英文慣用語

 

1

It’s pity!
It’s a shame!
What a pity!
What a waste!
What a shame!

真可惜! 真叫人遺憾、惋惜!

2

It figures.

可想而知

3

I figured.

我了解

4

It all adds up.

這導說得通

5

It won’t work.

行不通

6

It’s awful.

真糟糕

7

It kills my eyes.

太精采

8

It makes me sick.
That’s disgusting.

太噁心

9

It’s a fib.

這是謊言

10

It’s bugging me.

煩死我了

11

It’s on the tip of my tongue.

一時想不起來

12

It doesn’t hurt to try.

試試看不要緊

13

It’s going a bit too far.

這太過分了

14

That sends me!

這是我喜歡

15

That’ll do.

行, 就這樣

16

It’s nothing.
Its no big deal.
It’s a piece of cake.
It’s as easy as a pie.

小事, 沒什麼大不了

17

That’s really something.

真不得了

18

It almost slipped my mind.

我差點忘了

19

That’s no concern of yours.

不關你的事

20

What’s the rush?

急什麼?

21

What’s new?
What’s up?

最近怎樣?

22

What have you been up to?

最近都在忙些什麼?

23

What a pain in the neck!

真令人頭痛

24

What’s keeping you?

什麼事情絆住你?

25

What’s this stuff?

這是什麼東西?

26

What’s on your mind?

有心事嗎?

27

Penny for your thought!

發什麼愣?

28

What the hell!

管他的

29

What gives?
What is going on?
What’s happening?

怎麼回事?

30

What on earth are you doing?

你到底在搞什麼名堂?

31

How will this do?

就這樣行嗎?

32

How come?

為什麼?

33

How can you tell?

你怎麼知道?

34

Where to?

到哪裡去?

35

Where was I?

我剛才說到哪?

36

Are you expecting someone?

你在等人嗎?

37

Are you crazy? 
Are you out of your mind?

你瘋了嗎?
你哪裡少一根筋?

38

Do I shock you?

嚇你一跳嗎?

39

Do you get the picture?
Do you follow?
Do you read?
Do you copy?
You got it?
Got it?

你懂嗎? 明白了嗎?

40

I’m lost! 
I don’t get (follow) you (it)!
It’s all over my head!

我一點也不明白

41

May I be excused?

我可以先走一步嗎?

42

Can I give you a hand?

需要幫忙嗎?

43

Can I give you a ride?
Can I give you a lift?

送你一程如何?

44

Who knows?

天曉得

45

Who cares?

我才不管

46

Still up?

還沒睡嗎?

47

Is that so?

是嗎?

48

I mean it!

我可不是鬧著玩

49

You’re under no obligation.

你並不是非做不可

50

You’ve been taken in.

你被騙

51

You’re all wet.

你完全搞錯

52

You’re damn right.

對極

53

You’re got me.

你把我給難倒

54

You’re putting me on the spot.

你讓我為難

55

He’s really up tight.

他真有點不對勁。(他很緊張)

56

He’s real sly and crafty.

他真是詭計多端

57

He’s my associate.
He’s my pal.
He’s my buddy.

他是我同事、好友、好兄弟

58

He’s really a soft touch.

他真慷慨

59

She always has the last word.

她最愛抬槓

60

She’ll be along in a jiffy.

她馬上就來

61

She’s expecting.

她有喜了

62

We made up.
We patched up.

我們和好

63

Let’s make a night of it.

我們熬個通霄吧!

64

Let’s flip a coin.
Let's toss a coin.

丟銅板決定好了

65

Don't get me wrong.

別誤會我

66

Don't take it too hard.

別太認真

67

Don't let me down.

別叫我失望

68

Don't be silly.

別傻

69

Don't give me that.

少來這一套

70

Don't push me.

別逼我

71

Don't bother.

不用麻煩

72

Don't make a scene.

別大吵大鬧

73

Don't take guff from anybody.

別聽人胡說八道

74

Don't be so quick to judge.

不要太武斷

75

Don't brush me off.

別敷衍我

76

Don't turn me down.

別拒絕我

77

Don't be sarcastic.

別說風涼話

78

Don't be hysterical.

別瘋瘋癲癲

79

Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.

別那麼老古板

80

No wonder.

怪不得

81

Nothing much.

沒什麼

82

By no means.

決不

83

By all means.

當然

84

Never mind.

算了沒關係

85

Forget it.

算了

86

Swell.

好極了

87

Nice going.

硬是要得(漂亮)

88

No bell.

沒印象

89

It rings my bell.

我記起來了

90

My treat.

我請客

91

Fat chance.

機會渺茫

92

Take it easy.

慢慢來,別緊張

93

Sure thing.

當然

94

Believe it or not.

信不信由你

95

Sink or swim.

成敗全看你自己

96

You bet.

一言為定

97

Bet you.

跟你打賭

98

Time's up.

時間到了

99

Hurry up.

快一點

100

Go and take a nap.

去休息一會

101

Be my guest / treat.

我請客

102

Business is business.
Rules are rules.

公事公辦

103

It's all been for nothing.

一切都白費

104

Cross your heart.

你發誓

105

Cross one's fingers.

祈禱, 祝好運

106

Very impressive indeed.

實在令人感到很深刻印象

107

Couldn't have been better.

再好不過 (好極了)

108

Couldn't have been worse.

再糟不過 (糟透了)

109

Look out.

留意, 小心

110

Give me a buzz this evening.
Give me a ring this evening.
Ring my buzz.

今晚打電話給我

111

Take my word for it.

相信我的話

112

I have no choice.

我無可奈何 (別無選擇)

113

Have it your way.

照你自己的想法做

114

For good.
For one and for all.

永遠

115

For good or for ill.

好歹 (不管是好是壞)

116

No hard feelings.

不勉強 (隨便你)

117
118

Like hell I will.

才不做呢

119

Excuse me for a moment.

失陪一下

120

Sorry to bother you.

對不起, 打擾一下 (尚未發生)

121

Sorry to have bothered you.

對不起, 打擾了 (事後)

122

Please do me a favor.

請你幫個忙

123

Please hold your tongue about this.

千萬守秘

124

Just between you and me.

只可你知, 我知

125

Things are really getting tough.

日子越來越難過

126

This is blackmail.

這簡直就是敲詐

127

There is more to it.

事情沒這麼單純

128

There are no strings attached.

沒有附帶條件

129

Stop beating about.
Stop beating around the bush.

別兜圈子講話

130

Cross the bridge when we come to it.

船到橋頭自然直

131

To play it by ear.

即興而為

132

Shame on you.
I'm ashamed of you.

真丟臉

133

I'm beat / bushed / drained / tired / exhausted.

真是累了

134

As fit as a fiddle.

非常愜意, 很舒適

 

 

 

135

Fiddling around / with.
Fooling around / with.
Hanging around / with.

無所事事

136

What a treat.

真是太好

137

Come on.
Come off it.
Give me a break.

饒了我, 放我一馬吧

138

It's a breeze.

容易事一樁

139

To breeze through it.

迅速地做好

140

That's cool.

真漂亮! 真酷!

141

It beats me.
It gets me.

問倒, 考倒我了

142

It's a lost cause.

沒希望

143

Stick with it.
Hang on there.
Don't give up.

別放棄

144

I'm just pulling your leg.

只是逗你的

145

Would I ever.
I would ever so.

非常地 
極為願意

146

under the table

非法交易

147

from the ground up

全部從頭開始

148

for a song

買了便宜貨

149

to pull strings

通過重要人物,在幕后操縱

150

string someone along

為了讓別人替自己做事,而愚弄、蒙蔽他,或是弔他的胃口。

151

to have a foot in both camps

腳踏兩條船

152

food for thought

引人深思的事情

153

fly blind

在沒有外界幫助或者指點的情況下,自己試著去做

154

flat on one's back

臥病在床

155

fix someone's wagon

設法報復別人

156

fits and starts

間歇的,一陣陣的

157

caught in the crossfire

受到兩面夾擊

158

put one's finger on

確切指出

159

have a field day

玩得特別痛快,特別過癮

160

cozy up

為了得到某種好處去巴結別人、討好別人

161

paint oneself into a corner

讓自己陷入困境

162

come to one's senses

恢復理性,醒悟過來

163

come out in the wash

指某件事情會得到圓滿的解決

164

blow hot and cold

不斷改變主意

165

the coast is clear

沒有人阻礙,危險已經過去,可以開始行動

166

like a bull in a china shop

笨手笨腳

167

cash cow

搖錢樹

168

carry the day

一個人、一件事、或是一種意見占據上風

169

trump card

最行之有效的手段

170

can't make heads or tails of

完全搞不明白

171

burn the candle at both ends

蠟燭兩頭燒

172

icing on the cake

錦上添花

173

burn at the stake

極其嚴厲的懲罰

174

brownie Points

做了好事而得到的稱贊、獎賞

175

come down on like a ton of bricks

嚴厲懲罰

176

breathe down someone's neck

對某人盯得特別緊

177

bread and butter

生計,主要收入來源

178

rock bottom

最低點

179

make no bones about

直言不諱

180

bone up

強化學習

181

by the book

循規蹈矩,照章辦事

182

hit below the belt

不公正地、用卑劣的手段攻擊別人

183

a blank check

可以全權處理

184

beyond a Doubt

毫無疑問

185

put one's best foot forward

努力給別人留下一個非常好的第一印象

 

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