分類: 流行語 – 十八畫

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雞同鴨講

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英文：at cross purposes (adv.)

說明：雞同鴨講就是兩人各說各的，談不來。At cross purposes 這個詞於 17 世紀中期之後開始出現，其中 cross purposes 意為「相互誤解；相反的目的」。《牛津英語大辭典》(The Oxford English Dictionary, OED) 及其他大多數字典所列的 at cross purposes 都沒有連字號，但有時仍會見到使用連字號的情況，即 at cross-purposes。Purposes 恆為複數。

例句：

  • John found himself at cross purposes with his wife. (約翰發覺他跟他太太雞同鴨講)
  • They were talking at cross-purposes. (他們各說各的，雞同鴨講，談不來)
  • We’re at cross purposes. I’m asking you a favor, but you’re talking about Sam’s new girlfriend. (我們雞同鴨講。我請你幫我一個忙，但你卻是談論山姆的新女友)
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翻白眼

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英文：roll one’s eyes (at someone) (v.)

說明：這通常表示不悅、不耐煩或不相信。

例句：

  • Don’t roll your eyes at me! (不要對我翻白眼！)
  • My wife rolled her eyes (at me) when I asked her not to dress that way. (當我要求我太太不要那樣穿時，她對我翻白眼)
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雞皮疙瘩

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英文：goose bumps or goosebumps; goose pimples; gooseflesh (n.)

說明：(因寒冷、害怕或興奮而) 起雞皮疙瘩，英文叫做 have/get goose bumps，而使人起雞皮疙瘩叫做 give someone goose bumps；至於「雞皮疙瘩掉滿地」，則是 a lot of goosebumps。

例句：

  • Whenever I hear that old song, I get goose bumps. (每當我聽到那首老歌，我都會起雞皮疙瘩)
  • I never have goose pimples, but my teeth chatter when it’s cold. (我從未起雞皮疙瘩，但天氣寒冷時，我的牙齒會打哆嗦)
  • Mr. Chen and his wife called each other by cutesy pet names that gave me a lot of goosebumps. (陳先生和他太太互以肉麻的寵物名字稱呼對方，讓我雞皮疙瘩掉滿地)
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翻舊帳；舊事重提

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英文：rake over the ashes/coals (v.)

說明：事實上，rake over 這個片語動詞 (phrasal verb) 的意思就是「翻舊帳」，其受詞可放在 rake 和 over 之間或 over 之後，但以後者居多。

例句：

  • There’s no point in raking over the past. (翻舊帳毫無意義)
  • There’s no point in raking over the ashes – all that happened twenty years ago, and there’s nothing we can do about it now. (舊事重提已沒什麼意義了 － 那一切都發生在二十年前，現在我們也無能為力了)
  • His wife always rakes over the coals of their old unpleasant things when she is angry. (他太太一生氣就會將他們之間不愉快的往事重新搬出來)
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醫美

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英文：aesthetic medicine (n.)

說明：醫美為醫學美容的簡稱。aesthetic medicine 與 cosmetic/plastic surgery (整形外科) 並不相同；同樣地，doctor of aesthetic medicine (醫美醫生) 亦有別於 cosmetic/plastic surgeon (整形外科醫生)。

例句：

  • Bruce is a doctor of aesthetic medicine. (布魯斯是醫美醫生)
  • Dr. White is a member of American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (AAAM). (懷特醫生是美國醫美學會的會員)
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擺臭臉

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英文：mean mug (v.)

說明：這兩個字合起來當動詞用，其中 mean 意為「意圖；打算」，而 mug 為俚語，意為「扮鬼臉；做怪相」。mean mug 後面往往接人當受詞，即 to mean mug someone，意為「對某人擺臭臉」。

例句：

  • Why are you mean mugging? (你為何擺著一副臭臉呢？)
  • I went to that party, and that chick was mean mugging me all night. (我去參加那個派對，而那個妞整晚都對我擺著臭臉)