常用英美语口语词汇和短语汇总2010-02-21来源：互联网akickinthepants口头警告e.g.Hewasalwayslateforwork,sothemanagerdecidedtogivehimakickinthepantsandwatchhisperformance.他上班经常迟到，所以经理对他作出口头警告，并留意他的表现。alittleshortonRAM能力不够e.g.Idon'tthinkheistherightpersonforthisjob.He’salittleshortonRAM.我认为他不是这个职位的适当人选。他的能力不够。acebuddy至交，好朋友Eg.Look,you'remyacebuddyandshouldn'tsaythattome.喂，你是我的老朋友，不应该对我说这样的话。allthatjazz诸如此类的东西e.g.HetoldmeIdidn'tbehavemyselfgoodenough,thatIshouldwatchmyP'sandQ's,allthatjazz.他说我表现得不够好，我应该注意礼仪，以及诸如此类的话。Anytakers?询问他人是否赞成某事eg.WeareplanningagolftournamentnextSunday.Anytakers?我们计划于下星期日举行高尔夫球赛。大家赞成吗？attention-getter引人瞩目的人或物eg.Thepopsingerisanattention-getterwhereverhegoes.那位流行歌手到地方去都是个引人注目的人物。backburner延迟，搁置e.g.let’sputthatoneonthebackburnerandgetbacktoitlater.我们暂时把这个问题搁一搁，以后再谈吧。badhairday不开心的日子e.g.What’sthematterwithMary?Oh,she’sjusthavingabadday.马里怎么了？哦，他心情不好。behistory离开，不在e.g.It’salreadyoneo’clock?I’mhistory.已经一点啦？我要走了。big-eyed形容某人整天食物不离口e.g.IfIseefood,Iwanttoeatit.I’msobig-eyed.我一看到食物就要吃。我好像患了渴食症似的。boss(sb.)about把某人差来差去e.g.I’mnotgoingtobebossedaboutbyanobodylikeyou.我不会受你这样的无名小卒的指使。canofworm一团糟e.g.Whatheleftbehindafterhisresignationwasjustacanofworm..他辞职后留下来的只是一大堆头痛的问题。catchon流行起来e.g.Themini-skirtcaughtonquicklybutdisappearedequallyfast.迷你裙迅即流行，但是很快就被打入冷宫。cookwithgas好极了e.g.Nowyou’recookingwithgas.现在你的表现好极了copy?收到/听到？copy／copythat：收到！"Icopythat"iswalkie-talkietalkfor-Iunderstand,willdo,gotcha,ok,alright,yup,uh-huh,andmuchmoredependingontheinflectionofthevoice.e.g.Doyoucopy?Roger.收到了吗？收到了。cutdownon侮辱，咒骂e.g.He’scuttingdownonyou.Ican’tstanditanylonger.他分明是在侮辱你。我已忍无可忍了。do表示吸食、参加、享用e.g.Idon’tdoacidanymore.我不再吸毒了。dothetown狂欢e.g.Ididthetownwiththeoldboystheotherday.前些天我和一班旧同学狂欢了一番。downplay贬低、对某事轻描淡写e.g.Thepresshasdownplayedthepresident’sroleinthenegotiations.舆论遍地了总统在谈判中所起的作用。Damnit诅咒语e.g.Nowdamnit!Let’squittalkingaboutthissubject.他妈的！我们不要在谈这个话题了。dad,olddad老兄，老弟e.g.Here,dad,haveabite.来，老兄，吃点东西吧。exo形容第一流的事情e.g.Thedancer’sperforma