最近再做一系列的英文小教室,每天都會po文,還沒追蹤粉絲團的趕快追蹤唷
今天要介紹的主題蠻可愛的
英文裡面有很多跟「魚 🐟」有關的俚語
其中蠻多跟中文也蠻像的,像是金魚腦、如魚得水的相反
一起來學八種有關 fish 的俚語吧
smell fishy (adj.) 事有蹊蹺,怪怪的,可疑的
If a situation or an explanation smells fishy,
it causes you to think that someone is being dishonest.
例句: Don’t sign the contract. Something seems a bit fishy about it.
to have a memory of a goldfish (phr.) 記性很差,容易忘東忘西
If someone has a memory of a goldfish,
it means he has a very poor memory and forgets things quickly.
例句: He’s always forgetting our wedding anniversary. I swear he has the memory of a goldfish!
there are plenty more/of fish in the sea
還有很多合適的人或機會,天涯何處無芳草,何必單戀一枝花 (英文是單戀一隻魚)
used to tell someone whose relationship has ended
that there are many other people that they could have a relationship with
例句: Don't cry over Pierre - there are plenty more fish in the sea!
to be hooked on sth (v.) 沈迷於 (通常指毒品) 或迷上一種嗜好
1. Unable to stop taking a drug, be addicted to a drug or something similar.
2. To be very enthusiastic about something
hook 就是釣魚使用的鉤子,被勾到了表示離不開了,延伸成為沈迷的意思
例句: She got hooked on cocaine and couldn't stop using it!
I've got hooked on the feeling of falling in love with you.
like a fish out of water (phr.) 如魚離水,在陌生的環境不自在
to feel awkward because you are in a situation
that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you
例句: I feel like a fish out of water when invited to a party where nobody knows me.
be a big fish in a small pond (phr.) 指有很大影響力的人但僅限在小範圍內
to have a lot of influence only over a small area
例句: Sandy has been an operation manager in this company for over 25 years, but I think she's only a fish in a big pond.
to drink like a fish (v.) 豪飲,飲酒過度
to drink too much alcohol
例句: After Jessie was dumped by her boyfriend, she drank like a fish every day.
to have bigger/other fish to fry (phr.) 有更重要的事情要做
to have something more important to do
例句: I'd like to go to the party but I've got other fish to fry tonight.
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