英语中有很多短语,尽管拆开之后每个单词都认识,但是连起来却怎么也看不明白,比如"do"是指“做”,"bird"是指“鸟”。

那"do bird"这两个单词连在一起是什么意思呢?千万不要误解,理解错了可就尴尬了!

今天我们一起来探讨一下"do bird"的真正含义。

Birds are seen at Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, March 28, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

01 "do bird"到底是什么意思呢?

根据free dictionary的解释,"do bird"的真正含义是指“坐牢;服刑”。

比如:

—He has done bird for 10 years due to his crime.

—他因为犯罪,在牢里蹲了10年。

—They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.

—他们警告他下次他可能就要进监狱了。

02 和"bird"有关的其它口语表达

除了"do bird",还有一些与"bird"相关的口语表达,比如:

1 eat like a bird吃得极少

She is very thin because she always eat like a bird.

她很瘦,因为她吃的很少。

2 an early bird早起的人,早到者

I am simply not an early bird.

我就不是个早起的人。

3 old bird老练的人,精明的人

You're an old bird.

你是一个老练的人。

4 get the bird被喝倒彩;被解雇

She just got the bird yesterday.

她昨天被解雇了。

5 be for the birds无聊的;荒唐可笑的

I've watched this movie. It's for the birds.

我看过这部电影,它无聊透了。

6 birds of a feather同类的人(聚在一起);物以类聚

They're birds of a feather.

他们是一类人。

(来源:沪江英语 编辑:yaning)

来源:沪江英语