分類: 流行語 – 十畫

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被抓包

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英文：be busted (v.)

說明：舉凡做壞事或做虧心事被逮到、被抓包，都可用 be busted 來表示，busted 在此為形容詞，係俚語的「失敗的」之意。但 bust 本身除了當動詞和名詞 (意為「逮捕；搜查」) 之外，亦可當形容詞用，意為「壞了的；破產的」，通常與 be/go 連用，如 My computer is bust. (我的電腦壞了)；I’m surprised his company went bust after only a year in business. (他的公司只經營一年就破產/倒閉了，我感到驚訝)。

例句：

  • Daniel was busted and had to confess (to) cheating in/on the exam. (丹尼爾被抓包，只好承認考試作弊)
  • I’m busted! Now everyone knows I have a big crush on Teresa. (我被抓包了！現在每個人都知道我暗戀泰瑞莎)
  • Amy was busted cheating on her husband after selfies reveal hidden truth. (在自拍照透露隱藏的真相後，艾美對她丈夫不忠的情事被抓包了)
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站在正義的一方

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英文：on the side of the angels (idiom)

說明：這成語是兩度擔任英國首相的保守黨政治家班傑明·迪斯雷利 (Benjamin Disraeli) 1864 年在牛津大學發表一篇有關達爾文 (Charles Darwin 1809-1882) 進化論的演說時所創的。當時他說：”The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? I, my Lord, am on the side of the angels.” (問題是：人究竟是猴子，還是天使呢？主啊，我站在天使這一邊)。

例句：

  • I am always on the side of the angels. (我永遠站在正義的一方)
  • Kent was on the side of the angels even though it was neither profitable nor popular. (即使無利可圖且不孚眾望，肯特仍站在正義的一方)
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哭窮

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英文：poor-mouth/poormouth (v.); poor mouth (n.)

說明：poor-mouth 的時態變化為 poor-mouths, poor-mouthed, poor-mouthing。

例句：

  • Tom is always poor-mouthing that he doesn’t have any money, but he just bought a brand-new BMW. (湯姆老是哭窮，說他沒有錢，但他剛買了一部全新的 BMW)
  • He did nothing but poormouthed all day long. (他整天除了哭窮，什麼也沒做)
  • Blanche: I couldn’t pay the bill. (布蘭奇：我付不起賬單)
    Joseph: Stop crying poor mouth, you lie! (約瑟夫：別哭窮了，妳說謊！)
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臭屁

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英文：cocky (adj.)

說明：亦可用 stuck-up 來表達相同的意思。

例句：

  • Peter is so cocky, and nobody really likes him. (彼得很臭屁，沒有人真的喜歡他)
  • Tom is self-complacent and cocky. (湯姆自我感覺良好而且臭屁)
  • A new colleague of mine is rather stuck-up. (我的一位新同事相當臭屁)
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穿越劇

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英文：time travel TV series (n.)

說明：series 以及 means 和 species 是英文中少數幾個以 s 做結尾的單複數同形字。

例句：

  • Time travel TV series have become very popular in recent years. (近年來，穿越劇變得非常流行)
  • The company has a new time travel TV series in the works which has a cast of several rising stars and child stars. (那家公司正在籌備一部新的穿越劇，卡司陣容有數位新秀和童星)
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倒胃口

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英文：turn-off (n.)

說明：亦可用動詞型態 to turn off 來表示。

例句：

  • That movie was a real turn-off so I left early. (那部電影真是讓我倒胃口，所以我就提前離開了)
  • The music totally turned me off so I asked my son to turn the TV off. (那音樂讓我倒盡胃口，所以我就叫我兒子把電視關掉)
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恕難同意

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英文：beg to differ (vi.) (with + 受詞)

說明：beg to differ 的主詞都是 I。這動詞片語亦可表示「恕難從命」、「恕難照辦」的意思。

例句：

  • John: “Opera is way better than Firefox.” (約翰：「Opera 比 Firefox 好很多。」) － Opera 和 Firefox 皆為網頁瀏覽器。
    Mary: “I beg to differ; you can customize Firefox just the way you want.” (瑪麗：「我恕難同意；你可以將 Firefox 自訂成你想要的樣子。」)
  • I beg to differ with Professor Lee’s final assertion. (我恕難同意李教授最後的聲明)
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拿得出去的 / 拿不出去的

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英文：presentable / unpresentable (adj.)

說明：presentable 亦可表示「像樣的」意思，而 unpresentable 則亦可表示「不像樣的；見不得人的」意思。這兩個字互為反義詞。

例句：

  • All his oil paintings are presentable artwork. (他的所有油畫都是拿得出去的藝術作品)
  • My wife never gives me a presentable birthday gift. (我太太從未送我一樣像樣的生日禮物)
  • My ex-girlfriend used to yell at me so badly in public; she’s so unpresentable. (我的前女友過去經常當眾對我大吼大叫；她真的拿不出去)
  • A little bird told me that Leo’s relatives are all unpresentable. (有人告訴我，李歐的親戚沒有一個像樣的)
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真是的；真不像話

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英文：honestly (adv.)

說明：這個字常見於口語，用來表示震驚、惱怒，帶有不同意的意思。

例句：

  • Honestly! What a stupid thing to do! (真是的！怎麼會幹出這種蠢事！)
  • Honestly! Is it necessary for you to spend so much money every month? (真不像話！你有必要每個月花這麼多錢嗎？)
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師父引進門，修行在個人

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英文：You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

說明：這句亦可說成 You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.，字面意思為「你可以牽馬到水邊，但你不能強迫牠喝水」。

例句：

  • Mason always complains about not having enough money. I showed him an ad I saw in the newspaper for a part-time job. He said it was a good idea, but he never called the phone number. I guess you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. (梅森老是抱怨錢不夠用。我給他看一個報紙上的兼職廣告，他說不錯，可是從不打電話去問。我認為師父引進門，修行在個人)