11. Damp Squib 失败,落空
More of an usual term, a damp squib in British slang terms refers to something which fails on all accounts.
这是一个常见的术语,在英式俚语中damp squib是指某事在每个方面都不成功。
For example, The party was a bit of a damp squib because only Richard turned up.
比如,因为理查德的出现,这个聚会有点失败。
12. All to Pot 惨败
Slightly more of an outdated1 version, this British slang term is still used, and its meaning remains2 relevant today. All to pot refers to a situation going out of your control and failing miserably3.
这个英式俚语稍微有一点过时,但今天仍然在用中,它的意思在今天还是很有意义的。All to pot指一种状况不受控制,从而陷入惨败。
For example, The birthday party went all to pot when the clown turned up drunk and everyone was sick from that cheap barbecue stuff.
|比如,醉酒小丑的出现与让人感到恶心的烧烤使这场过生日聚会很失败。
13. The Bees Knees 最受看重
The bees knees a rather lovely term used to describe someone or something you think the world of.
The bees knees 这是一个很可爱的短语用来描述你极其重视的人或事。
For example, She thinks Barrys the bees knees.
比如,她觉得巴力是最棒的。
14. Chunder 呕吐
Meaning to vomit4 or to be sick, chunder is almost always used in correlation5 with drunken nights, or being hugely ill and sick.
Chunder表示呕吐或者恶心,既能够指宿醉呕吐也可以指重病呕吐。
For example, I ate a bad pizza last night after too many drinks and chundered in the street.
比如,我昨晚酒后吃了坏的披萨致使我在街上吐了。
15. Taking the Piss 嘲笑,吐槽
Taking the piss is in fact one of the most popular and widely-used British slang terms, to take the piss means to mock something, parody6 something.
Taking the piss是英式俚语中用最广泛的一个词,意为嘲笑或者拙劣的模仿某事。
For example, The guys on TV last night were taking the piss out of the government again.
比如,昨晚电视台的这类家伙们又在吐槽政府。