A Handbook of New American Buzz Words,Words for Students

1 (as) dry as dust 无聊,枯燥
2 a backroom boy 幕后英雄
3 a dandy idea 特别好的主意
4 a hair's breadth 非常之短距离
5 a hard nut 冥顽不化的人,无知无觉的人
6 a mother hen 婆婆妈妈的人
7 a pat on the back 赞扬,鼓励
8 a piece of cake 容易的事,轻而易举的事
9 a team player 好相处的人,容易合作的人
10 a thorough drag 真讨厌
11 a wall flower 壁花,(舞会中没有舞伴的)旁观者
12 above one's head 听不懂,理解不了
13 above the salt 坐上席
14 A-list 最好的,最优秀的
15 all along 伴随一件事物发生的始终
16 an autograph hound 爱请人签名题字的人
17 an early bird 早起的人;提前到达的人
18 an outside chance 一线希望
19 around the corner 在拐角处,在近处;即将发生,在不远的将来
20 as yet 到这一时刻为止
21 at (the) first blush 乍一看,经初步考虑
22 at all 一点,根本;在任何方面考虑;在任何程度上
23 at it 明知故犯
24 at one's elbow 很近,在手边
25 at sea 茫然迷惑,不知所措
26 at the beck and call of sb. 惟某人之命是从,听凭某人调遣
27 at the end of one's rope 智穷力尽
28 back down 放弃原来的主张,打退堂鼓
29 back up 证实;后退倒车;支持
30 bag 逃课
31 bank on/upon 依赖,指望
32 be a notch above someone 略胜一筹
33 be all ears 全神贯注地听
34 be at the mercy of 受……的支配, 任凭……的摆布
35 be awashed in... 整天泡在……
36 be down in the mouth 垂头丧气
37 be dressed (up) to the nines 讲究穿着
38 be evenly matched 实力相当
39 be finished 完蛋了的
40 be head over heels in love 坠入爱河
41 be in one's shoes/boots 处于某人的地位或位置
42 be neck and neck 并驾齐驱,不分上下
43 be off the beam 步入歧途;走歪门邪道
44 be on one's back 卧病,卧床不起
45 be out of one's depth 超出某人的理解力或力所不及
46 be over 结束了
47 be quick to take offense 特别爱生气
48 be tarred with the same brush 一丘之貉,一路货色
49 be up in the ears 忙于……
50 bear down on对……施加压力,严厉对待,向……进逼,对……全力以赴,着重,强调
51 bear something in mind 把某事记在心
52 beat the band 了不起,又急又猛
53 beat the drum 热烈支持
54 beat up (blame oneself) 痛打,毒打,自谴,自责
55 beyond one's hopes/wildest dreams 做梦也想不到
56 black eye 丑事
57 blow something 失败,没有通过(考试等)
58 blue moon 几乎不;很少
59 bone up on 学习,练习
60 bother one's head about 为……焦虑,为……操心
61 break one's neck 拼命努力;极其匆忙
62 break the back of 攻破难关,完成最难干的部分
63 break up 打碎,解散, 驱散, 期终放假
64 bring (sb./sth.) up 提起;带入话题
65 bring to oneself 苏醒;使头脑清醒
66 brown off 使沮丧,惹恼
67 brush up 复习,温习
68 buckle down on 开始认真地干
69 build (up) on sand 基础不稳固
70 burn the midnight oil 熬夜工作
71 carry something too far 把某事做得或说得过分;言过其实
72 catch up with 赶上;逮捕
73 catch-22 左右为难之境
74 chalk talk 边板书边讲话
75 chew the fat (with) 闲聊,与……闲扯
76 chicken out 由于胆怯而收兵
77 chilled to the bone 全身都冻僵了
78 close one's eyes to 拒绝注意
79 cool one's heels 让某人空等,久等
80 cool someone's ardor 使某人的心凉半截
81 cotton on 理解,懂得
82 cry over split milk 覆水难收
83 cut class 逃学,旷课
84 cut corners 偷工减料,走捷径,图省事,节约
85 cut out for (sth.); cut out to be 天生适合(某事)
86 devote oneself to 献身于
87 dig into 钻研(学问)
88 diploma mill 文凭制造学校,不入流的学校
89 do duty for 代替……之用,充当
90 do not have a stitch on (to one's back) 没有像样的衣服穿
91 do somebody/something good 有好处
92 do wonders 创奇迹;取得惊人奇迹
93 down in the dumps 忧郁,闷闷不乐
94 down in the mouth 悲伤;压抑
95 doze off 不知不觉地打起盹来
96 drag on 拖延下去
97 drag one's feet 拖拖拉拉,行动迟缓
98 drag sb. through the mire 使某人名声蒙受耻辱,把某人的名声搞臭
99 drive a hard bargain 精打细算;设法占尽便宜
100 drive someone up the wall 使发疯,使烦恼,让人受不了
101 duck out (sneaking out) 溜出去
102 early in the day 尚早,太早
103 ease up 减少,减轻
104 easy come, easy go 来得容易去得快
105 easy on the eye(s) 好看,吸引人
106 eat it 失败
107 eat one' s words/hat 自认所言不真,承认说错了话
108 end in...all 以……平结束
109 escape by the skin of one's teeth 死里逃生;幸免于难
110 every which way 四散
111 explain away 找理由以避免责罚
112 face the music 面对现实;承担自己行为的后果
113 fall all over oneself 竭尽所能
114 fall foul of 行为触怒别人或惹人生厌
115 fall on stony ground/deaf ears 不予理会
116 far from it 远非如此
117 fat chance 不可能
118 feel about 探索
119 feel free to do sth. 尽情放怀
120 fight the clock 争分夺秒,与时间赛跑
121 find fault with 找……的茬子
122 first and foremost 最主要的,最重要的
123 fluke 意外获胜;侥幸成功
124 follow one's bent 凭爱好办事,做自己感兴趣的事
125 follow the crowd 无主见,随声附和
126 foot it 步行
127 for certain 确定无疑地
128 for fun 好玩;不是认真地
129 for the nonce 姑且,临时,暂且
130 force someone's hand 强人所难,逼人就范
131 forlorn hope 渺茫的希望,孤注一掷;敢死队
132 free-wheeling 随心所欲的,放任自流的
133 gain ground 有进展,有进步
134 get/give the thumbs up 同意,认可
135 get a bad name 名誉不佳
136 get a life 振作一点,有点生气
137 get acquainted with sb. 了解、结识某人
138 get ahead with 使……有进展
139 get in one's hair 惹恼某人,惹某人生气
140 get on one's nerves 使……心烦意乱
141 get on the bandwagon 赶浪头,随大流
142 get one's cheese 如愿以偿
143 get one's back up 生气,使发怒
144 get one's fingers burned 引火烧身
145 get round 说服(某人)听其主张
146 get sb. wrong 冤枉某人
147 get some color back in one's cheeks 脸上有了血色
148 get stage fright 怯场
149 get stuck 卡壳儿
150 get the wooden spoon 受木匙奖,受到批评
151 get through (survive, reach) 完成,通过
152 give a hand 帮助
153 give preference to 偏心对待,偏爱,宠爱
154 give sb. a bad name 有损某人的名声
155 give somebody a line on 给(某人)一些(有关某事)的情报
156 give someone the creeps 使某人毛骨悚然
157 go all-out 不管多么困难,都要尽力而为,全力以赴
158 Go on (with you) 别骗人啦!
159 go on a binge 狂欢
160 go round in circles 瞎忙,白忙活,忙得团团转而无收获
161 go through hell or high water 赴汤蹈火
162 go through the mill 经受磨难或痛苦
163 go under 有困难,会失败
164 go without saying 不言而喻,不用说
165 grace period 宽限期
166 gray matter 智力,聪明
167 grease one's palm 贿赂某人
168 grind 苦差事,单调的活儿
169 hands down 轻易地,简单方便地
170 hard lines 不幸
171 hard science 硬科学
172 have a (good) head on one's shoulders 很有生意头脑
173 have a card up one's sleeve 心中有数,胸有成竹
174 have a maggot in one's head 异想天开
175 have a mind like a steel trap 头脑特别快
176 have butterflies in one's stomach 非常紧张
177 have feet of clay 潜藏的严重缺点
178 have had one's/its day 不再有用,不再成功,过时了
179 have half a mind 做事半心半意;敷衍塞责
180 have many irons in the fire 同时有许多重要的事情要做
181 have no business to do something 无权做某事
182 have none of 不参与;不准;不接受
183 have one's eyes on 注视,想要
184 have one's hands full 忙得不可开交
185 have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉
186 have one's heart in one's boots 失望
187 have one's number 对某人心中有数,知道某人的底细
188 have somebody at one’s back 让别人支持某人
189 have someone's ear 对某人有影响
190 have something on one's hands 手里有难以处理的事情,有待处理
191 here and now 目前,此刻
192 highlight of a match 精彩的场面
193 hit the books 用功
194 Hobson's choice 霍布森选择法;无可选择,没有选择的余地
195 hold a brief for 有意维护
196 hold water (理由)站得住脚
197 host team 主队
198 improve the occasion 抓住时机并因势利导
199 in a body 一起
200 in hand 可用的;手头上的
201 in hot water 有麻烦
202 in line for (可能)将能获得
203 in order 以一种特殊的方式安排; 处于良好的状态
204 in top form 状态很好,最佳状态
205 It's survival of the fittest. 适者生存
206 It's all Greek to me. 一句也听不懂
207 jack up 提高,增加
208 jump to it 赶快,加紧
209 just for laughs 纯属为了高兴
210 just the job/thing 正是想要的东西
211 keep one's chin up 不气馁,不灰心
212 keep one's ear to the ground 全神贯注地听
213 keep one's feet 保持平衡
214 keep one's fingers crossed 祝愿一切顺利
215 keep one's hand in 练习,保持熟练
216 keep one's hands off 不要碰
217 keep someone at arm's length 保持距离
218 kick up a row 大吵大闹
219 kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕,一举两得
220 knock on the head 使计划遭到破坏,当头一击
221 know something backwards 倒背如流;了如指掌
222 landslide 压倒性胜利;绝对优势
223 laugh in someone's face 奚落,当众嘲笑
224 lay eyes on 见到
225 lay hands on 抓住
226 lay somebody low 将某人击倒在地
227 leave off 停止做某事;戒除(习惯)
228 leave out 省略,遗漏
229 leave someone cold/cool 引不起兴趣
230 like water off/on a duck's back 毫无效果,漠不关心
231 lovey-dovey(openly showing affection) 男女之间卿卿我我亲热的行为
232 low-down(bottom-line, truth, bad) 内幕消息,实情,卑劣的
233 make a big deal out of 对 ……小题大做;对……大惊小怪
234 make a clean breast of 忏悔,全盘托出
235 make a dent 工作取得进展;起作用
236 make a fool of 出某人的洋相
237 make a fuss over 疼爱有加,呵护入微
238 make a hit 大获成功,(演出等)大受欢迎,受到赞扬
239 make an exhibition of oneself 使自己出洋相
240 make common cause with 与……联合起来
241 make head or tail of (it) 了解,弄清楚
242 make much ado about nothing 无中生有,无事生非
243 make one's point 言之成理
244 make one's way back to 返回
245 make one's blood run cold 使某人不寒而栗,毛骨悚然
246 make one's point 实现自己的意图,说服他人同意自己
247 make someone's blood boil 使人大为恼火
248 make someone's head go round 使入迷惑
249 make waves 掀起风波;兴风作浪
250 meet trouble halfway 杞人忧天,自寻烦恼
251 mind one's p's and q's 言行谨慎,循规蹈矩,小心行事
252 mind-boggling 难以理解的,混乱的,易混淆的
253 more nice than wise 死要面子活受罪
254 never say die 别灰心,别气馁
255 nine times out of ten 十之八九
256 no end 非常
257 no match for 比对方弱,敌不过
258 no picnic 一件不轻松的事
259 no way 绝对无法
260 nodding terms 不太了解某人或某一主题
261 nosh up(to eat snacks between meals) 吃零食
262 not bat an eye 泰然自若
263 odds and ends 零零碎碎;碎言片语
264 off the top of one's head 不假思索的;信口开河
265 on account of 因为,由于
266 on earth 到底,究竟
267 on short commons 靠三饥两饱为生
268 on tenterhooks 如坐针毡,焦虑不安
269 on the ball 精明的,很棒的
270 on the level 诚实无欺
271 on the nose 恰好,准确无误地
272 on the tip of one's tongue 差一点就想起,就在嘴边
273 on-the-go (busy, occupied) 经常出去,经常不在家
274 out of breath 上气不接下气
275 out of the question 不可能的;不值得思考的
276 overdrive 过度操劳;驱使过度;过度玩乐
277 pack away 收藏起来
278 paint in bright (glowing)colors 画得华丽;赞扬
279 parade one's knowledge 卖弄学问
280 parrot fashion /parrot like /parrot wise 鹦鹉学舌一般;机械地重复
281 part and parcel of 主要部分,必要部分
282 pay sb. back in sb's own coin 以牙还牙
283 pick on someone (tease) 找某人的麻烦
284 pick sb's brains 窃取某人脑力劳动的成果
285 play hooky 逃学,开小差
286 play it by ear 看情况而定,没有固定计划
287 play possum 装病,装睡,装死;假装糊涂
288 play something close to one's chest 把某事藏在心间, 对某事小心谨慎
289 play to the gallery 故意卖弄
290 pluck up one's courage 鼓起勇气,振作起来
291 plug away 不放弃,不灰心
292 pore over 沉思,默想,细看,细读
293 prom 毕业舞会
294 proud as a peacock 得意洋洋;神气活现
295 pull someone's legs 开某人的玩笑
296 pull the wool over someone's eyes 迷惑某人,蒙骗某人
297 pull up one's socks 更加努力工作;重新再做
298 pump up 努力完成,打气,充气
299 push sb. on 赶快;鼓励
300 put a bold face on it 表现出勇气
301 put a feeler to 试探……的反应
302 put a gag on (prevent somebody from speaking) 塞住口不让说话,堵住口
303 put in one's two cents 为别人说好话;向他人主动提出忠告
304 put one's best foot forward/foremost 全力以赴;全速前进
305 put one's finger on 准确指出问题所在,找出造成麻烦的原因
306 put someone’s mind at rest 使某人不再担心;使放心
307 quick/slow in the uptake 理解很快(慢);反应快(慢)
308 rest on one's laurels 固步自封,吃老本
309 reveal/show one's hand 表明企图,露出底牌
310 right royal 隆重的,盛大的
311 ring the knell of 宣布……的毁灭(破灭)
312 rise above oneself 自鸣得意,得意忘形
313 rise oneself (up) the crowd 出人头地
314 roll in the aisles 使……捧腹大笑,乐不可支
315 royal road 捷径,坦途(多用于否定句)
316 rub salt into someone’s wounds 火上加油,雪上加霜
317 run out of 没精力或兴趣做某事;强使离开
318 run riot 横冲直撞,撒野,胡作非为;横行无忌
319 school gear 教具,学校用具
320 seal someone's lips 封住某人的嘴,不让某人说话
321 see the world 见多识广
322 send something up in smoke 化为乌有,希望渺茫
323 set about 开始去做(处理)
324 set foot in 踏上,进门
325 set one's jaw 咬紧牙关,坚持到底
326 set one's sight on 立定目标,打定主意
327 shake a leg 赶快行动
328 shake in one's shoes 吓得发抖
329 shed/throw light on/upon 指点迷津
330 shift gears 变速,改变方式
331 shoot down (in flames ) 贬得一文不值
332 show one's cards 公布自己的打算,摊牌
333 show up 到达,出现
334 skate on thin ice 如履薄冰
335 sleep through 睡过头而错过了听或看某事
336 so far, so good 到目前为止还不错
337 soak up 挨(揍)
338 spread one's wings 试图独立
339 stand a chance of 有……的希望,有……的可能
340 stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验
341 start something 找麻烦;想打架
342 stay the course 不顾艰难,坚持到底
343 stay up late 熬夜
344 step / tread on someone's toes 得罪别人,冒犯别人
345 stick in one's throat/gizzard/gullet 令人厌恶;让人难以忍受
346 stick one's neck out 冒险
347 stick to one's guns 坚持原则
348 stop short of 点到为止
349 street ahead 远在前面;非常优越
350 swear by 十分推崇
351 sweep someone off foot 使人狂热
352 take/get someone's measure 对某人加以评估
353 take a breather 松口气,休息片刻
354 take a candy from a baby 小菜一碟;贪得无厌
355 take a stand 献身于,致力于
356 take heart (at) 提起精神,受到鼓舞
357 take it easy 放松,不要紧张
358 take it for granted (以为理应怎样却)并无确信;(因看作当然而)未予以重视
359 take it out on sb./sth. 拿别人/别的东西出气
360 take one's word for it 不加深究就轻易相信
361 take the consequences of 承担……的后果
362 take the lead 带头,领先
363 take to heart 牢牢记住;重视,放在心上
364 take to one's heels 逃之夭夭,拔腿就跑
365 take to something like a duck to water 如鱼得水,做起来轻而易举
366 talk big 说大话,吹牛
367 talk off (of) the top of one's head 语无伦次,信口雌黄
368 tardy 拖拉的,迟到的
369 teacher's pet (贬义)老师最偏爱的学生
370 tell someone off (rebuke severely,yell at someone) 斥责某人
371 the cat among the pigeons 人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
372 the four corners of the world 世界各地,普天之下
373 The jig is up. 一切都完蛋了,已无成功的希望了
374 the name of the game 最要紧的东西,实质;某事中(不可避免的)常规
375 there's no telling / knowing 拿不准,说不定
376 think nothing of 不在意
377 throw dust in someone's eyes 迷惑某人,蒙蔽某人
378 to a hair 丝毫不差地,精确地;完全地
379 to make a good/poor fist of/at 把……做得好或做得不好
380 to my way of thinking 依我看,我的想法是
381 to say the least 至少可以说;只能说
382 to the effect that 大意是……;以便,目的是
383 to the propose 切题地;得要领地;中肯地
384 try out for 参加选拔
385 turn tail 掉头就跑
386 twist someone's tail 做一些惹人厌之事,故意淘气,让人发火
387 two and two make five in one's case 得出错误结论
388 under one's own steam 独立;经个人努力;没人帮助
389 under the weather 身体不佳或情绪不好
390 underdog 竞选或比赛中的弱者,输家
391 upside down 乱七八糟
392 walk on air 飘飘然
393 wear the pants in the family 一家之主
394 weed out (get rid of, select) 拔除, 挑选
395 weight one's words 字斟句酌
396 well off 有钱,富有
397 what goes around comes around 因果报应
398 wimp out (of) 知难而退,贪安逸
399 win in the canter 轻易取胜
400 window dressing 报喜不报忧
401 wink at 装做不知
402 wipe the smile off someone's face 感觉事态严重而笑不出来了
403 with a will 坚决地,起劲地
404 with one’s back to the wall 处境艰难
405 wool-gathering 心不在焉;胡思乱想
406 words fail me 无话可说,惊得目瞪口呆
407 work like magic 很有效
408 worn to a shadow 疲惫不堪
409 worth somebody's while 值得某人花时间、精力等
410 wrap up 结束,总结
411 you can't eat your cake and have it 两者不可兼得