Voca 词汇集
尴尬社交时刻的习语

尴尬社交时刻的习语

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公开 • 2026年10月20日
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这些习语描述了尴尬、社交压力,以及交谈中未能察觉的暗示。一个人在与 Maya 和 Ben 共进晚餐和交谈时应对各种状况。每个例子都展示了一个习语如何描绘尴尬时刻或对它的回应。

Voca 词卡

1.
break the ice
打破僵局, 活跃气氛

I told Maya a funny story to break the ice before dinner.
晚饭前,我给玛雅讲了个有趣的故事,活跃一下气氛。
'Break the ice' 通常指在互动开始时让人们感到自在。
2.
make a scene
当众吵闹, 当众发作

I didn't want to make a scene, so I told Ben privately I was upset.
我不想当众发作,就私下告诉本,我心里不痛快。
'Make a scene' 指在公共场合做出吵闹或情绪激动的反应,引来不必要的关注。
3.
put someone on the spot
让人难堪, 让人为难

I didn't mean to put Ben on the spot by asking why he was single.
我问本为什么单身,并不是有意让他难堪。
'Put someone on the spot' 通常指在他人面前要求某人给出令其尴尬的回答。
4.
be left hanging
被晾着, 得不到回应

I hate to be left hanging when Ben sees my messages but never answers.
本看了我的消息却总是不回,我很讨厌这样被晾着。
非正式用语。'Be left hanging' 可以用来描述未得到回应的消息、问题、邀请或问候。
5.
take a hint
领会暗示

I can take a hint; when Maya checks her watch, I stop talking.
我能领会暗示,玛雅一看表,我就不再说了。
'Take a hint' 意思是领会并回应间接的暗示。'Can't take a hint' 通常带有批评的意味。
6.
read the room
察言观色, 看场合行事

I need to read the room; nobody's laughing at my jokes about Ben's breakup.
我得看看大家的反应再说话,拿本分手的事开玩笑,根本没人笑。
'Read the room' 侧重于察觉一群人的情绪,以及什么样的行为适合当下的情境。
7.
laugh something off
一笑带过, 用笑掩饰

I tried to laugh my mistake off, but Ben still looked hurt.
我想把自己的失误一笑带过,可本看起来还是很受伤。
'Laugh something off' 指把某个问题当作无关紧要的事;并不意味着真的觉得它好笑。
8.
save face
保全面子, 挽回面子

I let Ben pretend he remembered my name to help him save face.
为了给本留点面子,我没有拆穿他,让他装作还记得我的名字。
'Save face' 侧重于维护某人的尊严或公众形象,而不是解决原本的问题。
9.
put one's foot in one's mouth
说错话, 说话冒失

I managed to put my foot in my mouth by asking about Ben's breakup.
我真是哪壶不开提哪壶,居然问起了本分手的事。
非正式用语。'Put one's foot in one's mouth' 指说出令人尴尬的话,通常并无恶意。
10.
get off on the wrong foot
一开始就给人留下坏印象

I worried I'd get off on the wrong foot by arriving at Maya's dinner late.
我担心去玛雅的晚餐聚会迟到,会一开始就给人留下坏印象。
'Get off on the wrong foot' 描述的是一次互动或一段关系有了不好的开端。
11.
rub someone the wrong way
惹人反感, 让人不快

I worry my loud jokes rub Ben the wrong way; he never laughs.
我担心自己大声说笑让本反感,因为他从来都不笑。
'Rub someone the wrong way' 常用来描述因某人的言行举止而感到不快,即使对方并无恶意。
12.
give someone the cold shoulder
冷落, 不理睬

I didn't expect Maya to give me the cold shoulder; she wouldn't even say hello.
没想到玛雅会这么冷落我,连招呼都不肯打。
'Give someone the cold shoulder' 表示故意对某人冷淡,而不只是心不在焉或害羞。
13.
step on someone's toes
越界干涉, 冒犯

I didn't want to step on Maya's toes by changing her dinner plans.
我不想擅自改动玛雅的晚餐安排,免得让她觉得我越界干涉。
'Step on someone's toes' 通常指干涉他人掌控或认为自己负责的事情。
14.
bite one's tongue
忍住不说, 把话咽回去

I had to bite my tongue when Ben said my cooking needed work.
本说我的厨艺还得练练,我只好把到嘴边的话咽了回去。
'Bite one's tongue' 意思是忍住不说,尤其是批评的话或愤怒的回应。
15.
go along with the crowd
随大流, 跟着起哄

I didn't like Ben's joke, but I laughed to go along with the crowd.
我并不觉得本的笑话好笑,但还是跟着大家一起笑了。
'Go along with the crowd' 表示跟随他人,而不是表达自己的偏好。
16.
feel like a fish out of water
感到格格不入, 感到不自在

I always feel like a fish out of water at Maya's work dinners.
参加玛雅的工作聚餐时,我总觉得自己格格不入。
'Feel like a fish out of water' 强调在陌生的社交场合中感到不自在。
17.
stick out like a sore thumb
显得格外扎眼, 显得格格不入

I knew I'd stick out like a sore thumb in jeans at Maya's formal dinner.
我知道,穿牛仔裤去参加玛雅的正式晚宴,肯定会显得格外扎眼。
'Stick out like a sore thumb' 意思是显得与众不同,通常让人感到尴尬或不受欢迎。
18.
overstay one's welcome
做客待得太久而招人烦

I didn't want to overstay my welcome, so I left when Maya started cleaning.
我不想待太久惹人烦,所以玛雅一开始收拾,我就告辞了。
'Overstay one's welcome' 既可以用于短暂拜访,也可以用于在别人家中较长时间的逗留。
19.
walk on eggshells
小心翼翼, 如履薄冰

I have to walk on eggshells around Ben; even gentle jokes upset him.
跟本相处,我得小心翼翼的,连不痛不痒的玩笑都会让他不高兴。
'Walk on eggshells' 表示一直小心翼翼,因为某人可能很容易生气。
20.
grin and bear it
强颜欢笑地忍受, 硬着头皮忍受

When Ben kept calling me the wrong name, I decided to grin and bear it.
本一直叫错我的名字,我决定笑笑就算了,忍着不说。
'Grin and bear it' 表示不抱怨地接受令人不快的事情,而不是真的乐在其中。
21.
swallow one's pride
放下自尊, 拉下面子

I had to swallow my pride and apologize after I put Ben on the spot.
我让本当场下不来台,只好拉下面子向他道歉。
'Swallow one's pride' 往往发生在道歉、承认错误或寻求帮助之前。
22.
the elephant in the room
大家心照不宣却避而不谈的问题

Ben's breakup was the elephant in the room, but nobody mentioned it.
本分手的事大家心里都清楚,却谁也不提。
'The elephant in the room' 指一个显而易见且重要,却被人们避而不谈的问题。
23.
go over like a lead balloon
完全不受欢迎, 反响极差

I worried my joke would go over like a lead balloon, and nobody laughed.
我担心自己的笑话会冷场,结果果然一个人都没笑。
非正式且幽默。'Go over like a lead balloon' 形容反响非常差;'lead' 发音为 'led'。

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