英语俚语天天说 第76期:强势的kick-ass

 　　kick-ass 强势的，粗暴的

　　Meaning: forceful, aggressive

　　For example:

　　Geoff says he's sick of kick-ass politicians sending our kids off to die in unnecessary wars.

　　Some people seem to think a macho, kick-ass image is good for the country, but I think it makes us look like immature¹ schoolyard bullies².

　　Variety: This slang is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

1 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

2 bullies   

n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负

参考例句：

• Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
• Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。