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1. (To) ace (v.) (a test, exam, etc.):很輕松通過考試;ex:"Robert aced his physics exam."
2. All-ears:洗耳恭聽。 ex:"I'm all-ears"
3. All-nighter (n.):刷夜,經(jīng)常和pull一起用;ex:"We pulled an all-nighter in order to finish the project."
4. Around-the-clock:24/7, 24小時(shí)不停歇;ex:"The house was being watched around the clock."
5. B.O.:body odor簡稱;ex:"The woman sitting beside me had really bad B.O."
6. Blow or Bomb:to fail or to be unsuccessful.
7. Blue or Have the Blues:心情憂郁。
8. Buck:一美元。
9. By the skin of your teeth:just barely.
10. Cash (n.):Money. ex:"You got any cash on you?"
11. Cheesy (adj.):Cheap, tacky. ex:"A cheesy pick-up line", "A cheesy song", etc.
12. Chick (n.):Young woman, girl, etc. (有調(diào)笑意味,慎用)
13. Cool (adj.):nice, great, impressive ex:"a cool dress", "a cool guy", "a cool bar"
14. Cop (n.):警察,美劇中經(jīng)常使用; ex:"My brother is a cop."
15. Creep (n.):非常奇怪,令人感覺不舒服的人. ex:"I don't like Tom. He seems like a creep."
16. Couch Potato:一到假期我們都是沙發(fā)上的土豆——天天坐沙發(fā)看電視吃東西的死宅
17. Cram:非常努力地準(zhǔn)備考試。
18. Crash:to go to sleep; or to show up without invitation ex:"Can I crash here tonight?"
19. Drama queen:非常情緒化的人;Someone who thrives on the dramatic. ex:"Betty is such a drama queen!"
20. Down to earth:實(shí)用,簡單
21. Dead:Empty; quiet (形容酒吧,餐廳等) ex:"It's really dead in here tonight"
22. Drive up the wall:激怒某人; "He is driving me up the wall."
Dutch or go Dutch:each person pays for his/her own meal.
23. Give the cold shoulder:ignore.
24. Give a ring:to telephone.
25. Hyped (adj.):極其激動(dòng);ex:"We're all hyped about the concert next weekend."
26. Hang-over:酒后頭疼。

27. Hit the books:study.
28. Hit the road:to leave.
29. Hold your horses:be calm!
30. In no time:Very soon. ex:"Don't worry - We'll be there in no time."
31. Just plain (adj.):Clearly; simply. ex:"He's just plain stupid."
32. Later:"See you later." 簡稱。
33. Lighten up (v.):放輕松一點(diǎn);ex:"You gotta learn to lighten up a bit!"
34. Lemon:a bad buy or purchase.
35. Munchies (n.pl):Chips and other types of junk food. ex:"I picked up some munchies on my way from work."
36. Over:"Over" is often used to emphasize location. ex:"I live over on Orange Street." (I live on Orange Street).
37. Oops!:said after a small mistake.
38. Pig out:吃的過多。
39. Ride shotgun (v.):車上司機(jī)旁邊的位置;ex:"I wanna ride shotgun!"
40. Screw up (v.):犯了錯(cuò)誤,做錯(cuò)事;ex:"I really screwed up my audition."