时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


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 俚语:打盹儿


刚刚看到一组有趣的NBA漫画:麦蒂暂时打盹儿,巴蒂尔奋勇救主火箭连胜。漫画上的麦蒂双臂交叉胸前,呼呼地打起盹儿来,真是让人捧腹大笑。
先不管麦老兄为啥打盹儿,来看看这个短语:“forty winks 1”。它呀,就是“打盹儿、小憩一会儿”的意思。你可千万不要就词论词,把它理解成“眨四十次眼睛”,那眼睛一定会累得说“我要打个盹儿再眨”…… “Forty winks”最早出现在著名幽默杂志《Punch》1872年的某一期上。早在13世纪,wink(本意:眨眼)就开始表示“打盹儿”。为什么呢?因为人在打盹儿的时候处于浅睡眠状态,眼皮还是会快速眨动的。而“forty”可不是数字“四十”的意思,在圣经以及莎士比亚的著作中,“forty”常用来表示“约数”或者“一些、少许”。因此,人们就用“forty winks”来表示“打盹儿”。类似的表达还有“to take a nap”,“snooze”,“doze”等等。 看下面的例句:“I need forty winks and I'll be able to work all night.” (我要先打个盹儿,这样就能通宵工作了。)

v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
  • I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks. 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
  • The planes were little silver winks way out to the west. 飞机在西边老远的地方,看上去只是些很小的银色光点。 来自辞典例句
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