美国英语口语俚语(6)

    美国英语口语俚语(6)
    1.down in the dumps¹垂头丧气The players were down in the dumps after their team lost thechampionship game.
    球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
    2.horse around嬉闹We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work.
    我们闹够了，该去工作了。
    3.pass something up放弃某事物You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only oncein a lifetime².
    你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
    4.go whole hog³全力以赴She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.
    她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
    5.shoo-in长胜将军There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.
    他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
    6.get the ball rolling开始Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。
    7.get on the ball用心做If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meetthe deadline.
    如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
    8.lady-killer帅哥He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
    9.lay off停止，解雇Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do!
    别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！
    10.knock it off=cut it off停止Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep.
    别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！

1 dumps   

n.抑郁v.倾倒( dump的第三人称单数 )；丢下；随便堆放；释放

参考例句：

• They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps. 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It's no use letting yourself fall into the dumps. 你听任自己的情绪低沉下去一点用也没有。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lifetime   

n.一生，终身，寿命，使用期限

参考例句：

• He wrote many books during his lifetime.他一生著作甚多。
• During his lifetime his work was never published.他的作品在他的有生之年从未出版过。

3 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。