诡异却很有趣的常用英语习语，你知多少?

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我们常会遇到很多跟字面意思没有任何关系的英语习语，如果不结合语境，你会觉得难以理解。像like a drowned cat(落汤鸡)、I am all ears (洗耳恭听)、aim high(胸怀大志)等等，你常常很难通过字面进行理解。下面再跟大家分享10个诡异却很有趣的英语习语吧，让英语口语在线学习更接地气。

1. The lights are on but nobody’s home – used to describe a stupid person.

灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。

Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home!

例子：她完全抓不着头绪——脑子笨的像头猪。

2. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included.

除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

例子：为了证明问题是正确的，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。

3. Cute as a Button

如纽扣般可爱——由于特定的原因，如果某物真的很可爱，我们可以将它和纽扣做比较。 cute as a button就是一个习语。

例子：

Example:“Have you seen Erica’s new baby? He’s only a few days old!”

“你见过埃里卡的小孩了吗?他才刚出生不久。”

“No, but everybody is talking about it. They all say he’s just cute as a button.”

“没有，但是每个人都在谈论他，他们都在说他跟纽扣一样可爱。”

4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly.

狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。

Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

5. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen.

除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。

Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!

例子：对的!等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒.斯威夫特的约会邀请。

6. Like Water off a Duck’s Back

这个习语的意思是“no effect on a person”，也就是“对某人不起作用、对牛弹琴”。

Terry never gets upset when he is criticised. It’s like water off a duck’s back. 泰瑞受到批评后一点也不沮丧，就像是对牛弹琴。

7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything.

有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。

Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.

例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。

8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily.

像鱼一样能喝——海量。(喝起酒来不要命)

Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he’s the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!

例子：酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他一直在不停地喝。

9. Use your loaf – use your head, think smart.

用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。

Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!

例子：快来帕克，动动脑子!我知道你能解决的。

10. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet.

放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。

Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.

例子：当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。

英语习语中蕴涵着丰富的文化内涵,具有鲜明的民族特色，它们就像我们中文里面的成语和谚语，有各种典故和灵活运用，让你不认识它之前，有些摸不着头脑。一旦理解，又会觉得很有趣。你还没有其他怪异却很好玩的英语习语一起来分享呢?>>>也许你还想看：托福听力常用俗语