Two word expressions

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Two word expressions (两字短语)



In spoken English, we often use two-word phrases, such as "so-so". Here are some of the more common two word phrases.


 


so-so = neither very bad(ly) nor very good/well
 (不好也不坏的,马马虎虎的,还算过得去的)



-----How was the meeting?



-----So-so. It was nice to see everyone, but we 

didnt get anything decided.



 



on-off = from time to time; sometimes(断断续续,
有时)



They have a very on-off relationship.



 



love-hate = having feelings for someone/something
 which swing from love to hate(爱恨交加的强烈感情关系)




I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with my
 car.



 



mish-mash = an untidy disorderly mixture (混杂物,大杂
烩)



The new policy is a bit of a mish-mash of the
 
last two policies weve had.



 



riff-raff = quite a snobby expression to describe 

people you think are lower in class than you
(乌合之众;地痞流氓)



Lets send out invitations for the party. We 
dont want the towns riff-raff turning up and eating 
all the food.



 



chit-chat = small talk or informal light 
conversation(聊天,闲谈)



He asked us to stop our chit-chat and get on 
with our work.



 



knick-knack = a small cheap decorative object,
 esp. for the house(小摆设,小玩艺儿)



Shes got a lot of knick-knacks. Im always afraid 
Im going to break one.



 



ship-shape = made clean and neat; in good order(整齐的,井然有序的)



I want to leave the place ship-shape when we go
  on holiday.



 



zig-zag = a line shaped like a row of zs
(曲折,之字形)



the zigzags of the mountain roads



 



ding-dong = an noisy fight or argument(争吵,争辩)



Theyve had a bit of a ding-dong and theyre not 
talking to each other at the moment.



 



higgledy-piggledy = in disorder; mixed together 
without system(紊乱的,杂乱无章的)



That bookshelf is all higgledy-piggledy!



 



flip-flops = a type of open shoe, which is usu.
 made of rubber and is held on by the toes and 
loose at the back(平底人字拖鞋)



I lived in my flip-flops when I was staying on the
 beach.



 



see-saw = 1) a board which is balanced in the 

middle and on which children sit at opposite 
ends, so that when one end goes up the other
 goes down(跷跷板)



2) to move backwards and forwards, up and down, or
 between opponents or opposite sides(前后或上下
运动;交替)



The English pound has see-sawed against the American
 dollar for the last two weeks.




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