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倒楣

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英文：a tough break (n.); have a tough break (v.); tough luck (n.)

說明：break 在此當名詞用，意為「良機；好運」。

例句：

  • I’m sorry to hear about your accident. Tough break! (聽說你發生意外，我很難過。你真倒楣！)
  • Jack had a lot of tough breaks when he was a kid, but he’s doing okay now. (傑克小時候衰事連連，但現在運氣不錯)
  • When a beggar approached us, Mary murmured “tough luck” and then gave him a few coins. (當有個乞丐靠近我們時，瑪麗輕聲地說「真倒楣」，然後給了他幾個銅板)
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shellac

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(動詞) 毆打；使大敗、慘敗。過去式和過去分詞為 shellacked，現在分詞為 shellacking。

  • The baseball team was shellacked 12–0 in their final outing for the season. (這支棒球隊在本季最後一場比賽以 0 比 12 慘敗)

shellacking

(名詞) 毆打；大敗、慘敗。

  • We took a real shellacking last night. (昨晚我們吃了大敗仗)
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佔著茅坑不拉屎

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英文：a dog in the manger (n.)

說明：manger 意為「馬槽」，這成語源自《伊索寓言》(Aesop’s Fables)，字面意思為「狗佔馬槽」，指狗本身不吃為馬準備的草料，卻又佔著馬槽不讓馬吃。所以，a dog in the manger 是諷刺那些自私的人佔有某些東西，卻不使用，又不肯與人分享。

例句：

  • Don’t be such a dog in the manger! If you don’t want that Barbie doll, give it to Amy. (不要這樣佔著茅坑不拉屎！如果妳不玩那個芭比娃娃，就送給艾美吧)
  • Cindy borrowed a lot of books from the library but she didn’t read any of them. She was really a dog in the manger. (辛蒂從圖書館借了很多書，但一本也沒有看過，真是佔著茅坑不拉屎)

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bum

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(名詞) 屁股 (butt, bottom)。

  • John fell on his bum. (約翰跌坐在地上)

(名詞) 懶人。

  • Get off your butt, you bum! (別老坐著，你這個懶人!)

(名詞) 流浪漢；乞丐。

  • There’s a bum over there. (那裡有個乞丐)

(動詞) 索討；乞求；乞討。

  • Do you mind if I bum a few dollars from you for lunch? (你介不介意我向你要幾塊錢吃中飯呢?)
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啃老族

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英文：NEET (n.)

說明：NEET 為 “Not in Employment, Education, or Training” 的頭字語，中文又稱「尼特族」，指的是不就業、不就學、不進修或不參加就業輔導，終日無所事事的年輕人。複數為 NEETs。

例句：

  • His younger brother is a NEET. (他弟弟是個啃老族)
  • Studies say the number of American NEETs has risen by at least 20 percent since the end of 2007. (研究指出，自 2007 年底以來，美國的啃老族人數已上升至少百分之二十)