bad egg
1.解释
Egg是“鸡蛋”的意思,但是引申为“人,家伙”的意思,bad egg字面意思是“坏了的鸡蛋”,比喻为“坏人”“不可信任的人”“缺乏道德的人”等。
2. 例句
e.g. The judge sentenced the bad egg to death.
法官判这个混蛋死刑。
e.g. He's been in prison several times for all sorts of crimes; he's a bad egg.
他因各种罪行入狱多次, 他是个坏蛋。
e.g. A person who could do this must be a bad egg.
能办出这种事的人准是个坏种。
第二, 视野拓展
1.Bad egg除了表示“坏蛋,混蛋,坏种”的意思,还可以表示“失败的计划”。例如:
The scheme was a bad egg. 计划失败了。
2.和bad egg同意的俚语还有bad apple。例如:
Stay away from Peter. He is a bad apple.
离彼得远些, 他是个坏蛋。
There is always a bad apple in every batch.
到哪儿都会有害群之马。
第三, 咬文嚼字
Because of是复合介词,意思是“因为……”。例如:
The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.
因为有犯罪前科,警察们都认识这个人。
He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
他视力不好,算不上是一个出色的射手。