take the mickey/mick (out of someone) phrase 英文意思
短语: take the mickey/mick (out of someone)
定义: “take the mickey” 或 “take the mick” 是一种俚语,指嘲笑或调侃某人,通常以一种轻松、幽默的方式。这个短语常用于指责某人过于认真或对某件事情的态度不应如此严肃。
用法: 通常在日常对话中用于描述一种无害的玩笑或讽刺。例如:
- “Are you taking the mickey out of me or is that a serious suggestion?"(你是在嘲笑我,还是这是一个认真的建议?)
词源: 此短语源于英国口语,“mickey” 的确切来源不明确,一种理论认为它是来自 “Mickey Bliss”,意为“愚人”,也有说法认为与 “mickey” 一词作为“假”的意思有关。
发音: /teɪk ðə ˈmɪki/ 或 /teɪk ðə mɪk/
同义词:
- mock (嘲笑)
- tease (逗弄)
- scoff (嘲弄)
- lampoon (讽刺)
反义词:
- support (支持)
- respect (尊重)
- commend (赞美)
例句:
- “I was just taking the mickey out of him; I didn’t mean to offend.”(我只是拿他开玩笑,不是想冒犯他。)
这个短语通常带有友好的调侃性质,不同于尖刻的批评。
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He likes to take the mickey out of his friends during lunch.
- 他喜欢在午餐时取笑他的朋友们。
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Don’t take the mickey out of her just because she made a mistake.
- 不要因为她犯了错误就取笑她。
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They were just taking the mickey out of him for his silly dance moves.
- 他们只是因为他的傻舞步在取笑他。
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It’s not nice to take the mickey out of someone when they’re feeling down.
- 当某人情绪低落时,取笑他们是不好的。
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We were just having fun and taking the mickey out of each other.
- 我们只是在玩得开心,互相取笑。