想到她生气了，真的生气了！
MATE：同伴
朋友、密友、笔友、伙伴。
例句：
I'm going to the cinema with my mates tonight.
今晚我和同伴一起去看电影。
NOT MY CUP OF TEA：非我杯茶
不喜欢某事或某物。陈奕迅的《浮夸》里就有一句歌词是：我非你杯茶 也可尽情地喝吧。
例句：
I don't really like this sort of music. It's just not my cup of tea.
我不喜欢这类的音乐，这不是我的菜。
PORKIES：说谎
说谎。起源于伦敦佬押韵俚语，是“porky pies”的缩写，跟lies谐音。
例句：
Don't listen to her, she's telling porkies!
别听她的鬼话，她在撒谎！
ROW：争论
争论，与“Cow”是谐音。
例句：
My brother had a huge row with his girlfriend yesterday. He's really upset!
哥哥昨天跟女朋友大吵了一架。他真的很生气！
DONKEY'S YEARS：许多年
如果有人跟你说'I haven't seen you in donkey's years'，说明你们很久没见了。
例句：
Hi Sarah! What a surprise to see you here. I haven’t seen you in donkey’s years! How have you been?
萨拉！没想到会在这遇见。好多年没见过你了！你怎么样？
EASY PEASY：超简单
一个孩子气的表述，描述某事很容易。
例句：
I could make that for you, if you like? It's easy peasy!
如果可以，我能为你做吗？这很容易！
SORTED：已解决的
如果有人问起一项你已解决的问题，那么你可以这么说。
例句：
-What's happening about that roof leak then?
-Oh that's sorted now. I found a really good builder to do the job.
—那个漏水的屋顶怎么样了？
—噢，这个问题现在已经解决了。我找了一个建筑能手修缮它。
STROP：悲伤
如果有人不开心或难过，那么可以说“being stroppy”或“throwing a strop”。
例句：
Janet, would you please cheer up? It's your birthday, don't be so stroppy!
珍妮特，你能开心点吗？今天是你的生日，别那么悲伤！
CHEERIO：拜拜
This is a friendly way of saying goodbye
说再见的一种友好方式
例句：
Right, I have to go now, see you soon. Cheerio!
好吧，我得走了，再会。拜！
WANGLE：得到
用来描述某人运气绝佳。
例句：
I can't believe he managed to wangle an upgrade on their airline seats, AND the honeymoon suite in their hotel!
他不仅幸运升舱，还住进了酒店的蜜月套房！真是不可思议！
BLINDING：极好的
“a blinding success”，说明某事很棒。
例句：
They had a blinding party after their wedding ceremony. Everyone had such a great time!
结婚典礼后，他们举行了一场热闹非凡的舞会。每个人都很开心。
WONKY：不稳定
不稳的，摇晃的。
例句：
I can't eat my dinner at this table. It's wonky and won't stop wobbling!
这张桌子不稳，摇摇晃晃的，我没法好好吃饭！
ZONKED：劳累的
如果某人“zonked”或“zonked out”，证明他们极度疲累、筋疲力尽。
例句：
He had a lot of fun at his birthday party earlier, but he's completely zonked out now!
他在生日聚会上玩得很开心，不过现在累坏了！
DODGY：可疑的
描述某人或某事不可信任。
例句：
This food looks a bit dodgy, it might have passed its expiry date. I don’t think we should eat it.
这份食物看起来不太对，有可能过期了。我们最好不吃。
LEG IT：跑
类似'run'或'run for it'。
例句：
I went out on Halloween night, and someone jumped out from behind a bush to scare me. I was so frightened, that I just legged it all the way back home!
我在万圣节夜出门，结果有人从灌木丛后面跳出来吓我！我好害怕，吓得我一路狂奔跑回家！
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