【英文俚語】10個常用英國俚語


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Are you up for a drink? 當你在國外,朋友這樣問你時,你會怎麼回答呢?如果連問題都聽不懂,那就尷尬了,快來跟Lucy學學10個英國常用的俚語或片語吧!

1. to fancy 喜歡某人/想要做某事

I noticed that you kept eyeing him. Do you fancy him? 我發現你一直偷看他,是不是喜歡他啊?
I really fancy fish and chips tonight. 我今晚很想吃炸魚跟薯條。

2. to dob sb in 告狀

I can’t believe Eva dobbed me in to the teacher for skipping class yesterday! 我不敢相信Eva竟然跑去跟老師打小報告說我昨天蹺課!

3. to chat sb up 調情/說服(較少用)

Wow, you pay me a lot of compliments tonight. Are you trying to chat me up? 你今晚怎麼一直稱讚我,是對我有意思嗎?

The bouncer won’t let us in. Maybe you should go and try to chat him up. 夜店門口的保鑣不讓我們進去,或許你可以試著說服他。

4. to be up for sth 想做什麼事

We are going ice skating tonight. If you’re up for it, you can come. 我們今晚要去溜冰,如果你想要的話,可以一起來。

5. to pop somewhere 突然出現一下又消失

I’m just going to pop to the shop. Do you want anything? 我要去買個東西,你有需要什麼嗎?

6. to go on about 一直滔滔不絕的說(通常為負面意思)

What’s she going on about again? 她又在那篇長篇大論什麼了?
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7. to faff around (faff) 拖延、耍廢/表現的很像神經病

Are you faffing around again? 你又在耍廢了嗎?

Stop faffing! 不要再裝瘋了!

8. to scoff 狼吞虎嚥

I scoffed my dinner and went up for seconds. 我狼吞虎嚥的將盤子清空,又再去盛了一盤。

9. to crack on with 快速開始/調情(較新的定義、不正式)

Let’s crack on with the lesson. 我們趕緊進入主題吧。

10. to skive (off) 早退、蹺課/班

I’m going to skive off this last lesson because the teacher just reads off the slides. 我要蹺掉最後一堂課,因為老師也只是照著投影片唸。