南希系列我玩了十部，1-3，15-21。18是我玩的第一部也是最喜欢的一部，乘假期重玩了一次，主要把里面的英语全部弄清楚了。顺手收集了里面的一些俚语。
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Hang on to your hat! and Hold on to your hat!
, ]# j6 u" q/ z, j( p. A0 E0 {% O$ Z; nFig. Get ready for what's coming!; Here comes a big shock! There is a rough road ahead. Hang on to your hat! Here we go! Hold on to your hat!
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4 u- i1 g9 E; ]- O( C talk up
* k$ @) n- m2 P( R$ b1. To speak in favor of; promote: talked the candidate up; talked up the new product.
: a+ y6 P0 a4 z8 Q* A1 ~2. To speak up in a frank, often insolent manner.
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: h, J8 i2 i' _/ I- X* U' y make off with
- k/ I2 ~; [% H& A' ITo snatch or steal: made off with the profits.
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D3 `# K5 j6 P- S/ u9 w8 {$ R: } suit oneself 4 B% Z0 X7 v, ] b* i
To pursue one's own intentions without reference to others
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( _2 T1 ~. s+ q) m V2 e have/keep (one's) fingers crossed
4 G- J% S" E0 l# Y0 FTo hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.+ S8 }1 O2 v# e
- g4 P9 V# t3 H& T: } on (one's) toes V$ T: j. Y! ~% ?
Ready to act; alert.
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to date
J3 u/ H w' F: _& w. W. Y8 z3 S6 EUntil now: To date, only half of those invited have responded.
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keep to (oneself)
" j3 \7 H. u4 h8 P. b s1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.
% F( b6 P/ u- |& q3 J2 R1 }2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.3 x+ ^ g7 t* D. e5 U+ i0 }
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take issue
' q1 q# ]4 N a7 L/ Y$ T# H8 n; q$ KTo take an opposing point of view; disagree.
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9 |; p3 R2 ]- T# i& o' s fill in, z- \8 v5 {: {! ~6 ? J4 l
1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there. Would you fill me in?
8 k" x5 ^( C/ ]4 ^9 _! B2 \) ~2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
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ring a bell Informal. E% @. t& C+ O: z
To arouse an often indistinct memory.
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Almost instantly; immediately.
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0 ]& `* k/ N3 d8 q! P3 h beat it Slang- l. d2 d* H( D5 M
To leave hurriedly.
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rough edges 0 o1 }5 D4 w. _2 w; O9 m% N
1. if a piece of work or a performance has rough edges, some parts of it are not of very good quality D- d1 s4 R# M- `
He's a great footballer, but his game still has a few rough edges.
% H2 N8 O( p, B. l* P6 j z2. if a person has rough edges, they do not always behave well and politely
7 d$ T* m: G% M" B3 hI knew him before he was successful, and he had a lot of rough edges back then. # ?7 |; x" b0 E6 _3 j+ W
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bring someone or something up
n1 L. i/ G9 S* r$ \, b1. Lit. to cause someone or something to go up with one from a lower place to a higher place. We brought them up and let them view the city from the balcony. Why did you bring up Tom? Wasn't he comfortable down there?
4 [1 y" i6 S, f! F) ^2. Fig. to mention someone or something. Why did you have to bring that up? Why did you bring up Walter? I hate talking about him!# F+ H+ X9 b, a! g
3. Fig. to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood. We brought the dog up from a pup. We brought up the puppies carefully and sold them for a good profit.* F, O7 k1 _9 `8 t- Z
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you bet Informal3 q$ z4 H8 t2 s" r% Q
Of course; surely.5 `1 H6 h# \8 ]9 u+ J; l
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around/round the clock: c i x% W& e0 S& ]: B/ z
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take the stand: B+ T* b! a) X0 b3 M
to come and sit in the witness box in order to testify The witness was asked to take the stand.$ ~6 w, j4 b+ _! v
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! Z ]# @0 L) _- i7 U5 [Not at all: He had a less than favorable view of the matter." j8 C. r$ Q5 p. H/ D: H$ P
7 X W7 U; N9 N @5 h+ u pull off Informal
. y: E, F! o9 O# Y7 L* e7 U& aTo perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.
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make hay while the sun shines ( L4 ~2 @4 M0 O' F6 Z
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write off
. D Q! X2 Y2 D6 _3 S) a1. To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).2 S7 O9 T4 _! f) \
2. To cancel from accounts as a loss.
6 y1 Y, v$ Q- V% N( w+ P3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.1 p+ q* B: Q9 L# Y. o8 S8 v
, K: p! ~. l4 R4 w8 R take a fancy to something or someone
" J8 s0 R4 f& Y: ?0 T$ Ustart liking, like, want, be fond of, hanker after, have a partiality for Sylvia took quite a fancy to him.
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lay on
& H) w% L; M2 k" N& V4 j) l1. To apply (something) by or as if by spreading onto a flat surface: laid on a thick Southern accent.
5 O9 I( U1 h$ C2 C2. To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange: laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.' ?3 J2 {8 f6 |6 r0 I7 K
3. Slang To present or reveal to; confront with: "went around talking to people about anything until he could lay his standard question on them" (John Vinocur).+ t- r4 I+ t" O: J
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brush up
. u% E2 L$ ?3 }. Q; }1. To refresh one's memory.
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1. From an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.
, s2 r* [3 @$ f) F2 z6 A) J# O6 t2. At a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.
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