美式俚语小课堂:Look Over One's Shoulder
分类: 短语俚语
Look over one’s shoulder直译为“往后看”、“回头看”;它还有一层引申义:
Keeping watch for danger or threats to oneself.
对危险或威胁时刻警惕
这两层意思,在口语中都会用到。我们一起看看例句。
[反恐24小时 S08E15]
A: CTV is onto you.
B: I’m not afraid of CTU.
A: Why are you looking over your shoulder all the time?
A: 反恐小组盯上你了。
B: 我不怕反恐小组。
A: 那你(开车)为什么一直总往后看?
[大西洋帝国 S04E01]
A: What do you want?
B: To see a Broadway show, have the chop at Keen’s, do a little window-shopping, and not to be looking over my shoulder every second I’m at it.
A: 你想要什么?
B: 看场百老汇演出,在基恩餐馆吃排骨,去逛逛街,而且不用时时刻刻提心吊胆。
[人质 S01E15]
A: You picked the wrong side.
B: We’re not going to spend the rest of our lives looking over our shoulders.
A: 你选错了阵营。
B: 我们可不要这辈子都担惊受怕。
小节:Look over one’s shoulder,可表示动作上的往后看,向后瞧;其引申义为时刻小心警惕。
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