'you are a peach'才不是“你是个桃子”，真正意思很暖心！

英语·水果俚语

1.Peach 桃子

be a peach

含义：be nice 友善，人好

例句：I think that guy’s a peach. 我觉得那家伙人很好。

2.Cherry 樱桃

a bowl of cherries

含义：wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的

例句：That game is a bowl of cherries. 那场比赛很精彩。

3.Grapes 葡萄

through the grapevine

含义：by talking in an informal way to other people 从非正式途径传来的；谣言；小道消息

例句：I heard this information through the grapevine. 我是听小道消息说的。

4.Apple 苹果

含义：be loved very much by someone 掌上明珠；心爱物

the Big Apple

含义：New York 大苹果城【即纽约】

例句：I live in the Big Apple. 我住在纽约。

5.Lemon 柠檬

someone lemon

含义：be useless 没用的东西

例句：You are fired again? You lemon. 你又被炒鱿鱼了？真没用。

6.Banana 香蕉

be going banana again

含义：be angry, crazy, or silly 发神经

例句：She’s going banana again. 她又在发神经了。

7.Plum 李子

someone plum

含义：be silly 傻瓜；蠢货

例句：You plum, you forgot to lock the door. 你这个傻瓜，你忘记锁门了。

8.Fruitcake 水果蛋糕

be a fruitcake!

含义：be mentally ill 脑子有病

例句：what a fruitcake she is! 她脑子有病。

9.Bean 豆

not have a bean

含义：not have money at all 身无分文

10.Cabbage 卷心菜

cabbage

含义：cash, money；现金，钱

例句：Do you have any cabbage? 你有钱吗？

11.Cucumber 黄瓜

cool as cucumber

含义：be very calm and controlled 十分冷静

例句：She is cool as cucumber! 她十分冷静！

12.Potato 土豆

hot potato

含义：a problem that no one wants to deal with 烫手山芋

例句：This problem is a hot potato. 这个问题是个烫手山芋。

13.Beet 甜菜

red as a beet / beet red

含义：be red in face especially from embarrassment 脸红

例句：She realized her mistake and turned beet red. 她意识到自己的错误，脸红了。

14.Carrot 胡萝卜

carrot

15.Fig 无花果

not give a fig

含义：be not concerned or interested at all 毫不在乎