Top banana(頂頭上司)有趣的英語習語之《英語idioms食物篇》
和中文的成語、諺語等習語一樣,英文中也有眾多的idioms,如果望文生義,可能就會產生溝通障礙或鬧笑話。
下面小編就和大家分享15個英語中“與食物(food)相關的習語(idioms)”:
Top banana:The chief person in a group.
小編譯:頂頭上司
Second banana:someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role.
小編譯:配角、替補。
Big cheese:an important and influential person.
小編譯:重要人物
Bad apple:one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group,a troublemaker.
小編譯:壞傢伙、搗蛋鬼、惹是生非者。
Eggs in one basket:to make everything dependent on only one thing, etc.
小編譯:孤注一擲
Good egg / Bad egg:a good / bad person
小編譯:好人/壞人
Couch potato:a lazy individual, addicted to television-watching.
小編譯:電視迷
Tough nut to crack:a problem that is challenging to solve.
小編譯:棘手問題
The icing on the cake:An additional benefit to something already good.
小編譯:錦上添花
Piece of cake:Something easily accomplished.
小編譯:小菜一碟
Spill the beans:to give away a secret or a surprise.
小編譯:洩露祕密、露餡兒。
Sour grapes:disparagement of something that is unattainable.
小編譯:吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸
Cool as a cucumber:extremelycalm,imperturbable.
小編譯:泰然自若
Sugar daddy:A wealthy, usually older man who gives money or gifts to a younger person in return for sexual favors or companionship.
小編譯:好色闊佬
Salt of the earth:an individual or group considered to embody the noblest human qualities.
小編譯:中堅力量
小編期待大家的補充和指教!有意思的 idioms 學起來~~~