"limeys" in Chinese (Simplified)
limeys(指英国人的口语用语)
Definition
对英国人的俚语称呼,有时带贬义,尤其指英国水手,因他们曾因防止坏血病而吃酸橙而得名。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“limeys” 属于较旧并带有轻微贬义的俚语,现代较少用,常出现在美国英语或历史背景下。正式场合应避免使用。
Examples
Some Americans used to call British sailors limeys.
有些美国人曾称英国水手为**limeys**。
They called the team from England the limeys in jest.
他们开玩笑地称英格兰队为**limeys**。
The word limeys comes from British sailors eating limes.
**limeys** 这个词源于英国水手吃酸橙。
Back in the old days, people would tease British tourists by calling them limeys.
过去人们会叫英国游客**limeys**来取笑他们。
I've only ever heard my grandfather use the word limeys, and usually when telling war stories.
我只听我祖父在讲战争故事时用过**limeys**这个词。
Be careful—calling someone limeys these days might not go over so well.
小心——现在叫人**limeys**可能引起反感。