「go bananas」跟香蕉無關?「食物」的5個實用英文俚語!

編輯/蕭譯婷

「go bananas」在英文中有發瘋的意思、「a piece of cake」則是用來形容輕而易舉的事……你知道還有哪些跟「食物」有關的俚語嗎?

Learn British English Free的講師Chris提出了五個與「食物」有關的俚語,包括牛肉、牛奶、香蕉、起司和紅蘿蔔。除了背下這些食物的英文單字之外,當然還要學學延伸用法!

1. Cheesy

(adj.) 老套的、俗氣的
e.g. cheesy chat-up line 老套的調情用語 ; cheesy music 俗氣的音樂

2. Go bananas

= go crazy 發瘋、發怒
e.g. She went bananas when her husband told her how much the car cost.
當她老公告訴她那台車有多貴,她氣炸了!

3. Carrot

(n.) = motivational tool 酬報、誘因
e.g. To get your employees to put in more effort, you need to offer some form of carrot.
要讓你的員工更努力工作的話,你必須給他們一些誘因。

4. Milk something

(phrasal verb) = to exaggerate something for extra praise or sympathy
誇大某事以換取同情或獎勵
e.g. The football player milked his injury. 那位足球選手誇大了他的傷勢。
e.g. He did a good job but how long’s he going to milk that for? 他的確做得很好,但他到底打算以此邀功多久?

5. Beef

(noun) = problem 問題
e.g. What’s your beef? 你的問題是甚麼?

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