Friends 515 Words and Phrases

•         on the lam: (AmE, informal) escaping from sb. esp. from the police在逃; 逃匿

•         what's up 打招呼用语

•         bro: abbreviation of brother

•         dude 伙计

•         I call Godfather 

•         zero gravity 失重状态

•         go in: join 加入

•         beating sb. up 把某人大成重伤; 痛打某人

•         tenant  租房的房客 e.g. tenants committee

•         handy man  受雇做杂事的人

•         kick in: (Informal) to contribute (one's share)  缴付（自己应付的一部分）：

      e.g. kicked in a few dollars for the office party.

      捐一些钱给公司的聚会

•         buck: (spoken) a dollar

•         cheapskate: (slang) 守财奴,吝啬鬼

•         nametag: 姓名标签

•         freak out: 使畏惧; 使吓懵  e.g. Snakes really freak me out.

•         bat  蝙蝠; 球棒

•         casual 漫不经心的; 放松的

•         baby fever: fever这里指crazy about sth.

•         pressure cooker 高压锅

•         mess up 弄糟

•         relationship tutor

•         chip in: to contribute money or labor:

                           捐钱或出力

        e.g. We all chipped in for champagne.

              我们一起凑钱买了香槟

•         exotic 异国情调的, 外来的, 奇异的

•         my bad: my fault

•         hiya

•         nah: (slang)=no

•         talk up: to speak in favor of; promote (usu. in an insolent manner): 讲对…有利的话；促销：

        e.g. talked the candidate up; talked up the new product

              为候选人说好话捧场；促销新产品

•         abrasive   这里理解成恼人的   

e.g. abrasive drunk 讨厌的酒鬼/醉汉

C.f. an abrasive voice  沙哑的嗓音

•         Gold-digger 淘金者; 用色相骗取钱财的女人

•         cheap shot (spoken) An unfair or unsporting verbal attack on a vulnerable target.

    暗算：对脆弱目标不公正的或不正大光明的言辞攻击

•         mean 低劣的, 卑鄙的, 普通的, 吝啬的

•         tease 揶揄, 戏弄, 挑逗