與水果蔬菜相關(guān)的英文短語(yǔ) 千萬(wàn)別理解錯(cuò)了

在致青春的熱潮里，我們忘不了這樣一部電影，由中國(guó)臺(tái)灣導(dǎo)演九把刀出品的影片——那些年我們一起追過(guò)的女孩又名You are the apple of my eye，在這部電影開播之前，很多人都把“apple”當(dāng)蘋果來(lái)理解，這就是大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)啦~其實(shí)在實(shí)際生活中還有很多類似的水果蔬菜的英文短語(yǔ)，來(lái)看看你是不是理解對(duì)了？ 

1.Apple 蘋果

1)apple of one's eye：to be one's favorite掌上明珠;心愛(ài)物

eg. She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父親的掌上明珠。

2)Big Apple：New York 大蘋果城(即紐約)

eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大蘋果城。

3)comepare apples and oranges (to)：to compare two things that simply cannot be compare. 比較兩個(gè)無(wú)法相比的事物

eg. That's ridiculous. Now you're comparing apples and orange. 真可笑。你是在那兩種無(wú)法相比的東西作比較，就好像蘋果和桔子。

“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that?”

*注：這是對(duì)某種冒犯性行為做出報(bào)復(fù)后說(shuō)的話。

2.Banana(香蕉)

1)bananas：to be crazy 發(fā)瘋的，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的

eg. That guy's bananas! 那家伙真是瘋了!

*注意：to go bananas:

1.to become crazy發(fā)瘋，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂

eg. I'm so bored and I'm going bananas.我厭煩的要死，都快發(fā)瘋了。

2.to become wild with anger狂怒，氣得發(fā)瘋

eg. She went bananas when she found him cheating。她發(fā)現(xiàn)他欺騙時(shí)氣得要命。

2) play second banana (to)：to be second choice第二選擇，次要人物

eg. I always play second banana to her。我總是做她的后補(bǔ)。

3)top banana: main boss領(lǐng)袖，頭頭，大老板

eg. He's (the) top banana in this company。他是這家公司的大老板。

3.Bean (豆)

1)bean brain: idiot 白癡，笨蛋

eg. He is such a bean brain。他是個(gè)大笨蛋。

2)beans about sth. (not to know)：not to know anything about sth.對(duì)某事物一無(wú)所知，一竅不通

eg. I don't know beans about computers。我對(duì)電腦一竅不通。

*注意：此詞語(yǔ)只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth。”這種說(shuō)法不存在。

3)Bean Town: Boston, Massachusetts 豆城【指波士頓市】

*注：波士頓市以其特產(chǎn)烘豆而聞名。

4.Beet(甜菜)

beet red (to be)：to be extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]臉紅

eg. She was so embarrassed that she turned beet red。他窘迫得滿臉通紅。

5.Cabbage(洋白菜，甘藍(lán)菜)

cabbage: money錢，金錢

*注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)盡管已不在常用，但偶爾也會(huì)在老影片或玩笑中聽到。

6.carrot(胡蘿卜)

dangle a carrot in front of someone : to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer開空頭支票[以實(shí)踐不了的諾言誘惑某人]

eg. The boss told me if I perform. well on the job, we’ll talk about a salary increase next year. But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me。老板告訴我，如果我工作表現(xiàn)出色，明年加工資就有商量了。但我想他這不過(guò)是開了一張空頭支票。

7.Cauliflower(花椰菜，菜花)

cauliflower ears: swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員因多次受擊而腫起的]開花耳朵

eg. That boxer has cauliflower ears。那位拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員的耳朵被打開花了。

8.Cherry(櫻桃)

bowl of cherries (to be a )：to be wonderful 精彩的，絕妙的

eg. Life isn't always a bowl of cherries。生活并不總是美好的。

9.Corn (谷物;谷粒)

“For corn sake!”：“Oh, my goodness!” “噢，天哪!”

*注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)雖然已相當(dāng)過(guò)時(shí)，但中老年人仍在使用。

1)corn :n .melodrama, overemotional drama情節(jié)劇;感情表現(xiàn)夸張的戲劇

eg. What a bunch of corn! 這一連串的情節(jié)劇真精彩啊!

adj .melodramatic 情節(jié)劇的;夸張的

eg. That movie was so corny! 這部電影表現(xiàn)得太夸張了!

2)cornball: adj. ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的

eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat? 你從哪兒買來(lái)那頂滑稽的帽子?

10.cucumber(黃瓜，胡瓜)

cool as a cucumber (to be)：to be calm and composed 十分冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定自如

eg. Although he's guilty of the crime, he is surely as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪，卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如。