1. can't stand...
I can't stand his disgusting behaviour.
She can't stand her baby's constant cry.
2. succumb
succumb to temptation
References:
"succumb - to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat 屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗" Cambridge Dictionary.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
五時花六時變 fickle
fickle (adjective)
e.g. Jane is so fickle. She changes her mind so much.
(同義詞) capricious
e.g. Jane is so fickle. She changes her mind so much.
(同義詞) capricious
Monday, April 13, 2020
冇手尾 does not have the habit of putting something back where they belong
e.g. 佢好冇手尾! He/he does not have (He/She is the person without) the habit of putting something back where they belong to !
喂! 你要有啲首尾喎! 😡 Put it back where it belongs!
好多時覺得 廣東話俗語 不能夠用對等的對等的, 或者三言兩語的英文 就可以完全到表達 最近遇到"冇手尾" 這個俗語 暫時只能夠 找到較長的句子來表達, 如果閣下有更好, 更短的Idiom 或者phrasal verb, 懇請留言給我們, 讓我們好好學習和交流🙏🙏
喂! 你要有啲首尾喎! 😡 Put it back where it belongs!
好多時覺得 廣東話俗語 不能夠用對等的對等的, 或者三言兩語的英文 就可以完全到表達 最近遇到"冇手尾" 這個俗語 暫時只能夠 找到較長的句子來表達, 如果閣下有更好, 更短的Idiom 或者phrasal verb, 懇請留言給我們, 讓我們好好學習和交流🙏🙏
Sunday, March 29, 2020
兩手準備 have plan B
兩手準備英文有好多種講法(看下), 但我始終覺得 plan B 容易記和貼切.
e.g. I suggest you guys should have plan B if this.....does not work!
(同義詞)
have a contingency plan
have another string to one's/your bow
prepare oneself for both eventualities
e.g. I suggest you guys should have plan B if this.....does not work!
(同義詞)
have a contingency plan
have another string to one's/your bow
prepare oneself for both eventualities
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
吹水 (一) chit-chat
吹水有幾個意思 第一個閑談, 聊天的意思
e.g. Let's go to the cafe and chit-chat.
(同義詞)
e.g. Let's go to the cafe and chit-chat.
(同義詞)
- pass the time of day
- (美式) shoot the breeze
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020
炒作 hype
"炒作" 是指將把某事或人物 通過媒體做反復或者大肆的宣傳, 令到大眾注意的意思。
(名詞)(動詞) hype
e.g. The actress was seen to have dinner with a married man and blamed the news media for hyping the normal meeting.
(名詞)(動詞) hype
e.g. The actress was seen to have dinner with a married man and blamed the news media for hyping the normal meeting.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
跑數 meet the sales quote
e.g. It is said that being real estate agents in HK are hard because the jobs demand ruthlessly to meet the sales quote.
挖角 poach
e.g. Melinda was poached by the competitor of her former employer.
References:
"[transitive, intransitive] poach (somebody/something) (from somebody/something) to take and use someone or something that belongs to someone or something else, especially in a secret, dishonest, or unfair way The company poached the contract from their main rivals". oxford Learners Dictionary
References:
"[transitive, intransitive] poach (somebody/something) (from somebody/something) to take and use someone or something that belongs to someone or something else, especially in a secret, dishonest, or unfair way The company poached the contract from their main rivals". oxford Learners Dictionary
Monday, March 16, 2020
變態佬 pervert
e.g. The pervert was arrested by an undercover cop.
(形容詞) 變態 pervy
e.g. "A pervy guy tried to put a camera in the women's changing rooms" Cambridge Dictionary.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
核突 gross/fugly
1. 令人噁心的 gross/fugly
"Oh, gross!" she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates" Cambridge Dictionary.
2. 非常醜陋樣貌的 fugly (fucking + ugly)
She was fugly when she was a little girl. But now she is a pretty woman.
"Oh, gross!" she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates" Cambridge Dictionary.
2. 非常醜陋樣貌的 fugly (fucking + ugly)
She was fugly when she was a little girl. But now she is a pretty woman.
Friday, March 13, 2020
垃垃雜雜 motley
垃垃雜雜, 是指混雜, 不同種類的意思。
(形容詞) motley
根據報告, 嗰隊管理團隊只係烏合之眾。
According to the review, the management team is just a motley crew.
(形容詞) motley
根據報告, 嗰隊管理團隊只係烏合之眾。
According to the review, the management team is just a motley crew.
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