【口語】第二輪
1. Can’t complaint 沒什么可抱怨的;the worst is behind me 最糟糕的已經(jīng)過去了
2. hit the jackpot 走運(yùn)
3. get the old gang back together 把我們那幫人聚一聚
4. freshen up 使精神飽滿
5. I’m swamped. 我要忙死了
6. place an order 下單
7. make it quick 快點(diǎn)
8. roll in to work 到達(dá)上班地點(diǎn)(常遲到)
9. can’t go wrong 不會出錯的
10. touch base 碰頭,告知情況,對接一下
11. pack a punch 后勁兒大;= kick n. 酒精的效力,刺激性; eg: This drink has quite a kick. 這酒勁相當(dāng)大。
12. 去喝酒 go boozing; drink booze; I’m getting boozy.
13. I always watch my figure. 我很注重我的身材。
14. do the trick 奏效,成功,起作用 = Kick in 開始生效
15. kick in 踢開;支付;開始生效;死亡
16. bring me up to speed 告訴我最新情況
17. make/meet this deadline 趕上情況
18. fill me in on sth 告訴我某事,讓我知道
19. we can’t afford to... 承擔(dān)不起,不可以做sth
20. slip under the radar 掩人耳目,鉆空子
21. It’s still a steal. 便宜貨,撿便宜;物美價廉就像是白送的 ; 形容東西很便宜
22. 你可以搶到不少優(yōu)惠。You can snag a lot of great deals!
23. 你說服我了。All right, I’m sold.
24. be sold on sth 熱衷于,對...極感興趣
25. sell sb/yourself short 低估,輕視,小瞧自己
26. flip it around 反過來說(如discount)
27. sitting on the fence 保持中立
28. rise to the challenge 接受挑戰(zhàn),奮起應(yīng)付挑戰(zhàn)
29. bang on about sth (非正式)喋喋不休;She kept banging on about that topic.?
30. here and now 此時此地;立刻
31. my cup of tea 另我愉悅,或吸引我的某物或某人 he’s my cup of tea.
32. make a killing 發(fā)財,賺大錢
33. go out of one’s way to do sth 不遺余力地;特地;不怕麻煩
34. How does... grab you? 你覺得怎么樣,感興趣嗎?喜歡嗎?如何?How does the idea of a trip to Rome grab you? 你認(rèn)為去趟羅馬怎樣?
35. roll out of bed 起床,從床上一骨碌爬起來
36. working from home 在家辦公
37. phone in sth; phone in it 敷衍了事
38. as though 好像;仿佛
39. jump on sb 向某人亂發(fā)脾氣
40. on the same page 達(dá)成共識,在同一頻率上
41. Let’s dig in. 吃吧,吃吧,開吃!
42. It’s got a kick but not too spicy. This drink has quite a kick. 酒勁相當(dāng)大。very punchy flavor. 味道很足,重
43. You brought it up, stop taking about that. 你提起來的,別說啦!
44. We’re running low on time. 我們沒時間啦!running low on the milk
45. Let your hair down. 放松 = Just relax.
46. set off steam 放松,發(fā)泄 = loosen up
47. I’ll eat my hat = 我把我名字倒過來寫,如果.... eg: I’ll eat my hat if he pays you back the money.
48. I could really go for a cold one. 我真想要瓶涼飲。
49. we don’t have to talk shop. 三句話不離本行,說行話。
50. 你過分了啊 I think you are out of line here. 抱歉有時候我有點(diǎn)過了。I’m sorry that I sometimes go too far. 太過了!That’s way too much.
51. staff onboarding 入職培訓(xùn) = orientation 任職前的培訓(xùn)
52. step up to the plate 開始行動起來
53. 她真是大嘴巴!She has a big mouth. 別擔(dān)心,我會守口如瓶的。Don’t worry. I’ll remain tight-lipped.
54. loose ends 未知結(jié)局,零碎資料;eg: You go home and you get rid of those keepsakes. And make sure there are no loose ends. 你回家把那些紀(jì)念品都處理掉,確保沒有留下任何線索。
55. 表示“我很忙”
- be tied up? eg: I’ve been tied up with my studies.
- be buried in sth? eg: I’ve been buried in my work mode.
- have a lot on my plate
56. sell sb down the river 出賣某人;欺騙某人
57. 我們什么都有,we have everything from A to Z
58. 大家不贊同。It was frowned upon.
59. 我強(qiáng)烈推薦!it’s a must!
60. 你個小氣鬼!you’re really a cheapskate!
61. let you in on 透露(秘密)I’ll let you in on a little secret.
62. fit right in 打成一片,融入;I’m sure you will fit right in.
63. hitting up 去看一下;We were thinking of hitting up a new food truck for lunch.
64. tag along 跟大家一起,跟隨;Want to tag along?? = come with
65. springboard 跳板;when I first came onboard 我剛?cè)肼毜臅r候 = stepping stone
66. I'm not gonna keep you at all. 我不會打擾你們很久的。
67. settled in 適應(yīng)新環(huán)境,融入新環(huán)境;settle down 安頓下來,搬家后,結(jié)婚后,安定下來
68. 我的童年大概就是這樣。that’s basically my childhood summed up right here.
69. 讓某人安心,放心 reassuring to sb
70. food truck 街邊美食街,美食卡車
71. lash out 抨擊,惡語相向
72. some put up walls 緊鎖心門
73. ordering in 叫外賣;
74. eat and run 吃好就走;I got to eat and run. 我吃完了就得趕緊走。
75. getting old 厭倦;eg: The cafeteria is getting old. 自助餐有點(diǎn)吃膩了。
76. food court 小吃街
77. fresh out of 快沒有sth, 剛用完;剛賣掉… eg: I’m fresh out of time. 我快沒時間了。
78. Let’s dive a little deeper into... 深究,刨根問底;dive deep
79. 踩雷You might fall into the trap.
80. is no mean feat 做到某事絕非易事。Leading a company through a crisis is mean feat.
81. a watershed moment 分水嶺;轉(zhuǎn)折時刻
82. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue? 怎么不說話了?啞口無言,無言以對
83. I’m tired. = I’m pooped.
84. jump the gun 過早做某事...Don’t jump the gun before u quite your job.
85. armed to the teeth 全副武裝,武裝到牙齒
86. as it is 實(shí)際上;事實(shí)上
87. behind the curve 滯后,落后于潮流,落后于形勢變化
88. wide awake 非常清醒的
89. You’re so extra. You’re way too much. Over the top.? 太過了
90. You’re tripping. 你糊涂了吧!you’re tripping me out right now. 你把我弄糊涂了。
91. in one go 一口氣,一下子;They ate that pack of biscuit in one go.
92. feel up to do sth 感覺有精力做某事,感覺有能力、可以勝任某事;I’m not feeling up to socialize.
93. save for a rainy day 備不時之需未雨綢繆
94. come into play 起作用
95. winging it 臨時應(yīng)付,即興發(fā)揮,匆匆拼湊;I just winging it. = improvise
96. sink or swim 聽任沉浮 ; 不論成敗 ; 不論好壞
97. Save the day 挽回局面
98. to say the least 最起碼 ; 至少可以說,退一步說
99. inside joke 圈內(nèi)笑話
100. average Joe 普通人,平常人
101. feel out of space 感到拘束;感到尷尬;不自然;不自在;格格不入
102. follow through on sth 堅持到底,自始至終完成某事
103. sit through v.一直挺到結(jié)束;耐著性子看完;sit throug a bad movie.
104. call/get dibs on sth 搶占先機(jī)(某人的物品)如,搬家剩下不用的護(hù)膚品,朋友們來call dibs on your thing;obtain first dibs on the vaccines. 英文釋義:When Someone says they have dibs on something, they claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.
105. hang in balance 岌岌可危兇吉難卜處于兩可狀態(tài);搖擺不定
106. keep tabs on sb = keep an eye on sb
107. I’m up to my ears in work. 我的工作忙得不可開交。be up to the ears 忙得不可開交 ;
108. ...adj.爆表!off the charts ?adj 好吃到爆表,顏值爆表.無與倫比ex:1.off the charts hot? 2.off the charts cute 3.sth ?off the charts
109. so it all evens out. 有得必有失,抵消了,平衡了;even out v.使平坦;使均等;變正常
110. a fork in the road 岔路口 ; 一個岔路口 ; 三條方向不同的路交叉之處;These choices are a fork in the road.
111. walk on eggshells,說話做事如履薄冰,謹(jǐn)慎小心;Ever since I broke my father’s TV, I’ve been walking on eggshells.
112.? ... and wantnot 諸如此類;等于and 等等(等于what have you);what have you或what not)
113. I’m more of a homebody. 我比較宅。宅人。
114. blue in the face 無用功,對牛彈琴,浪費(fèi)時間;You can tell her to go to study until you are blue in the face but she won’t do it. (一件事一直說直到臉都缺氧變藍(lán)了還是沒有什么效果)
115. You’re going too far. 你太過分了!
116. play ducks and drakes 玩打水漂生意;揮霍浪費(fèi)
117. I can’t believe you’re framing your dog. 你居然誣陷你自己的狗狗。I was framed. 我被誣陷了。I got framed.
118. I aced it! I did very well! I nailed it!
119. I see where you are coming from. 我明白你的意思了。
120. pick up the slack 替別人做他們應(yīng)該做但沒有做的
121. in the know 知情的;消息靈通的;As surgeons, we would like to be in the know.
122. Be a go-getter.