Slang for a very weak beer with “no body”to it, an inferior beer. 英国俚语, 一种酒精浓度很低、味道很淡的蹩脚啤酒。...[继续阅读]

    Twisted in every direction, highly confused. “Just when you think you know that country, somehow its twisted all bally-which-way.”意为“全给歪曲了, 十分困惑不解”。如:“你以为了解那个国家, 然而正当这个时候, 一切都给搞糊涂了。”...[继续阅读]

    Americans would shorten this expression, meaning lacking coordination and skill, to all thumbs. 美国英语缩略为 all thumbs, 意思是缺乏技巧和协调性。...[继续阅读]

    Someone who acts rich or important but has no substance, such as a person who pretends to be a cattle baron, even dressing the part. 装作富人或重要人物, 实际上并不富有或者只是个普通人而已。如有人把自己装作是养牛业的大业主, 连穿着打扮也像个大业主。...[继续阅读]

    Hes brave, not a coward. “I aint ashamed of him. All his bullet holes is in the front of him.”他很勇敢, 不是个懦夫。如:“我并不为他感到羞愧;他是个勇敢的人。”...[继续阅读]

    A policy protecting against all types of risk. An “all-risk”policy in American English. 一种承保各种风险的保单, 美国英语是all-risk policy。...[继续阅读]

    A wrestling match in which there are no holds barred; almost everything is permitted as long as no weapons are used. 在这种摔跤比赛中, 除了不能使用武器, 可以使用其他一切手段, 抓住对方任何部位。...[继续阅读]

    Baloney, bull, etc. This old saying may have originated when a British sailor, looking into a church in an Italian port, heard a beggar praying, “An mihi, beate Martine” (Ah, grant me, Blessed Martin) and later told his shipmates that this was nonsense th...[继续阅读]

    Stop it, thats enough! Stop talking! Enough already is a variation. Both are common expressions influenced by Yiddish speech rhythms. 意为“闭嘴, 够了!别说了!” 另一个表达方式是Enough already。这两个常用短语均受到意第绪语节奏的影响。...[继续阅读]

    A versatile cricket player who is good at all aspects of the game—batting, bowling, and fielding. What Americans would call an all-around player. 板球运动中的多面手, 能当击球手, 又能当投球手, 还能当防守队员。美国英语是an all-round player。...[继续阅读]