She gets an attack of the hiccups.
Friday, March 13, 2020
冧 crush(on)
愛慕的意思。
(俗語) crush (on)
She has a crush on her teacher.
(相關名詞) crushy
I saw my crushy today. She is really gorgeous!
(相關名詞) secret crush 暗戀
Paul has a secret crush on Jane.
(俗語) crush (on)
She has a crush on her teacher.
(相關名詞) crushy
I saw my crushy today. She is really gorgeous!
(相關名詞) secret crush 暗戀
Paul has a secret crush on Jane.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
符碌 a fluke
符碌是指僥倖, 靠運氣的意思。
符碌發音相近英文的 fluke. 而 fluke 在英式桌球運動方面, 是指僥倖地入了球的意思。 符碌很大可能性是由fluke 直接拼音以來。
It is just a fluke that the lost diamond was found.
By fluke, he avoided the accident.
(同義詞) lucky, a piece of luck.
符碌發音相近英文的 fluke. 而 fluke 在英式桌球運動方面, 是指僥倖地入了球的意思。 符碌很大可能性是由fluke 直接拼音以來。
It is just a fluke that the lost diamond was found.
By fluke, he avoided the accident.
(同義詞) lucky, a piece of luck.
祕撈 moonlight
秘撈, 指瞞著僱主, 從事兼職的意思。
(動詞) moonlight
(名詞) moonlighter
Besides the full time job, she moonlights as a waitress at weekends.
(動詞) moonlight
(名詞) moonlighter
Besides the full time job, she moonlights as a waitress at weekends.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
逼埋牆角 corner
The animal will be dangerous when cornered.
Don't corner him. He will destroy you guys at all costs.
Don't corner him. He will destroy you guys at all costs.
好眼利 sharp-eyed
Shortly after publication of the draft of the contract, the sharp-eyed lawyer spotted the unfair clause.
孤寒鬼 守財奴 scrooge/miser
Scrooge is "a person who is very unwilling to spend money" Oxford Learner's Dictionary.
References:
"The novels of Charles Dickens have contributed more than a dozen words that found their way into everyday language. Scrooge, the chief character from A Christmas Carol, is perhaps the best-known of them all. Like the character, a scrooge is a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending. Scrooges keep a tight hold on every penny, even if they’re rich. You can also call a scrooge a miser or skinflint. Someone generous is the opposite of a scrooge'. Vocabulary.com
References:
"The novels of Charles Dickens have contributed more than a dozen words that found their way into everyday language. Scrooge, the chief character from A Christmas Carol, is perhaps the best-known of them all. Like the character, a scrooge is a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending. Scrooges keep a tight hold on every penny, even if they’re rich. You can also call a scrooge a miser or skinflint. Someone generous is the opposite of a scrooge'. Vocabulary.com
孤寒 stingy
Don't be stingy with cream when making cakes!
The billionaire was criticised for being stingy with the donation.
(同義詞) miserly, mean
The billionaire was criticised for being stingy with the donation.
(同義詞) miserly, mean
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
卸膊 dodge responsibility
規避責任, 推卸責任的意思。
我認為 dodge responsibility 充分表達到廣東話推卸責任於其他人的含義。
"There's undoubtedly some truth to that, but it also sounds too much like Sanders dodging responsibility for not doing more to expand his support" says Salon.
(同義詞) shirk responsibility
(成語) pass the buck
References:
"pass the buck to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with
推卸責任
She's always trying to pass the buck and I'm sick of it!"Cambridge Dictionary
"Poker became very popular in America during the second half of the 19th century. Players were highly suspicious of cheating or any form of bias and there's considerable folklore depicting gunslingers in shoot-outs based on accusations of dirty dealing. In order to avoid unfairness the deal changed hands during sessions. The person who was next in line to deal would be given a marker. This was often a knife, and knives often had handles made of buck's horn - hence the marker becoming known as a buck. When the dealer's turn was done he 'passed the buck'.
Silver dollars were later used as markers and some have speculated that this is the origin of the use of buck as a slang term for dollar, although there's no real evidence to support that.
The earliest citation that I can find of the literal use of the phrase in print is from the Weekly New Mexican, July 1865:
They draw at the commissary, and at poker after they have passed the 'buck'."
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pass-the-buck.html
我認為 dodge responsibility 充分表達到廣東話推卸責任於其他人的含義。
"There's undoubtedly some truth to that, but it also sounds too much like Sanders dodging responsibility for not doing more to expand his support" says Salon.
(同義詞) shirk responsibility
(成語) pass the buck
References:
"pass the buck to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with
推卸責任
She's always trying to pass the buck and I'm sick of it!"Cambridge Dictionary
"Poker became very popular in America during the second half of the 19th century. Players were highly suspicious of cheating or any form of bias and there's considerable folklore depicting gunslingers in shoot-outs based on accusations of dirty dealing. In order to avoid unfairness the deal changed hands during sessions. The person who was next in line to deal would be given a marker. This was often a knife, and knives often had handles made of buck's horn - hence the marker becoming known as a buck. When the dealer's turn was done he 'passed the buck'.
Silver dollars were later used as markers and some have speculated that this is the origin of the use of buck as a slang term for dollar, although there's no real evidence to support that.
The earliest citation that I can find of the literal use of the phrase in print is from the Weekly New Mexican, July 1865:
They draw at the commissary, and at poker after they have passed the 'buck'."
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pass-the-buck.html
濕濕碎啦 It's no big deal /not a big deal
"Thank you for your help, Tom!" says Mary
" (It's) no big deal!", responds Tom
" (It's) no big deal!", responds Tom
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