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1、有关up和down的俚语 有关up和down的俚语，butter up和黄油可没关系!今天给大家带来了有关up和down的俚语，希望能够帮助到大家，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。有关up和down的俚语，butter up和黄油可没关系!These are the most common IDIOMS with UP and DOWN used in English:以下是英语中最常用的含有up和down俚语：UP关于up的俚语act up = to misbehave行为不当My son used to act up every day when he was little.我儿子小的时候
2、，每天都要调皮捣蛋。bottle up = stay hidden避而不谈He would rather bottle up rather than solve the problems at work.他宁愿避而不谈也不愿解决工作中的问题。break up = end a relationship分手Jessica just broke up with her boyfriend.杰西卡刚和男朋友分手。back up = to copy something as a security measure安全备份My computer crashes three times this week,
3、so I need to back up all my data now.这周我的电脑死机三次，所以我现在需要备份所有数据。blow up = to get angry very fast发脾气Mr. Moore blows up almost every class because Jack is always late.因为杰克总是迟到，摩尔先生几乎把每节课都搞砸了。brighten up = to make cheerful, happy使高兴;使高兴My sister tried to brighten up my day when I was feeling said.当我感觉有人说
4、的时候，我姐姐试图让我的一天变得愉快。butter up = to flatter奉承She always butters up her boss when the new job position is available.当新的工作职位空缺时，她总是奉承她的老板。catch up = to share news with someone跟某人分享新闻I havent seen him for such a long time, and it was great to catch up.我好久没见他了，能赶上他真是太好了。chat up = to have a light, friendly
5、 conversation聊天=轻松友好的交谈She went to that bar only because she liked chatting up with the handsome bartender.她去那家酒吧只是因为她喜欢和英俊的酒保聊天。come up with = think of something, a plan or an idea想出某物、计划或想法We have to come up with a plan!我们必须想出一个计划!cover up = to hide, conceal遮掩Even in court, he still tried to cover
6、 up everything that he did.即使在法庭上，他仍然试图掩盖他所做的一切。doll up = to dress formally, to dress for a special occasion打扮My mom needs to doll up before her birthday party.我妈妈需要在生日聚会前打扮一下。dress up = to have very nice clothes on穿上漂亮的衣服Alicia always liked to dress up for her dates.艾丽西娅总是喜欢盛装赴约。eat up = to believe
7、 immediately立刻相信He ate up everything that his psychologist told him.他相信心理学家告诉他的一切。end up to turn out, conclude最后结果是，得出结论He ended up working at his fathers company.他最后在他父亲的公司工作。fix up = to make right, adjust纠正Melissa fixed up her dress before going out.梅丽莎出门前把衣服整理好。give up = surrender, admit failure放
8、弃=投降，承认失败I will never give up.我永远不会放弃。head up = to lead, to take charge领导，负责You have to head up all the meetings today.你今天必须主持所有的会议。hold up = to wait, to delay等待，延迟Whats holding up the presentation?什么阻碍了演示?hung up = thinking or worrying about someone/something挂掉，挂掉She was too hung up about her weddi
9、ng.她太沉迷于婚礼了。juice up = to charge充电I have to juice up my laptop because the battery is dead.我得给笔记本电脑充电，因为电池没电了。keep up = to continue继续Keep up the good work everyone!大家继续努力!kiss up to = to show false flattery亲吻Everyone knew she was kissing up to the boss to get a better job.每个人都知道她是为了找一份更好的工作而和老板接吻。li
10、ne up = have something/someone ready排队=准备好东西/某人Do you have any food lined up?你有排队的食物吗?loosen up = to relax放松You have been very stressed lately you have to loosen up.你最近压力很大，你必须放松。make up = to reconcile after a quarrel/fight和解I cant stay mad at you anymore, lets make up?我不能再生你的气了，我们和好吗?mess up = to m
11、ake a mistake, to ruin弄糟He totally messed up the cake.他把蛋糕弄得一团糟。roll up ones sleeves = to prepare to work卷起袖子=准备工作He rolled up his sleeves, and started packing.他卷起袖子，开始收拾行李。round up = to collect or gather something收集某物Round up the employees for the meeting!召集员工参加会议!screw up = to ruin, to make a mess
12、搞砸，弄乱He totally screwed up on his exam.他考试考砸了。sign up = to commit oneself to a period of employment/education致力于一段就业/教育时期Kevin signed up for his first Psychology course online.凯文在网上报名参加了他的第一个心理学课程。speed up = to make something go faster加速You have to speed up your car if you want to be there on time.如
13、果你想准时到那儿，你必须加快车速。split up = to separate, to break apart from the group分开They had to split up in order to find Jimmy.为了找到吉米，他们不得不分开。suck up = flatter someone excessively过分奉承He sucked up to the teacher only to get a better grade.他为了得到更好的成绩而向老师讨好。take up = occupy time, space, attention占用时间、空间、注意力Its go
14、ing to take up too much time.要花太多时间。tied up = very busy非常忙碌He is always tied up with work.他总是忙于工作。think up = to invent or imagine something思考We have to think up an excuse for why we didnt go to school.我们得想出一个不上学的理由。up the creek = to be in serious trouble遇到严重麻烦If I dont pay the bill by tomorrow, I wi
15、ll be up the creek.如果我明天不付款，我就要麻烦了。wind up = end up in a specific situation, place在特定情况下结束，地点I never thought I would wind up in Australia.我从来没想过我会去澳大利亚。DOWN关于down的俚语back down = to take a less aggressive position采取不那么激进的立场I was about to win the argument, but I had to back down.我本来想赢得这场争论，但我不得不放弃。brea
16、k down = to become unstable due to stress因压力而变得不适She broke down today at work, so she took a day off.她今天上班时身体不适，所以请了一天假。calm down = to become less excited冷静下来Please, calm down before you hurt somebody.请在你伤害别人之前冷静下来。clamp down on = to end something结束某事We have to clamp down on illegal businesses.我们必须取
17、缔非法生意。close down = to stop trading as a business关闭=停止作为企业进行交易Their company will close down soon.他们的公司很快就会倒闭。cool down = to become less agitated冷静下来Wait till he cools down, and then apologize to him.等他冷静下来，然后向他道歉。dress down = to scold盛装训斥Jessica was just dressing down the employees.杰西卡只是敷衍员工。dumb dow
18、n = to convey something in simple words用简单的语言表达某物She couldnt understand the teacher, so he had to dumb down the explanation for her.她听不懂老师的话，所以他只好把解释给她听。flag down = to get someones attention引起某人的注意You really have to flag down; otherwise, she wont even look at you.你真的要退缩，否则她甚至不会看你。go down = to change
19、 from greater value to lesser从较大值变为较小值The prices really went down this month.这个月物价真的下跌了。hands down = easily, without too much effort容易，不需要太多的努力He finished the test in 10 minutes hands down.他在10分钟内亲手完成了测试。hunt down = to find with difficulty很难找到It was hard to hunt down all the suspects.很难找到所有的嫌疑犯。jot
20、down = to make a note记下Can you jot down the main ideas from the meeting, please?请你把会议的主要想法记下来好吗?keep down = to stay quiet保持安静Jack, can you keep it down, we are trying to sleep?杰克，你能不能小声点，我们在睡觉?man down = to lose courage失去勇气You cannot man down when it comes to you family.当涉及到你的家庭时，你不能屈服。I cannot unde
21、rstand your main idea, can you narrow it down, please?我不能理解你的主要想法，请你缩小范围好吗?settle down = to establish a lifestyle, to marry安定下来Julie and Jack finally settled down.朱莉和杰克终于安顿下来了。shut down = to end, to close关闭We have to shut down the party, because its getting late.我们得把聚会关掉，因为天要晚了。turn down = to refuse
22、, to decline拒绝Unfortunately, they turned down our offer.不幸的是，他们拒绝了我们的报价。和脚有关的三个俗语中国有句俗话：常在河边走，哪能不湿鞋。把鞋子弄湿可不是什么好事情，它比喻某些人抵制不了环境的诱惑而做出不正当或者不正经的勾当。然而，在美国成语里，把脚弄湿却是一件好事。比如，许多初学英语的人都因难为情而不敢开口。于是老师很可能会这么劝这些学生: Jump in and get your feet wet. Jump in and get your feet wet 这个俗语的意思就是：到实践中去学习取得经验。例如：I know mos
23、t of you are afraid to embarrass yourselves by trying to speak English. But thats the best way to learn: when you meet an American, try a few words-jump in and get your feet wet.我知道你们大多数人感到用英语来说话很不好意思。不过，当你见到美国人时，你不妨试着说一点。到实践中去学是最好的办法。又如：I want to get into politics so Im volunteering to put up signs
24、 for one of the people running for mayor. I dont get paid for it but its a chance to jump in and get my feet wet.我希望将来能够到政界去工作，所以我现在在帮一个竞选市长的候选人张贴宣传标语。我帮他做这些事是完全义务的，是没有工资的。但是，这是到实践中去得到一些经验的好机会。由 foot 组成的俗语在英文里实在不少，它们的意思有的是正面的，例如：to put ones best foot forward。这是指尽量给人一个好的印象。那么，有的人一开始就给人一个坏印象是怎么说的呢?You
25、 should say: to get off on the wrong foot。 To get off on the wrong foot，这是指某人一开始就没给人一个好印象，或一开始由于某种行为而把事情弄糟了。例如：When Joe went to his new job, he got off on the wrong foot-on the first morning he upset his new boss by arriving at the store two hours late. And right now hes out looking for a job again.
26、乔找到了一份新的工作，可是他刚开始到那家店里去上班时就给人一个坏印象。第一天上班他就晚到两个小时，让他的老板好不高兴。现在他又在找工作了。To get off on the wrong foot 这个俗语实际上可以适用于任何情况。例如：I finally got a date with that new girl in class but I sure got off on the wrong foot with her: I had car trouble and got to her place almost two hours late.那天我终于和班上新来的那个女同学约好了出去玩。可是
27、，当天我的车出了问题，晚了两个小时才去接她，所以我一开头就把事情弄糟了。有意无意做错事，说错话的情况是很经常的。下面我们要讲的一个俗语就是无意中说错了话而伤害了别人。这个俗语就是：to put your foot in your mouth。例如：When Sally told that silly joke about the sailor with one leg she really put her foot in her mouth. She didnt know the man across the dinner table had a brother at home in a wh
28、eelchair.萨莉吃晚饭时说了一个笑话，她拿一个只有一条腿的水手开玩笑。她可不知道坐在饭桌对面那个人的哥哥就是个残废，行动都得靠轮椅。Sally如果事后了解情况的话肯定会说：Well, I certainly have put my foot in my mouth.又如：I certainly put my foot in my mouth at the party last night when I asked Mister Brown to say hello to his wife for me. Somehow Id forgotten that his wife died si
29、x months ago.我昨晚在那个聚会上无意中说错了话。我让布朗先生替我向他的太太问好。不知怎么回事，我忘了他太太已经在半年前去世了。俚语小故事:BigMouth喋喋不休,随便乱说Iam a nurse.I was lucky to work at and old peoples home when i first came to America.As my English was poor,my aim at that time was to do more but speak less.One day i gave an old lady,Lina, her medicine.Lind
30、a was over 90 years old suffering from aged dementia.I tried several times,but Linda refused to open her mouth .Feeling anxious ,i said without thinking.Linda,open your big mouth .Unexpectedly ,Mrs Linda got angry and shouted,You have a big mouth.Leave me alone! I was dumbstrucked and did not know w
31、here my mistake laid.Later on a few pointers from others made it clear to me that big mouth: in American slang refers to a person who talks too much and spreads sercets around.No wonder Mrs Linda got angry when she heard what i said.Acturall,I should have said:Open our mouth wide我是一名护士.初来美国时有幸在一家养老院工作.由于英误水平差，我的宗旨是:多干活，少开口.有一天，我给一位年龄九十多岁身患老年性痴呆症的老太太琳达喂药.试了几次，琳达就是不肯张嘴.情急之下，我脱口而出: Linda,open your big mouth .不料琳达太太生气起来，大声叫喊道,You have a big mouth.Leave me alone!(你才是大嘴巴，走开，别管我!我一下子呆住了，不知错在哪里.后来经人指点我才知道:Big mouth在美国俚语中指喋喋不休，随便乱说的人，难怪琳达太太听了会生气.我当时应该说:Open our mouth wide.
