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。' v/ J4 b8 I* D+ u
% B3 s8 e+ ?3 X1 F$ H Hang on to your hat! and Hold on to your hat!7 ^7 W. h% Y! z) k
Fig. 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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talk up* u5 _: ]/ j4 x+ f2 E! T' r
1. To speak in favor of; promote: talked the candidate up; talked up the new product.
3 \0 z0 G6 e6 L+ ?- A3 ?2. To speak up in a frank, often insolent manner.! T1 T, c6 b+ t
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make off with1 n3 ~& ?) I8 A; z
To snatch or steal: made off with the profits.8 ~ \4 I `: A, R6 ~
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suit oneself / h* y& Q' y+ Y4 a! Z
To pursue one's own intentions without reference to others
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have/keep (one's) fingers crossed
( {* M3 n6 w( i1 QTo hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.: M- J; R" s4 ~/ Y% y) i3 u4 o, O
$ i) g+ H3 h: d; S on (one's) toes
$ P$ L8 t' _0 U) Z% K% tReady to act; alert.; p3 t" t5 D8 y/ v! D
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to date
3 j# n! k4 y" q$ GUntil now: To date, only half of those invited have responded.
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1 B+ k/ S0 T0 _! }8 H) _2 z keep to (oneself)
P! ] ?& q' c7 F1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.# r9 b- e0 p* @" |* N
2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.
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take issue- E( c6 F) ^: d" Q* U
To take an opposing point of view; disagree.
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fill in
8 A8 @1 i( z8 T. A, t! c6 C1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there. Would you fill me in?; y3 p% O0 G" T7 G4 d
2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.5 ]( {' R2 @/ y2 B1 f
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ring a bell Informal: L+ I: c- [! I/ L' X* j
To arouse an often indistinct memory.8 ]( C _) \9 L$ Y3 ]) J7 _" c
" u3 a. }( l- t% g4 i# L in no time
. V4 U2 f( m3 w/ V% n, |Almost instantly; immediately.# v l& }* h9 S; \# U M
, l% q. w' d/ \ beat it Slang
: c. C3 Q2 M1 L+ G, M. ]0 kTo leave hurriedly.
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1 r6 V) Z+ w+ u& t. [& C rough edges 3 ]9 c7 o1 }& b) t
1. if a piece of work or a performance has rough edges, some parts of it are not of very good quality 6 u! s7 n- z8 P7 z
He's a great footballer, but his game still has a few rough edges.! s* F( A& a' z
2. if a person has rough edges, they do not always behave well and politely
+ C4 \ t8 Q6 {4 j6 h& Y' aI knew him before he was successful, and he had a lot of rough edges back then. ) f% n4 _4 g u7 O! ]) O7 q1 o1 t
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bring someone or something up
; B! L8 L; D& Q* E5 y, i3 h1. 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?
. u5 U# d2 @- H6 U2. 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!
) W6 O5 b5 |5 G" T! Y; n' Q3. 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.8 Y* ^4 a( ~ r! A/ O6 x0 k
0 f5 H/ N0 V0 W b& K you bet Informal
$ `8 O7 r X1 I0 l) t6 WOf course; surely.
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around/round the clock9 {7 X1 N5 S! j4 }0 J# D: Q$ K
Throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously.
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^( X5 n! s; x- v0 } take the stand
4 g) f+ O+ k8 Qto come and sit in the witness box in order to testify The witness was asked to take the stand.
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less than
( {2 H U- F* e9 Z+ sNot at all: He had a less than favorable view of the matter. _1 }/ ~+ Q4 l( ?4 d
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pull off Informal
2 h9 F( Y0 f6 F2 t- ?; fTo perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.
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" u. z h0 }3 w9 R+ S! A! n make hay while the sun shines ' G F( }' ?3 [' r7 M1 d7 |" t4 O
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3 \! i& B V. q* R write off
5 e+ U0 _9 J8 a( m# e- R! O. ~1. To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).
3 q( B6 V( O) w1 B) `6 \& m7 M2. To cancel from accounts as a loss.& w s/ Q4 Y" y9 Y" ?- X
3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.1 J9 C6 w3 _3 g' K! b
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take a fancy to something or someone
2 a7 D* Q! K1 k+ G$ w% Nstart liking, like, want, be fond of, hanker after, have a partiality for Sylvia took quite a fancy to him.2 q( i- Y/ L2 ]& p8 u6 W/ P# M
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lay on
$ H9 p2 U: e7 ]1. To apply (something) by or as if by spreading onto a flat surface: laid on a thick Southern accent.7 h; k. \6 c" Y" E5 v5 [
2. To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange: laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.
" u, B, k8 k+ T- ?# D7 {2 H! G' L3. 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).
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brush up
- k% c9 w2 i# g1. To refresh one's memory./ c, H/ _2 }# a) X2 D d
2. To renew a skill.6 y) m* m, S" `$ M; S; Y7 g) C8 A V
; H' H# ~: C. o: c* U O# j out of the blue6 v1 u; N5 V( ]( O
1. From an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.. _4 q; h3 V, }$ [
2. At a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.; @1 J5 P7 b5 ^! v, w
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