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run them pockets

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(動詞) (有人要搶劫時對你下達的命令) 把你口袋裡的東西都交出來；把你口袋裡的錢都拿出來給我。

  • Boy, run them pockets. I gots to eat. (小夥子，把你身上的錢都拿給我。我得吃飯了)
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rap sheet

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(名詞) (一個人的) 犯罪記錄。英文中還有一詞在意義上與其相近，那就是 charge sheet，意思是「(警方保存的某人被控犯罪的) 案情記錄」。

  • His rap sheet is as long as my arm. (他的犯罪記錄跟我的手臂一樣長)
  • David’s charge sheet and evidence list was 6,000 pages long. (大衛的犯罪案情記錄與證據清單長達六千頁)
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ringer

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(名詞) (運動比賽中) 冒名頂替者或謊報年齡者；冒名頂替參加業餘運動比賽的職業運動選手。

  • We only need one more person, hey John, you wanna be a ringer? (我們還只需一個人，嗨約翰，你想冒名頂替嗎？)
  • Jimmy’s a ringer because he’s really 32. (吉米謊報年齡，因為其實他是 32 歲)
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rock star parking

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(名詞) 最接近目的地的停車位，尤指位在目的地前方或建築物正門前方的停車位。

  • I really lucked out at the mall today, and got rock star parking. (我今天來這家賣場真是走運，我車子停在 [離賣場] 最近的停車位)
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rentals

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(名詞) 父母親 (parents)。為 “parental units” 的縮略。

  • I am working, but most of my money comes from the rentals. (我有在工作，但我的錢大多來自父母親)
  • “Let’s go out to eat tonight.” (我們今晚出去吃飯吧)
    “Kay, but I gotta check with my rentals.” (好啊，但我得跟我父母說一聲)
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red eye

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(名詞) 夜間航班；夜間班機。亦寫成 red eye flight 或 red-eye flight。美國工商界人士自西岸赴東岸出差時，往往搭乘夜班飛機；當他們到達東岸時，已是早晨，尚睡眼惺忪，有人還因睡不好，眼睛佈滿血絲，因此得名。

  • Mr. Smith took the red eye back to San Francisco. (史密斯先生搭乘夜間班機返回舊金山)
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racket

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(名詞) 吵鬧聲；喧嚷聲。

  • Stop making such a racket! (別再吵吵嚷嚷了!)

(名詞) 詐騙；非法勾當。

  • They made excessive profits from the smuggling rackets. (他們從走私勾當中獲取暴利)
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riff-raff

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(名詞) 一般人；閒雜人等。

  • John put a high fence around his house to keep random riff-raff from beating on his doors. (約翰在他住家四周圍起高高的柵欄以防閒雜人等沒事亂敲門)
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ride shotgun

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(動詞) 坐在汽車前座乘客的座位。shotgun 原意為「霰彈槍」，美國俚語指「汽車前座乘客的座位」(passenger seat)。

  • You can ride shotgun. (你可以坐在前座)
  • I get shotgun! (我坐到前座了！)
  • Shotgun! (我坐到前座了！)