An outdoor area for parking cars. The British use the term car park. 在美國,是指“室外停車場”,英國稱作car park。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Any of several plants, including the Amaranthus genus and Russian thistle(Salsola kali), whose branching upper parts come loose from the roots and are driven by the wind across the prairie. The plant, like sagebrush, has become a symbol of the American We...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    A death tax paid to the government on a dead persons estate. Americans call it an inheritance tax or an estate tax. 繳付給政府的死者遺產(chǎn)的稅款。美國稱之為 inheritance tax 或 estate tax。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    A guy, fellow, man. A chapman was formerly a common term for a wandering peddler or merchant. Chap is simply an abbreviation of chapman—a good chapman, or chap, became in time a good fellow. The word is sometimes heard in the United States. In the America...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Slang for riding in a car aside the kerb (curb) on a street and trying to pick up prostitutes. 英國俚語,指坐在汽車里沿街的人行道的邊緣緩慢行駛,以尋找妓女。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    A derogatory term for a dwarf or someone else very short. 侏儒或矮子的貶義說法。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    A term used in some parts of the United States for a liquor store(q. v. ). 這一說法流行于美國的某些地方,一般不供顧客堂飲。參見liquor store。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Tor may be one of the first words spoken in England. Generally held to be a Celtic term used in place names, it may be a remnant of the prehistoric language of Bronze Age people on the island. These tribesmen lacked writing to record their language but ma...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    A Maine dish made of thinly sliced potatoes and onions fried in the grease of salt pork. A similar dish made in Massachusetts is called Necessity Mess. 緬因州一道菜——咸肉油脂煎土豆和洋蔥條。馬薩諸塞州有一道類似的菜,名字叫做Necessity Mess。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    Head, as in the expression“Hes off his nana”—that is, crazy. 此詞意義如上所示。如:“他腦子出問題了?！币馑际钦f他瘋了。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]