【有趣】「我眼皮在跳!」該怎麼說?超實用臉部相關英文單字片語!

許多小動作的英文課本都沒有教,
你知道翻白眼、拋媚眼、挖鼻屎、擠痘痘的英文怎麼說嗎?

「我眼皮正在跳」又該如何表達呢?
VoiceTube今天要教你臉部相關的單字片語!
很有趣的,一起來看看吧!

臉部相關單字片語

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Eyes
眼睛相關

我的眼皮一直在跳 → My eye keeps twitching.

Twitch [twɪtʃ] (v.)(n.) 使抽動, 使痙攣; 抽動, 刺痛

She felt the twitch(n.) of her own wound.
她感覺到傷口的抽痛。

補充:
單眼皮=single eyelid, 雙眼皮=double eyelid

翻白眼 → Roll one’s eyes (at someone)

Don’t  roll your eyes at me!
不准對我翻白眼!

色瞇瞇/ 拋媚眼 → Make eyes at=Give the glad eye

I saw her making eyes at her boyfriend in the classroom.
我看到她在向她男友拋媚眼。

Tim gave me the glad eye last night in the party.
Tim昨晚在派對上色瞇瞇的看著我。

目光呆滯 → Glassy-eyed

A glassy-eyed heroin addict was caught in the park.
一個雙眼無神的海洛英毒蟲在公園被逮到了。

(睡眠不足的)黑眼圈 → Dark circles

I tried very hard to get rid of those dark circles.
我非常盡力得試著把那些黑眼圈弄掉。

補充:
一般我們指的黑眼圈不能說是black eyes喔!black eyes是指因為打架而形成的「黑眼圈」

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眼屎 → Eye discharge=“Sleep” in your eyes

When you’re asleep, eye discharge collects and crusts in the corners of your eyes, hence the term “sleep in your eyes.”
當你睡覺時,你的眼屎會堆積起來並且在你的眼頭積成硬硬的外殼,因此它也被稱為“sleep in your eyes” 。

Nose 鼻子相關

拔鼻毛 → Pluck nose hair

Sometimes I see my father having fun plucking his nose hair.
有時候我會看到我爸爸拔鼻毛拔得挺開心。

挖鼻屎 → Pick one’s nose

Picking your nose at the meeting is impolite.
在會議中挖鼻屎很沒禮貌。

補充:
鼻屎=booger

聽聽看鼻屎怎麼發音:

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流鼻涕 → Runny nose

I have a sore throat and runny nose.
我喉嚨痛還有流鼻涕。

擤鼻涕 → Blow one’s nose

Please don’t blow your nose on the tablecloth.
請不要用桌巾擤鼻涕。

補充:
鼻涕=snot = mucus

Having a cold makes my snot yellow.
感冒讓我鼻涕變成黃色的。

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打噴嚏 → Sneeze

Sneeze [sniz] (n.)(v.) 噴嚏;打噴嚏

Her face wrinkles when she is about to sneeze.
她的臉在她快打噴嚏時皺了起來。

鼻塞 → Stuffy nose=Stopped-up nose

My nose is usually stopped up at night. = I usually have a stuffy nose at night.
我晚上通常會鼻塞。

Mouth嘴巴相關

打呵欠 → Yawn

Yawn [jɔn] (n.)(v.) 呵欠;打呵欠

He stretched himself with a yawn.
他伸懶腰打了個呵欠。

口臭 → Bad breath

My neighbor has bad breath.
我鄰居有口臭。

補充:
1. 注意bad breath前不能加冠詞 (a/an, the) 唷!
2. 口氣清新=fresh breath
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磨牙 → Bite one’s teeth = Grind one’s teeth

Grind [graɪnd] (v.) 摩;摩擦聲

My roommate grinds his teeth every night!
我的室友每晚都在磨牙!

(想到討厭的室友了嗎? 這影片會讓你超有感!)

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嘴巴破洞 → Canker sore

Canker [ˋkæŋkɚ] (n.)(v.) 潰瘍;使潰瘍

My mother always treats a canker sore with salt.
我的母親總是用鹽巴對付嘴巴的破洞。

打嗝 → Hiccup

Hiccup [ˋhɪkəp] (v.)(n.) 打嗝;嗝

When you have hiccups, drink a glass of cold water.
你不停打嗝的話就喝杯冷水吧。

補充:
造成連續hiccup的原因可能是吃東西太快或是呼吸不順,
若是吃太飽而形成的嗝稱為burp,一樣可作為動詞兼名詞。

其他

挖耳朵 → Pick one’s ear=Clean one’s ear

Most people clean their ear with Q-tips.
大多數人用棉花棒清耳朵。

補充:
1. Q-tips為美國棉花棒品牌,通常用來代指棉花棒(cotton swabs)

2. 耳屎=Ear wax

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酒窩 → Dimple

Dimple [ˋdɪmp!] (n.)(v.)小凹洞,漣漪;起漣漪

Two dimples(n.) appear on her cheeks when she smiles.
她微笑時臉頰上出現了兩個酒窩。

擠痘痘 → Pop a pimple

I tried really hard not to pop this pimple on my nose.
我很努力得不去把鼻子上的痘痘擠掉

補充:
1. 青春痘 = pimple = zit
2. 粉刺 = acne
3. 痘痘臉 = pizza face

 

文/ Lily Chou

Source: Bad Habits/Annoying Behavior, Your Child’s Habits, “口臭”的英文怎麼說?, 英語島交誼廳, All About Vision
Picture Source: William Brawley, CC Lisenced, Alex, CC Licensed, Isabel GarconiCC Licensed, Alexandre Normand, CC Lisenced.

作者簡介/ VoiceTube 看影片學英語
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