【口语】第二轮
1. Can’t complaint 没什么可抱怨的;the worst is behind me 最糟糕的已经过去了
2. hit the jackpot 走运
3. get the old gang back together 把我们那帮人聚一聚
4. freshen up 使精神饱满
5. I’m swamped. 我要忙死了
6. place an order 下单
7. make it quick 快点
8. roll in to work 到达上班地点(常迟到)
9. can’t go wrong 不会出错的
10. touch base 碰头,告知情况,对接一下
11. pack a punch 后劲儿大;= kick n. 酒精的效力,刺激性; eg: This drink has quite a kick. 这酒劲相当大。
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 开始生效
15. kick in 踢开;支付;开始生效;死亡
16. bring me up to speed 告诉我最新情况
17. make/meet this deadline 赶上情况
18. fill me in on sth 告诉我某事,让我知道
19. we can’t afford to... 承担不起,不可以做sth
20. slip under the radar 掩人耳目,钻空子
21. It’s still a steal. 便宜货,捡便宜;物美价廉就像是白送的 ; 形容东西很便宜
22. 你可以抢到不少优惠。You can snag a lot of great deals!
23. 你说服我了。All right, I’m sold.
24. be sold on sth 热衷于,对...极感兴趣
25. sell sb/yourself short 低估,轻视,小瞧自己
26. flip it around 反过来说(如discount)
27. sitting on the fence 保持中立
28. rise to the challenge 接受挑战,奋起应付挑战
29. bang on about sth (非正式)喋喋不休;She kept banging on about that topic.
30. here and now 此时此地;立刻
31. my cup of tea 另我愉悦,或吸引我的某物或某人 he’s my cup of tea.
32. make a killing 发财,赚大钱
33. go out of one’s way to do sth 不遗余力地;特地;不怕麻烦
34. How does... grab you? 你觉得怎么样,感兴趣吗?喜欢吗?如何?How does the idea of a trip to Rome grab you? 你认为去趟罗马怎样?
35. roll out of bed 起床,从床上一骨碌爬起来
36. working from home 在家办公
37. phone in sth; phone in it 敷衍了事
38. as though 好像;仿佛
39. jump on sb 向某人乱发脾气
40. on the same page 达成共识,在同一频率上
41. Let’s dig in. 吃吧,吃吧,开吃!
42. It’s got a kick but not too spicy. This drink has quite a kick. 酒劲相当大。very punchy flavor. 味道很足,重
43. You brought it up, stop taking about that. 你提起来的,别说啦!
44. We’re running low on time. 我们没时间啦!running low on the milk
45. Let your hair down. 放松 = Just relax.
46. set off steam 放松,发泄 = loosen up
47. I’ll eat my hat = 我把我名字倒过来写,如果.... eg: I’ll eat my hat if he pays you back the money.
48. I could really go for a cold one. 我真想要瓶凉饮。
49. we don’t have to talk shop. 三句话不离本行,说行话。
50. 你过分了啊 I think you are out of line here. 抱歉有时候我有点过了。I’m sorry that I sometimes go too far. 太过了!That’s way too much.
51. staff onboarding 入职培训 = orientation 任职前的培训
52. step up to the plate 开始行动起来
53. 她真是大嘴巴!She has a big mouth. 别担心,我会守口如瓶的。Don’t worry. I’ll remain tight-lipped.
54. loose ends 未知结局,零碎资料;eg: You go home and you get rid of those keepsakes. And make sure there are no loose ends. 你回家把那些纪念品都处理掉,确保没有留下任何线索。
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 出卖某人;欺骗某人
57. 我们什么都有,we have everything from A to Z
58. 大家不赞同。It was frowned upon.
59. 我强烈推荐!it’s a must!
60. 你个小气鬼!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,跟随;Want to tag along? = come with
65. springboard 跳板;when I first came onboard 我刚入职的时候 = stepping stone
66. I'm not gonna keep you at all. 我不会打扰你们很久的。
67. settled in 适应新环境,融入新环境;settle down 安顿下来,搬家后,结婚后,安定下来
68. 我的童年大概就是这样。that’s basically my childhood summed up right here.
69. 让某人安心,放心 reassuring to sb
70. food truck 街边美食街,美食卡车
71. lash out 抨击,恶语相向
72. some put up walls 紧锁心门
73. ordering in 叫外卖;
74. eat and run 吃好就走;I got to eat and run. 我吃完了就得赶紧走。
75. getting old 厌倦;eg: The cafeteria is getting old. 自助餐有点吃腻了。
76. food court 小吃街
77. fresh out of 快没有sth, 刚用完;刚卖掉… eg: I’m fresh out of time. 我快没时间了。
78. Let’s dive a little deeper into... 深究,刨根问底;dive deep
79. 踩雷You might fall into the trap.
80. is no mean feat 做到某事绝非易事。Leading a company through a crisis is mean feat.
81. a watershed moment 分水岭;转折时刻
82. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue? 怎么不说话了?哑口无言,无言以对
83. I’m tired. = I’m pooped.
84. jump the gun 过早做某事...Don’t jump the gun before u quite your job.
85. armed to the teeth 全副武装,武装到牙齿
86. as it is 实际上;事实上
87. behind the curve 滞后,落后于潮流,落后于形势变化
88. wide awake 非常清醒的
89. You’re so extra. You’re way too much. Over the top. 太过了
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 一口气,一下子;They ate that pack of biscuit in one go.
92. feel up to do sth 感觉有精力做某事,感觉有能力、可以胜任某事;I’m not feeling up to socialize.
93. save for a rainy day 备不时之需未雨绸缪
94. come into play 起作用
95. winging it 临时应付,即兴发挥,匆匆拼凑;I just winging it. = improvise
96. sink or swim 听任沉浮 ; 不论成败 ; 不论好坏
97. Save the day 挽回局面
98. to say the least 最起码 ; 至少可以说,退一步说
99. inside joke 圈内笑话
100. average Joe 普通人,平常人
101. feel out of space 感到拘束;感到尴尬;不自然;不自在;格格不入
102. follow through on sth 坚持到底,自始至终完成某事
103. sit through v.一直挺到结束;耐着性子看完;sit throug a bad movie.
104. call/get dibs on sth 抢占先机(某人的物品)如,搬家剩下不用的护肤品,朋友们来call dibs on your thing;obtain first dibs on the vaccines. 英文释义:When Someone says they have dibs on something, they claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.
105. hang in balance 岌岌可危凶吉难卜处于两可状态;摇摆不定
106. keep tabs on sb = keep an eye on sb
107. I’m up to my ears in work. 我的工作忙得不可开交。be up to the ears 忙得不可开交 ;
108. ...adj.爆表!off the charts ➕adj 好吃到爆表,颜值爆表.无与伦比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;变正常
110. a fork in the road 岔路口 ; 一个岔路口 ; 三条方向不同的路交叉之处;These choices are a fork in the road.
111. walk on eggshells,说话做事如履薄冰,谨慎小心;Ever since I broke my father’s TV, I’ve been walking on eggshells.
112. ... and wantnot 诸如此类;等于and 等等(等于what have you);what have you或what not)
113. I’m more of a homebody. 我比较宅。宅人。
114. blue in the face 无用功,对牛弹琴,浪费时间;You can tell her to go to study until you are blue in the face but she won’t do it. (一件事一直说直到脸都缺氧变蓝了还是没有什么效果)
115. You’re going too far. 你太过分了!
116. play ducks and drakes 玩打水漂生意;挥霍浪费
117. I can’t believe you’re framing your dog. 你居然诬陷你自己的狗狗。I was framed. 我被诬陷了。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 替别人做他们应该做但没有做的
121. in the know 知情的;消息灵通的;As surgeons, we would like to be in the know.
122. Be a go-getter.