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。: U {( F$ X8 U
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Hang on to your hat! and Hold on to your hat!, d- F! a8 v3 p8 Q+ t
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!9 R. p$ a0 L8 k2 ^3 F
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talk up$ K1 O# ~& _2 c6 v
1. To speak in favor of; promote: talked the candidate up; talked up the new product.$ E6 J) S7 `! v/ ?$ l9 X* K4 `+ U
2. To speak up in a frank, often insolent manner.
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make off with8 m M. t0 w+ ]% g4 b) P
To snatch or steal: made off with the profits.+ d! z* ~( o! ~
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To pursue one's own intentions without reference to others
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have/keep (one's) fingers crossed4 B t I8 U, ?
To hope for a successful or advantageous outcome.8 G7 P) [; j) p5 U0 J1 |: I9 c
- @# u# ?0 Y4 N on (one's) toes
! Q: X% k: B9 S# D6 N: B- c0 `Ready to act; alert.
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c; Y2 L. A4 vUntil now: To date, only half of those invited have responded.! ~/ c% j) F4 i
4 ?2 y( @, E! j: u) e6 W keep to (oneself)
2 {# h2 Y) u; H$ Q5 ^/ y1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.: L I8 S2 o% |# L' d! ?
2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.3 z2 P( E- P4 c- m7 e) q$ N8 _6 D
# ~, L; k l- J take issue5 t( r+ B& |, {* i- `% d
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fill in
* k' g4 k% d7 m0 x1 l1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there. Would you fill me in?
% |8 u% s. K# q* K, ]2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
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+ Z8 ]& m0 n4 N ring a bell Informal
& j8 ?" A' B- s) I& [) A. M( S! hTo arouse an often indistinct memory.3 B" Z/ z8 r s- d
3 f0 k/ d( G8 V# p- y0 Z4 k$ J in no time
5 N4 S2 Z# d) G& S8 j7 d8 }Almost instantly; immediately.; X3 X- u, j6 a2 R' F- H& N5 n* u
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beat it Slang- g/ X/ I, Q5 D/ Z. @5 g# P
To leave hurriedly.9 q/ T0 @# M& [- b. u
; s. `: ~9 k# |4 [' n1 m' h rough edges $ L) I& f% m- R7 d/ E2 y' C- ^) n6 w
1. if a piece of work or a performance has rough edges, some parts of it are not of very good quality 0 M5 Z3 v( J! _/ ^, f
He's a great footballer, but his game still has a few rough edges.& q8 x" g" {( E4 g3 K8 ~# J
2. if a person has rough edges, they do not always behave well and politely
3 |+ M3 T5 O8 g- d7 r% u& hI knew him before he was successful, and he had a lot of rough edges back then. 2 r1 E% G8 U9 \& e
" h- t' s4 H8 M% {3 Y% e bring someone or something up
+ t1 B) t- p. O3 t6 U& V5 n8 j1. 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 L$ \: [! @: b; i" X/ I% D" l9 h
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!! p- G x0 ~2 Q0 r3 p5 f
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.
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you bet Informal
1 _5 J$ y+ M5 E0 G* kOf course; surely.$ ]7 O0 [1 K7 V1 ~ U4 V; B [
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around/round the clock
; F4 a' O' h! e+ Z/ `5 u/ EThroughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuously.
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to come and sit in the witness box in order to testify The witness was asked to take the stand.
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Not at all: He had a less than favorable view of the matter.
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pull off Informal* Q6 W& O+ z* ]' Y6 P ?) @
To perform in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory.$ N& F6 O% S$ O% q4 d- Z7 \
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make hay while the sun shines & T& F" M9 _" R V4 A% w' C- H
to take full advantage of an opportunity
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9 O( [( x7 M" M write off) ^6 ^. ]( ~ U% J/ Z! s; t: j
1. To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).* o8 \' G7 I: D- o
2. To cancel from accounts as a loss.
* }( R1 j& O# ^$ g3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.4 N' m/ f% ^1 n8 T+ M
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take a fancy to something or someone
. Z( l5 C9 n8 [2 z* |start liking, like, want, be fond of, hanker after, have a partiality for Sylvia took quite a fancy to him.0 t, i* m, N, ]: l1 ?5 g
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lay on6 j( d$ g! k" @) J* e$ M1 L
1. To apply (something) by or as if by spreading onto a flat surface: laid on a thick Southern accent.7 z6 _9 s* u- V* E& O
2. To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange: laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.
# d1 W$ B% l' C5 J3. 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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* n( t$ r( D& u& o% y brush up
3 M( I, n* D" x5 ^: x1. To refresh one's memory.
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out of the blue
: u8 F+ C" B3 ^3 a1. From an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.
3 e1 r I9 c( E) Y5 e- ~2. At a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.: k& I1 z* L& i ]
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