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听不懂美国人说话？那只是你不懂slang （完整版）

2013-06-05 08:57 抵美已经将近半年了，但是还是很多时候他们在我面前说话还是bla,bla,bla,bla....... 于是我和我的美国朋友有了一次深刻的交流，终于完成了俚语葵花宝典

当然你不用自宫了，但是这些都是常用的美国俚语，希望对大家有所帮助。 首先我们从A 开始

A

ace

He's an ace reporter

very good

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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. eager to make money

hustle

If you don't hustle , we will be late again.

hurry up

hyped

The fans were all hyped up for the football game.

excited

hyper

Don't get hyper about what she told you. You know it isn't true. over excited

I

in

The tie you are wearing is really in .

fashionable

in deep

They are really in deep with each other.

deeply involved

in the bag

Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about. settled

intense

This is a very intense situation we are discussing.

J

jam

I am glad you got yourself out of that jam .

trouble

jerk someone around

Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around. wasting my time and cause my trouble

jock

My roommate is a jock for the basketball team. an athlete

john

The john really smells.

bathroom

joint

Where is the closest joint to here.

cheap bar

He is good at rolling joints .

marijuana cigerattes

junkie

Sam is a junkie .

drug addict

just off the boat

He acts like he is just off the boat.

naive

K

keep one's cool

He kept his cool when his house burned down. remain calm

kegger

I hear there is a kegger at John's house tonight. beer party

kick

I get a kick out of watching him paint.

enjoy

klutz

He is a real klutz .

stupid and clumsy person

knock

Don't knock it if you can't do it any better. criticize

knocked up

My dog gets knocked up once a year.

pregnant

knockout

Who was that knockout I saw you with last Friday? stunning person

knuckle sandwich

Shut up or I'll give you a knuckle sandwich. punch in the mouth

kook

Watch out for all the kooks in this neighborhood. strange person

L

laid-back

You need to be more laid-back .

calm and relaxed

lame

That is really a lame excuse.

an inadequate

line

I have heard that line a million times.

story

loser

John is a loser.

annoying and useless

love handles

I exercise every day, but I can't get rid of these love handles.

rolls of fat around my stomach

M

make waves

Try not to make waves around the office.

cause trouble

maxed out

I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.

exhuasted

mean

He plays a mean violin.

performs well on

I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.

large

megabucks

He made megabucks when he sold his company.

a lot of money

mellow

You need to mellow out and enjoy life.

calm downand relax

meltdown

There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and me. total collapse

mickey mouse

The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.

nonsense and a waste of time

move on someone

I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.

pick up seduce

mush

That is total mush and you know it.

nonsense

N

nark

Watch out for the narks in the airport.

drug police

neat

That was a neat idea that you had.

negative

There are too many negatives about the company merger.

bad things

nick

The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.

arrested

nip

He took a nip out of the bottle.

a quick drink

no sweat

It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.

no problem

nuke

I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.

heat up in the microwave

Does that attack plane have any nukes ?

nuclear weapon

nut

I think that he is a nut .

crazy person

You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.

crazy

P

pad

Have you found a pad yet?

a place to live

pain in the neck

My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.

annoying

paper-pusher

My office is filled with paper-pushers .

bureaucratic office work

party animal

You're too old to be a party animal.

love parties

party-hearty

We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.

celebrate

paw

Get your paws off of my body.

hands

peanuts

I am not going to work for peanuts .

practically no money

pickled

He gets pickled after only one beer.

intoxicated

piece of cake

Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.

easy to do

pig

He is a pig at parties.

eats too much

Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.

eat a lot or overeat

pit stop

Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.

stop and go to the bathroom

plastered

He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.

intoxicated

pooped out

He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.

quit

pop

Shut up or I will pop you.

hit

pop for something

It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.

buy

pro

He is really a pro at his work.

professional

prod

Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?

remind

psyched up

The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.

mentally ready

She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.

mentally ill

puke

I feel like I am going to puke .

vomit

push off

I am going to push off now.

leave

put the moves on

You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married. seduce

put-on

It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.

deception

Q

quarterback

Who is going to quarterback the meeting?

lead

quick buck

I need to make a quick buck.

some easy money

R

rack

I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.

bed

I am going to rack out for two hours.

sleep

racket

There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.

noise

rag

I can't believe we still get this same old rag .

newspaper

rap

We need to sit down and rap about a few things.

talk about

rathole

When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole?

run down palce

raw

The raw office workers were not getting much done.

new

ream someone out

The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.

got angry with him

red hot

Your idea is really red hot.

important

repo

Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.

repossess

The circus was really rinky-dink .

inferior

riot

The comedy program was a real riot.

funny

road hog

That driver is a road hog.

takes up too much of the road

rocks

Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?

with ice

rough time

We have had a rough time this winter.

hard time

rug

Is that a rug on his head?

wig

rug rat

My sister has three rug rats.

children

rule

My wife rules the house.

dominates

run off at the mouth

He is always running off at the mouth.

talking too much

run out of gas

The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.

lost interst or momentum

S

sack

When did you hit the sack last night?

go to bed

scam

Don't lose your money in some kind of scam .

swindle

scarf

Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate. ate quickly

schmuck

What a stupid schmuck .

jerk

screw around

If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again. waste time

screw up

If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.

make a mistake

sharp

He is very sharp with numbers

intelligent

shot

I'll give the puzzle another shot .

try

shot down

Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea. disagreed with

slammer

The police threw them both in the slammer .

jail

smashed

Try not to get smashed at the beer party.

intoxicated

smoke eater

My father is a smoke eater.

fireman

split

It is time to split and go see the movie.

leave

spook

The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.

frightened

spud

Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?

potatoes

square

My father looks square in his jacket.

old-fashioned

steamed up

Don't get so steamed up over the issue.

angry

stink

This whole operation stinks .

is repulsive

straight

I want you to give me a straight answer.

honest

stressed

I am really stressed by all the recent world events.

upset

sucker

Don't be a sucker.

be deceived

T

take a hike

I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.

leave

taken

He was taken for all his money at the casino.

cheated out of

taking care of business

I have been taking care of business.

doing what i have to do

threads

Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.

clothes

tool around

I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.

drive around

totaled

My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.

complemently wrecked

U

up

He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.

happy and cheerful

up for grabs

This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.

available

V

veg out

I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.

relax and do nothing

vibes

He really gives off good vibes .

feeling

w

wad

You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.

bundle of money

waste

After you waste him, throw the body in the river.

kill

wheels

If you let me borrow your wheels , I'll go out and buy a pizza.

car

whiz

He is a whiz at the computer.

talented person

wired

I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.

altert

wussy

Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.

weak person

Y

yukky

This food tastes yukky

bad

Z

zapped

I am too zapped to help you right now.

exhuasted

zip

He knew zip about running the company.

nothing

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欧阳梦媛AT

你不给我们中文意思我们不还是不知道:'(？

2013-06-07 11:13

萧咏仁

回复陆铮言Mr .T-lock ：沒當過兵喔 ~~ Ammo 就是子彈的意思吧 Am 也是~ 我聽過去美國基地受訓的教官這麼說過

2013-06-05 23:39

陆铮言Mr.T-lock

我从来不知道原来ammo 是slang 啊。。。

2013-06-05 18:32

付星William

@赵龙文 @张悦Benben

2013-06-05 16:46

曹蕴仪

哦~~ 眼晕……

2013-06-05 10:35

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