一些地道有用的俚语（五）　实用英语

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　　liplock 接吻 Madonna 和 Britney 那个French kiss大家都看见了吧
　　
　　snoozer---something tedious or boring 使人打瞌睡的东西
　　
　　sour-puss-----A habitually gloomy or sullen person 扑克脸
　　
　　toss-up---- even chance 原意为抛硬币，引申为“对半开的机会”
　　
　　It is a toss-up whether he will win or lose.
　　
　　pratfall　---a comedy fall upon ones buttocks 屁蹲儿
　　
　　pick-up line:
　　a prepared opening line of conversation intended to get someone interested in having a causal sexual relationship.
　　不知道中文里面又没有对应的词，我头一回听说这个词是看Will &. Grace， Grace抱回一只小狗结果Will着了魔，吃饭睡觉都舍不得放下狗狗，Grace明白Will同志是太寂寞了，于是劝他go on a date，Will很不自信，她就鼓励道 You still have a pick-up line.
　　
　　poofter/pooftah/poufer: (Derogatory) 1. a male homosexual. 2. an effeminate male. --adjective 3. homosexual. 对男同性恋的贬称，尤其是对sissy的男同，我看过一个澳大利亚电影Head On，里面一个被激怒的的父亲对女装打扮的儿子就用了这个词儿。同意词还有pansy
　　
　　party animal: 1. a person who parties hard. 2. a person who is always going to parties. 派对动物
　　
　　party pooper: a person who has a discouraging or depressing effect, especially at a party. 冷场人物109, on the money
　　正正好。比如说，两条线正好重叠，扔出去的东西击中目标等。

　　sabbatical
　　这个不太是俚语。通常指老师或教授的带薪的长假。

　　nerd
　　If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool.
　　A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books.
　　As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didnt fit in.

　　cheesy 就是很俗气，质量很次，很愚蠢。人们经常用cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目，电影或者某个人说的话。
　　Cheesy means tacky or dumb. Its usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says.
　　
　　I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I dont know why these shows are so popular.
　　
　　wimp 软弱的人，胆小鬼，或者是怕痛的人
　　A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who cant take pain.
　　
　　guts 勇气
　　You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!
　　
　　take a hike -----to tell someone to leave, or to tell someone to leave you alone.
　　If I were you, I would have told him to take a hike.
　　
　　blow off--取消约会，或者是不做自己不想做的事
　　Bob and I did make plans to go out last night. But he blew me off. He decided to go out with his girlfriend. It wasnt the first time he blew me off.
　　
　　There are some things in life you just shouldnt blow off.
　　
　　uptight----tense, irritable, or unable to relax.
　　
　　Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.