神马文学网与水果蔬菜相关的英语俚语
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Apple 苹果
1.apple of one"s eye （ to be the ）:to be one"s favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物
eg. She is the apple of her father"s eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。
2.Big Apple （the）:New York 大苹果城「即纽约」
eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。
3.comepare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.
比较两个无法相比的事物
eg. That"s ridiculous.Now you"re comparing apples and oranges .
真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。
4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?”
*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。
Banana（香蕉）
1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的
eg. That guuy"s bananas!那家伙真是疯了！
*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱
eg. I"m so bored I"m going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。
2.to become wild with anger狂怒，气得发疯
eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。
3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice第二选择，次要人物
eg. I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。
4.top banana:main boss领袖，头头，大老板
eg. He"s （the） top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。
Bean （豆）
1.bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋
eg. He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
2.beans about sth. （not to know）:not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通
eg. I don"t know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。
*注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。
3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市」
*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。
Beet（甜菜）
1.beet red （to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]脸红
eg. She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。
2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘蓝菜）
3.cabbage:money钱，金钱
*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。
carrot（胡萝卜）
carrot in front of someone （to danglea）
ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票[以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人]
eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we "ll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he"s just dangling a carrot in front of me.
老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）
cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的]开花耳朵
eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。
Cherry（樱桃）
bowl of cherries （to be a ）:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的
eg. Life isn"t always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。
Corn （谷物；谷粒）
“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！”
*注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。
corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧
eg. What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！
adj.melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的
eg. That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了！
cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的
eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？
cucumber（黄瓜，胡瓜）
cool as a cucumber （to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如
eg. Although he"s guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。
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1.apple of one"s eye （ to be the ）:to be one"s favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物
eg. She is the apple of her father"s eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。
2.Big Apple （the）:New York 大苹果城「即纽约」
eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。
3.comepare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.
比较两个无法相比的事物
eg. That"s ridiculous.Now you"re comparing apples and oranges .
真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。
4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?”
*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。
Banana（香蕉）
1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的
eg. That guuy"s bananas!那家伙真是疯了！
*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱
eg. I"m so bored I"m going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。
2.to become wild with anger狂怒，气得发疯
eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。
3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice第二选择，次要人物
eg. I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。
4.top banana:main boss领袖，头头，大老板
eg. He"s （the） top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。
Bean （豆）
1.bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋
eg. He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
2.beans about sth. （not to know）:not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通
eg. I don"t know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。
*注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。
3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市」
*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。
Beet（甜菜）
1.beet red （to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]脸红
eg. She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。
2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘蓝菜）
3.cabbage:money钱，金钱
*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。
carrot（胡萝卜）
carrot in front of someone （to danglea）
ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票[以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人]
eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we "ll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he"s just dangling a carrot in front of me.
老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）
cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的]开花耳朵
eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。
Cherry（樱桃）
bowl of cherries （to be a ）:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的
eg. Life isn"t always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。
Corn （谷物；谷粒）
“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！”
*注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。
corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧
eg. What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！
adj.melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的
eg. That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了！
cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的
eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？
cucumber（黄瓜，胡瓜）
cool as a cucumber （to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如
eg. Although he"s guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。
[责任编辑：judycai]