who-dun-it [俗]侦破小说(剧);推理小说
I have a wonderful who-dun-it novel, do you want to read it? 我有一本精彩的侦破小说,你想看么?
Terrific! I borrowed a who-dun-it novel. 太好了!我借到一本推理小说。
注解: who-dun-it是who-done-it的变体,意指谁做的这件事?系指对某一事件进行调查,以查明是谁做的,喻指以凶杀等犯罪及其侦查为题材的犯罪小说可剧本、电影等。
keep one’s eyes peeled [俗]保持警惕
Whenever on guard, I tried to keep my eyes peeled in case that anything unexpected might happen. 当我站岗的时候,我时刻保持警惕,以防什么不测的事情发生。
注解: keep意指保持,eye意指眼睛,peel意指剥皮、脱皮;to keep one’s eyes peeled系指让眼睛睁开,喻指保持警惕、多加小心。
go into one’s dance [美俚]有备而来;背诵台词
When you question them, they will just go into their dance so you can get nothing in your investigation. 当你盘问他们时,他们只是把编好的话端出来,使你的调查毫无所获。
注解: go into意指进入某种状态,dance意指舞蹈;to go into one’s dance系指进入表演状态,喻指说着事先准备好的措辞。 【已有很多网友发表了看法,点击参与讨论】【对英语不懂,点击提问】【英语论坛】【返回首页】
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