有趣的英語水果俚語(共5頁)

1、有趣的水果俚語1.theappleofone'seye掌上明珠例：Mayistheappleofherfather'seye.梅是她父親的掌上明珠。2.theBigApple紐約城例：ThelittlegirlisfromtheBigApple.這個(gè)女孩來自于紐約城。3.topbanana大老板例：Who'syourtopbanana?誰是你們的老板？4.alemon沒有價(jià)值的商品例：Thatcarisalemon.那輛小汽車不值錢。Compareapplesandoranges(to)比較兩個(gè)無法相比的事物"Howdoyoulikethemapples?&q

2、uot;你認(rèn)為那怎么樣（和"whatdoyouthinkofthat?"一樣）Banana(香蕉)bananas(tobe)發(fā)瘋的playsecondbanana(to)第二選擇Bean(豆)BeanBrain白癡beansaboutsomething對(duì)某事物一無所知BeanTown是Boston,Massachusettsspillthebeans泄漏秘密Don'tspillthebeans.It'ssupposedtobeasecret.別說漏了嘴，這可是個(gè)秘密哦！Beets(甜菜)beetred臉紅Cabbage(洋白菜)cabbage錢Carrot(

3、胡蘿卜)carrotinfrontofsomeone對(duì)某人開空頭支票Cauliflower(菜花)cauliflowerears開花耳朵Cherry(櫻桃)bowlofcherries精彩的，絕妙的Corn(谷物)"Forcornsake"噢，天哪corn情節(jié)劇；感情表現(xiàn)夸張的戲劇corny夸張的cornball可笑的Cucumber(黃瓜)coolasacucumber十分冷靜Fruit(水果)fruit同性戀的人fruity具女人氣的同性戀男子fruitcake蠢人，瘋子nuttierthanafruitcake完完全全瘋了Grapes(葡萄)grapevine從非正式

4、途徑傳來的謠言，小道消息sourgrape酸葡萄(妒忌而貶低自己得不到的東西)Lettuce(生菜)Lettuce錢Pea(豌豆)liketwopeasinapod一模一樣peabrain傻瓜Peach(桃子)arealpeach極好的，美妙的(通常指人，但主要用于諷刺挖苦)peachofa.是一位受人贊美的.peachy.peachykeen絕妙的Pickle(腌制蔬菜)pickle困境，尷尬的處境Potato(馬鈴薯)couchpotato習(xí)慣懶散的人，終日賴在沙發(fā)上的人hotpotato難對(duì)付的人smallpotatoes不重要的Prune(李脯)wrinkledasaprune,pru

5、neface滿面皺紋的Pumpkin(南瓜)pumpkin親愛的，寶貝Sprout(幼苗)sprout個(gè)子矮的年輕人Tomato(番茄)Tomato(貶義)女孩從水果、蔬菜中學(xué)習(xí)英語俚語Apple（蘋果）tobetheappleofone''seyeexp.tobeone''sfavorite掌上明珠；心愛物·She''stheappleofherfather''seye.她是她父親的掌上明珠theBigAppleexp.NewYork大蘋果城(即紐約)·IliveintheBigApple.我住在大蘋果城。c

6、ompareapplesandorangesexp.tocomparetwothingsthatsimplycannotbecompared比較兩個(gè)無法相比的事物·That''sridiculous.Nowyou''recomparingapplesandoranges.真可笑，你這是拿兩種無法相比的東西作比較，就好像蘋果和桔子。"Howdoyoulikethemapples?"exp."Whatdoyouthinkofthat?"你認(rèn)為那怎么樣？*注：這是對(duì)某種冒犯性行為做出報(bào)復(fù)后所說的話。關(guān)于apple用法的

7、補(bǔ)充：1、apple-polisher馬屁精例如：Sheisarealapple-polisherforthewayshe''scrawlingaroundthebossandmakingeyesathim.她是一個(gè)馬屁精，整天圍著老板眉來眼去的。2、Therottenappleinjuresitsneighbours.一只爛,爛一筐;一個(gè)壞朋友可以影響一群好人。3、諺語：Throwawaytheapplebecauseofthecore.因噎廢食Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.日吃蘋果一只，身體健康不求醫(yī)。4、習(xí)慣用語：aslikeasanappl

8、etoanoyster毫無相同之處badapple,rottenapple（美俚）壞家伙polishtheapple（美俚）拍馬屁,討好upsetsb.''sapplecart破壞某人計(jì)劃Banana（香蕉）TobebananasExp.Tobecrazy發(fā)瘋的；神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的·Thatguysbananas!那家伙真是瘋了。*注意：togobananasexp.1.tobecomecrazy發(fā)瘋；神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂·Imsobored.Imgoingbananas.我厭煩得要死，都快發(fā)瘋了。2Tobecomewildwithanger狂怒，氣得發(fā)瘋·Shewentbananaswhenshefoundhimcheating.她發(fā)現(xiàn)他欺騙時(shí)氣得要命。ToplaysecondbananaExp.Tobesecondchoice第二選擇；次要任務(wù)·Ialwaysplaysecondbananatoher.我總是做她的候補(bǔ)。TopbananaExp.Mainboss領(lǐng)袖；頭頭；大老板·Hes(the)topbananainthiscompany.他是這家公司的大老板。Pea豌豆突然發(fā)現(xiàn)英語水果俚語中用來講人笨笨的詞語還真不少呢，上期才看到一個(gè)fruitcake蠢人，這期又來了一個(gè)peabrainpeabrain:stupi