THE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN
SLANG IN DAILY ENGLISH TALKING
美国日常英语会话俚语选编 2
101. bug someone 烦扰，使某人恼怒
His little brother is always bugging him, especially when he is doing his homework.
他的小弟弟老是喜欢烦扰他，特别是当他在做家庭作业的时候。
102. early bird, morning 早起的人
The early bird would always have insects to eat.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
103. wide awake 十分清醒，精神饱满
You must stay wide awake in his class otherwise you won’t be able to pass his exam.
你在他的课上必须保持清醒，否则无法通过他的考试。
104. make the most of 最大限度运用，充分利用
He has made the most of Wechat and got a lot of important information from it.
他充分利用微信获得了很多重要的信息。
105. sleep in 睡过头，起得晚
She likes staying up late to watvh TV on Saturday night because she can sleep in without worry the next morning.
她喜欢在周六晚上熬夜看电视，因为第二天早上她可以放心睡过头。
106. go over 走过去，完成
The company tried all ways to improve business situation but unfortunately it didn’t go over as expected.
公司尝试了种种办法改善经营状况，不幸的是并未完成获得预期结果。
107. to the point 切题，说到点子上
The presenter talked too much but nothing to the point.
这个教师谈了很多但都没有讲到点子上。
108. go into depth 深入探讨、叙述
This article on today’s website really went into depth on the causes of the accident.
今天在网站上的这篇文章真正深入地探讨了这次事故的原因。
109. all in all 大体上，总的来说
He made some mistakes at the final exam, but all in all he did pretty well.
他在期中考试中出了一些错误，但总的来说考得相当不错。
110. hit the spot 满足 。。。，正合意
After a long time of work underthe sunshine, a cup of ice-water really hits the spot.
长时间在阳光下工作后，一杯冰水正合我意。
111. drive one mad 令某人发疯， drive one crazy 令某人疯狂
Her incessant complaining drives me mad.
她无休无止的抱怨令我发疯。
Watching the foot ball game drives him crazy.
看足球比赛令他疯狂。
112. cramp one’s style 限制某人发挥
He complained that bring his wife to the dance party really cramped his style.
他抱怨带他太太参加舞会完全限制了他的发挥。
113. no go 白费心机，事无结果
He was planning to study abroad in America, but since he had failed to pass the TOEFL test it was no go.
他曾打算出国去美国留学，但因他未能通过托福考试，故没有成功。
114. fill up 装满，填上，fill out 填写
He got no enough money to fill up the tank of his car.
他没有足.够的钱给他的车加满油。
Please fill out this application form.
请填写这个申请表格。
115. fall through 终归失败，以失败告终
He has tried all his efforts to win this contest but it felt through.
他尽了全部努力去赢得这次比赛，可是以失败告终。
116. blind date 初次约会，不认识男女的初次相亲
Arranged by my parents, I’ll have a blind date with a girl from my hometown this afternoon.
由我父母安排，今天下午我将要与一个从老家来的女孩约会（相亲）。
117. be bond to 肯定，确定
Since the meeting is so important, I suppose everyone is bond to attend it on time.
因为这会议是如此重要，我认为所有人都肯定会准时参加。
118. on purpose 故意，有目的的
This guy exaggerated it on purpose because he wanted to attract everyone in his group.
这家伙故意把事情夸大了，因为他想吸引群里所有人的注意力。
119. big baby 幼稚的人
He is just like a big baby since he has done so many foolish things.
他做了这么多愚蠢的事，简直像一个幼稚的孩童。
120. put someone down 羞辱，轻视，看低某人
One thing he hates most is there is someone putting him down in front of a lot of people.
他最痛恨的事是有人在很多人面前羞辱他。
121. in keeping with 合乎（传统） 。。。顺应 。。。
He put a big red sign of Chinese fortune character “福” at the front door of his house in keeping with Chinese new year’s tradition.
他将一个很大的红色“福”字放在房门上以顺应中国新年传统。
122. feel like doing 想做
What I really feel like doing at this time is to take three days off my work for a personal trip.
我现在真正想做的就是放三天假不上班去做一次私人旅行。
123. catch someone or something 见某人或某事
I’ll catch you some other day to talk more about this issue.
我将另找时间见你详谈此事。
124. few and far between 稀少难求
I sometimes feel that the real friends I can find in this world are really few and far between.
有时候我感到在这个世界上能找到的真正的朋友真太少了。
125. for the birds 毫无价值，愚蠢
This new couple are typical DINK and always say that having children is just for the birds.
这对夫妻是典型的丁克族，经常说要小孩毫无价值。
126. get a kick out of 激发起兴趣，获得快乐
He got a kick out of the WeChat communications with friends and strangers when first uesed it.
当他最初使用微信与朋友和陌生人交流时，就激发起了极大的兴趣。
127. nothing doing 不行，行不通
I asked him nicely if I can use his mobile phone, but he said: “Nothing doing!”
我非常客气地问他是否可以借用一下他的手机，但他说：“不行！”
128. on no account 任何情况下都不
On no account would I go further to cooperate with this guy.
在任何情况下进一步与这家伙合作是都绝不可能的。
129. don one’s part 尽应尽的责任
At the company’s meeting our GM asked everybody seriously to do his or her part during the promotional campaign.
在公司会议上，我们总经理郑重地要求每个人在这次促销活动中尽自己的责任。
130. large order 困难的任务
To complete such a big job in a short period of time is really a large order.
在短期内完成这样大的工作确实是一项困难的任务。
131. part with 放弃，离开
After three years love journey, I finnally parted with her.
在经过了3年的恋爱历程后，我最终离开了她。
132. out of the question, no problem 没问题，毫无疑问，绝对
Out of the question that we are going to place an order with you next week.
没问题，我们下周将给你们下订单。
133. hard pressed 拮据，缺钱用
The new couple was so hard pressed that they even couldn’t pay next month rent.
这对新婚夫妻经济如此拮据，他们甚至无钱支付下个月的房租。
134. prey on one’s mind 使人苦恼，心事重重
The national college entrance exam is coming soon and it has been preying on his mind every day.
全国高考即将来临，这使他每天心事重重。
135. make a point of 懂得，了解
People don’t like her because she never makes a point of greeting colleagues when entering the office.
大家都不喜欢她，因为她从来不知道进办公室跟同事打招呼。
