An abbreviation of advertisement; ad in America. advertisement 一词的缩略语, 美国英语中该词的缩略语是ad。...[继续阅读]

    An exclamation of great surprise used by older Scottish speakers. The terms origins are unknown. 表示极度惊讶的感叹语, 在苏格兰老一辈人中使用。出处不详。...[继续阅读]

    Airplane. The British aerodome means an airfield or airport. “飞机”的英国英语和澳大利亚英语拼法。英国英语中aerodome是指“飞机场”。...[继续阅读]

    A humorous term used by both whites and blacks that refers to being late, not on time. 幽默用语, 意思是“迟到, 不准时”, 白人和黑人都用。...[继续阅读]

    Dessert, the last course of lunch or dinner. 午饭或晚饭最后上的一道甜点心。...[继续阅读]

    A common exclamation, meaning oh or ah. “Ag, man, all I want is another chance——I know I can do it.” From the Dutch ach. 一个常用的感叹词, 相当于oh 或 ah。如:“哎哟, 老兄!只要再给我一次机会。我知道我能行。” 源自荷兰语ach。...[继续阅读]

    Combination of aggravate and provoke. William Faulkner himself used this Southern slang, which means “to incite or provoke.”此词为aggravate和provoke两词合并而成。威廉·福克纳本人就使用过这个南方俚语, 意为“煽动, 鼓动”。...[继续阅读]

    Awry, off to one side, wrong. American mountain folk used this word in the same sense, as in “Jakes gone agley since he got in with those boys, ”or “That shed is all agley.”意为“倾斜, 倒向一边”, 此词也有“错”的意思。美国山民也用此词, 意义相同。如:“自从杰...[继续阅读]

    A tabloid lonely hearts columnist who answers questions from readers. 小报上往往有求友、求婚的专栏, 主持这个专栏并负责回答读者来信的人。...[继续阅读]

    A state or county fair——that is, an exhibition of farm goods accompanied by competitions and entertainment. 某一地区或乡村的集市, 会上有农产品展览, 还有比赛和文娱演出等。...[继续阅读]