還過得去

英文:pass in a crowd (v.)

說明:可指人或事物的還過得去、還可以、馬馬虎虎。

例句:

  • Of course my wife is no beauty but I suppose she’ll pass in a crowd. (我太太當然不是美女,但我想她的容貌還過得去)
  • Jack’s not exactly handsome, but he would pass in a crowd. (傑克不是十分俊俏,但還過得去)
  • That proposal may pass in a crowd. (那個提案可能還可以)

好屌

英文:rock (v.)

說明:這個字為美國口語,意為「好屌;很屌;真棒」。

例句:

  • You breezed through all your exams. You rock! (你輕易地通過所有考試。你好屌!)
  • Her new smartphone really rocks! (她的新智慧型手機真的很屌!)
  • The baseball player hit two home runs including a grand slam. He rocks! (那位棒球選手擊出兩支全壘打,包括一支滿貫全壘打。他好屌!)

別鬧了

英文:cut it out (v.)

說明:這口語亦可用 cut that out 來表示,意為「別鬧了;住手;(叫某人) 停止做 (你不喜歡的某事)」。

例句:

  • You two idiots cut it out and keep quiet, don’t you? (你們兩個笨蛋別鬧了,保持安靜,好嗎?)
  • The students were fighting so their teacher told them to cut it out or they would be punished severely. (學生在打架,他們的老師要他們住手、別鬧了,否則都要受到嚴懲)

搶風頭

英文:steal someone’s thunder (v.)

說明:這成語的含意包括剽竊某人的發明搶先利用、搶先做某人要做的事,亦可指用自己的言行來分散別人對另一個人的注意。

例句:

  • What do you mean by coming in here and stealing my thunder? (你來這裡搶我的風頭是什麼意思?)
  • I’m in charge here! Someone stole my thunder by leaking my announcement to the press. (我是這裡的負責人!有人把我的公告洩漏給新聞界,搶了我的風頭)

己所不欲,勿施於人

英文:do as you would be done by (v.)

說明:這成語源自聖經路加福音 (Luke 6: 31)。

例句:

  • The age-old wisdom of “do as you would be done by” doesn’t seem to apply in business. (「己所不欲,勿施於人」這古諺似乎不適用於商界)
  • I will endeavor to “do as you would be done by.” (我會努力做到「己所不欲,勿施於人」)

活到老學到老

英文:live and learn (v.)

說明:用於表示對剛知道的新事物感到驚訝。

例句:

  • I had no idea that she was as old as that. Well, you live and learn. (我沒想到她年紀這麼大了。真是活到老學到老)
  • I didn’t know that snakes could swim. Well, live and learn! (我以前不知道蛇會游泳。真是活到老學到老!)

入口即化

英文:melt in one’s mouth (v.)

說明:但 “butter would not melt in one’s mouth” 可不是「奶油不會入口即化」,而是「道貌岸然」的意思。

例句:

  • These chocolates somewhat melt in your mouth. (這些巧克力有點入口即化)
  • These quality ice creams really melt in your mouth. (這些高級冰淇淋真的入口即化)

eyeball

(動詞) 盯著看;仔細打量。

  • That bully eyeballs everyone like he wants to pick a fight. (那個惡霸盯著每個人看,好像想找人打架)

(動詞) 目測。

  • How long is the hallway? About 10m, just eyeballing it. (這走廊有多長? 目測的話,大概 10 公尺)

瞎猜

英文:a wild guess (n.); have a wild guess (v.)

說明:have a wild guess 中的 have 可用 make 或 take 來代替。

例句:

  • If you don’t know the answer to the question, you can have a wild guess. (如果你們不知道這問題的答案,可以隨便瞎猜)
  • OK, I’ll make a wild guess, but I really don’t know. (好,那我就來瞎猜一下,但我真的不知道)