大家都知道monkey是指猴子,around是指周围,那么monkey around难道是指“猴子在旁边”吗?才怪呢!
又大又强壮的猴子的英语,A female Yunnan snub-nosed monkey and her two infants are seen in the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Yunnan province. Wang Changshan/Xinhua
1 “monkey around”是什么意思?
monkey作名词是猴子的意思,但在这个口语表达中作动词用,说到猴子,给我们的印象就是上蹿下跳,一刻都停不下来。
所以,monkey around就有“到处闲逛,无所事事”的意思,而在具体语境中,还可以表达“胡闹”的意思。
It is dangerous to monkey around in the workshop.
在车间里胡闹是危险的。
他们只是回过头来瞪着跑出来看的人群,然后继续胡闹,玩得不亦乐乎。
2 与monkey有关的其它俚语
那么和monkey有关的还有哪些有趣的俚语呢?
monkey business不靠谱行为
大猴子:big monkey
His wife could do nothing about his monkey business at the club.
他的太太对于他在俱乐部的不靠谱行为束手无策。
a monkey on one’s back遇到了麻烦的事
This project is such a monkey on my back right now—I can't wait for it to be over.
这个项目真的很难,我希望它快点结束。
monkey suit制服,礼服
I hate going to weddings and wearing a monkey suit.
猴子英文单词是monkey,具体释义如下:读音:/ ˈmʌŋki / 表达意思:猴子;顽皮儿童,淘气鬼;受支配的人,受控制的人;胡闹,捣蛋;<旧>模仿,学……的样子。词性:通常在句中既可以作名词,也可以作。
我很讨厌参加婚礼,也讨厌穿礼服。
monkey see,monkey do有样学样
You must behave yourself,for your son is here. Monkey see,monkey do.
monkey 英 [ˈmʌŋki] 美 [ˈmʌŋki]n. (名词)猴子;顽童;毒瘾。vi. (不及物动词)胡闹;捣蛋。vt. (及物动词)嘲弄。词组短语:monkey business 胡闹,骗人的把戏;欺骗。
你要注意自己的言行。因为你儿子在这里,他会有样学样的。
to make a monkey out of someone使某人出丑,耍弄(或愚弄,戏弄,嘲弄)某人
You may make a monkey out of someone when you make that person look foolish.
猴子的英语单词是monkey.它的英式读法是['m__ki];美式读法是['m__ki]。作名词意思有猴子;猴样的人。作动词意思有嘲弄;胡闹;模仿。monkey的基本意思是“猴子”“猿”,用于比喻可指小孩儿像猴子一样顽皮,常译成“。
你可能戏弄了某人,让某人看起来很傻。
more fun than a barrel of monkeys非常有趣
He is quite popular with his friends because he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
他在朋友当中很有欢迎,因为他是个特别有趣的人。
3 表示“别闹了”的常用英语口语,收藏必备!
这些超级实用的口语表达,请收好!
knock it off别闹了;够了
Knock it off,you have shouted at me a whole day.
够了,你已经对我吼了一整天了。
drop the project别提了
如果此事会引起争论,那就别谈这个问题了。
cut it out别说了;算了
Cut it out! You can't treat me like this!
别说了!你不能这么对待我!
that's enough够了
Don't speak to me any more. That's enough. Get out of here !
别再和我说话了 够了。出去!
come on算了吧,得了
Come on,it's five years of your life that we're talking about here.
得了,我们在这儿聊的可是你生命里的五年。
pack it in别说了
Your complaining annoyed me and just pack it in,will you ?
你老发牢骚我都烦死了,别说了,行不行?