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16个关于蔬菜的英语俚语

下面是小编整理的一些关于蔬菜的英语俚语， 希望对大家的英语学习有帮助。

be “full of beans” is to talk nonsense, and to “not know beans” is to

be ignorant or uninformed.

“full of beans”指所讲内容毫无意义，“not know beans”表示无知或缺乏常识。

be “not worth a hill of beans” is to be worthless.

毫无价值，微不足道。

“spill the beans” is to tell a secret.

泄露秘密。

“dangle a carrot” before someone is to encourage them with an

incentive.

在某人面前吊一个胡萝卜是指刺激，鼓励某人，吊某人胃口。

carrot in “carrot and stick” is an incentive or reward. (The stick is the

punishment.)

在大棒与胡萝卜(软硬兼施)中，carrot指奖励刺激，stick是惩罚措施。

6.A “carrot top” is a red-haired person.

红头发的人。

e “as cool as a cucumber” is very self-possessed under pressure.

在压力下仍然保持自我，泰然自若。(冷静沉着;镇静勇敢)

“pass an olive branch” is to make peaceful or reconciliatory overtures.

抛橄榄枝，指倾向和平或和解的提议。

9.A “pea-brained” person is stupid.

愚蠢的人。(头脑简单如豌豆)

or something else very dense can be described as being “as thick as

pea soup.”

雾或其它很浓密的东西可以描述为as thick as pea soup，像豌豆汤一样浓。

be “like two peas in a pod” is to be very close with or similar to

someone.

长得很像或走的很近。

be “in a pickle” is to experience complication.

处境困难或尴尬。

13.A “couch potato” is someone who spends an excessive amount of time

seated watching television or playing video games. “couch potato”

指花大量时间坐着看电视或玩电玩。

14.A “hot potato” is a controversial or difficult issue, but to “drop (someone

or something) like a hot potato” is to abandon the person or thing.

难题，棘手的问题，drop (someone or something) like a hot potato指放弃像个

烫手山芋的人或事。

ing that is “small potatoes” is insignificant.

不重要的事。

16.“Salad days” refers to the youthful period of one’s life.

青葱岁月。