bust-up

(名詞) 大吵一架;大打出手。

  • Vivian had a big bust-up with her boss over pay. (薇薇安為了薪資跟她老闆大吵了一架)

(名詞) (關係的) 破裂。

  • He started drinking after the bust-up of his second marriage. (他第二次婚姻破裂後開始酗酒)

flop

(名詞) (電影、戲劇、產品、作品等) 砸鍋,徹底失敗。

  • The marketing campaign was a flop. His new book didn’t sell. (促銷活動徹底失敗,他的新書賣不出去)

(動詞) (電影、戲劇、產品、作品等) 砸鍋,徹底失敗。

  • Jennifer flopped as a PR manager. (作為一名公關經理,珍妮佛失敗了)

empty-nester

(名詞) 空巢父母 (子女已經長大離家的父母)。

  • Since our youngest daughter went off to college, we’ve become empty-nesters. (自從我們家么女出外唸大學後,我們就變成了空巢父母)

high five

(名詞) 舉手擊掌 (用來招呼、致意、問候,表示狂喜、得意或慶祝勝利)。

  • Dude, I just found my lost pet dog. HIGH FIVE (老兄,我剛找到我走失的寵狗) [兩人舉手擊掌]

(名詞) 愛滋病毒 (HIV)。這是由 “HI” (high) + “V” (five - 羅馬數字的五) 所構成。

  • I heard so-and-so has the high five. (我聽說某某人染上了愛滋病毒)