“打小报告”,表示暗地里向领导或上级等反映他人的问题,含贬义。与英文口语中的“sneak on somebody”意思相近,表示“tell someone... [查看全文]
每逢期中期末,大学校园里的图书馆、自习室就有人满为患、“一座难求”的趋势,有高校常因不合理“占座”而引发学生纠纷。占座,就是“占... [查看全文]
公共场所中经常会出现一些标识,用来提醒无关人员不要进入,如“闲人免进、闲人止步或非公莫入”,可以翻译为“staff/employees only或no... [查看全文]
中国人常说:“做事要有始有终”。“有始有终”,汉语成语,字面意思是有开头也有收尾(have a beginning and an end),比喻做事能... [查看全文]
“心血来潮”,汉语成语,形容一时冲动,忽然起了某个念头。可以翻译为"be prompted by a sudden impulse; be seized by a whim... [查看全文]
“一问三不知”,指怎么问都不知道(say "I don't know" to every question),很糊涂或很无知。可以翻译为“be entirely ignoran... [查看全文]
双十一购物节(Singles Day shopping carnival)将至,不少网友已经摩拳擦掌,准备血拼一场。不过剁手党(shopaholic; big spender)... [查看全文]
white sandy beaches 白色沙滩 trunks for boys and men 男士泳裤 facekini 脸基尼 bikini 比基尼 tankini... [查看全文]
moon away 虚度时光 over the moon 欣喜若狂 moon-faced 圆脸的 moonhead 笨蛋;傻瓜 moonstruck 发狂的, ... [查看全文]
1 SPICE THINGS UP 增添情趣 You've probably guessed by now that to spice things up means to make them mor... [查看全文]