1 a chip on one's shoulder
肩頭的木片(自卑感)
He has a chip on his shoulder. = He has something that bothers him and he doesn't tell people but everyone knows.
他有一種莫名其妙的自卑感,他不說(shuō),可大伙都知道.
例子: He doesn't have any friends that are tall and hates all tall people. He really has a chip on his shoulder about being short.
他的朋友沒(méi)有高個(gè)子,他也不喜歡高個(gè)子.身材矮小使他有一種莫名其妙的自卑感.
2.A chip on one's shoulder
肩膀上的木片(喜歡向人挑撥)
He has a chip on his shoulder. = He has a bad temper, but no one knows why.
他脾氣惡劣,沒(méi)人知道為什么.
例子: He has a chip on his shoulder about going skiing. I think that maybe he had a bad
accident when he was young and went skiing.
提起滑雪他就脾氣惡劣,我想可能他小時(shí)候滑雪出過(guò)意外.
3.a couch potato
躺椅上的馬鈴薯(懶鬼)
He is a couch potato. = He is very lazy and watches too much TV sitting on the couch doing nothing.
他是個(gè)懶鬼,總是無(wú)所事事,靠在躺椅上,看電視看個(gè)沒(méi)完.
例子: My neighbor's wife often comes over to socialize with us. She complains that ever since her husband retired he has become a couch potato. It seems like he only gets up to eat, use the bathroom, or go to sleep.
鄰居太太常過(guò)來(lái)串門(mén).她總抱怨自從她丈夫退休以后就變成了一個(gè)懶鬼,出了吃飯,上廁所,和上床睡覺(jué)以外,總是在躺椅上不起來(lái).
肩頭的木片(自卑感)
He has a chip on his shoulder. = He has something that bothers him and he doesn't tell people but everyone knows.
他有一種莫名其妙的自卑感,他不說(shuō),可大伙都知道.
例子: He doesn't have any friends that are tall and hates all tall people. He really has a chip on his shoulder about being short.
他的朋友沒(méi)有高個(gè)子,他也不喜歡高個(gè)子.身材矮小使他有一種莫名其妙的自卑感.
2.A chip on one's shoulder
肩膀上的木片(喜歡向人挑撥)
He has a chip on his shoulder. = He has a bad temper, but no one knows why.
他脾氣惡劣,沒(méi)人知道為什么.
例子: He has a chip on his shoulder about going skiing. I think that maybe he had a bad
accident when he was young and went skiing.
提起滑雪他就脾氣惡劣,我想可能他小時(shí)候滑雪出過(guò)意外.
3.a couch potato
躺椅上的馬鈴薯(懶鬼)
He is a couch potato. = He is very lazy and watches too much TV sitting on the couch doing nothing.
他是個(gè)懶鬼,總是無(wú)所事事,靠在躺椅上,看電視看個(gè)沒(méi)完.
例子: My neighbor's wife often comes over to socialize with us. She complains that ever since her husband retired he has become a couch potato. It seems like he only gets up to eat, use the bathroom, or go to sleep.
鄰居太太常過(guò)來(lái)串門(mén).她總抱怨自從她丈夫退休以后就變成了一個(gè)懶鬼,出了吃飯,上廁所,和上床睡覺(jué)以外,總是在躺椅上不起來(lái).