时间:2018-03-28 17:38:48 来源:http://www.pinghe.com 作者:Myron
1. Foodaholic — 特别喜欢吃的人,也就是俗称的“吃货”
例句:I am a total foodaholic. I'm already thinking about what to eat for dinner when I'm still at lunch.
我绝对是个吃货。我还没吃完中饭就想着晚饭该吃什么了。
2. Foodie — Foodie和Foodaholic的区别在于Foodie更像一个美食家,不仅爱吃,还懂吃,对本地的美食了如指掌
例句:I'm an expert on Italian food. I've been to every Italian restaurant in town.
我爱意大利菜 / 我对意大利菜很有研究。镇上每一家意大利餐馆我都吃过!
3. Eat one's feelings — 靠吃东西改善坏心情
例句:When I'm stressed, I eat my feelings. You know what they say, STRESSED is DESSERT spelled backwards.
每当我压力大的时候,我就靠吃东西来改善我的坏心情。人们都说,“压力大”反过来拼就是“甜点”。
4. Guilty Pleasure — 带有罪恶感的快乐,心里喜欢却不敢告诉别人的东西
例句:French fries are such bad junk food. But I can't help eating them once in a while. It's my guilty pleasure.
炸薯条是特别不好的垃圾食品。但我还是偶尔忍不住要吃,炸薯条让我享受到带有罪恶感的-快乐。
5. Food Coma — 因为吃东西而想睡觉,饭饱伤神
例句:Last Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I had so many dumplings that I fell into a food coma.
去年除夕的年夜饭,我吃了太多饺子结果吃完就昏昏欲睡了。
与“吃”有关的短语:
1. eat like a horse. 吃的多。
2. eat like a bird. 吃得极少。
3. a big eater. 食量极大的人。
4. be fussy about your food. 挑食。
与“食物”有关的短语:
1. to go bananas——to become crazy 发狂,情绪失控
2. bring home the bacon——to earn money 挣钱养家
3. have bigger fish to fry——have more important things to do 另有大事
4. hard nut to crack——a difficult problem or a difficult person 棘手之事、难对付之人
5. walk on eggshells——try hard not to upset someone 谨慎处事
6. like two peas in a pod——nearly identical, very similar 一模一样
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