倘若說:…… like flies to the garbage指像一群蒼蠅喜歡垃圾那樣,當(dāng)然就不是恭維了。
to be a beauty queen; to be a dream boat;
to be a cutie; to be a babe;
to be a fox.
這些都是形容女人漂亮,曲線玲瓏,身材曼妙,揮身性感或散發(fā)一種性感的野性。
例如:
* She is a beauty queen.(= very beautiful)
* She is a cutie.(= pretty and attractive)(漂亮迷人)
* She is a dream boat.(= ideal type of woman)(理想女人)
* She is a babe.(= very beautiful and attractive)
* She is a fox.(= She is a foxy lady = She is sexy.)(她很性感)。
注意:如果說: She is as sneaky(或 cunning)as a fox.
又是指她像狐貍一樣的狡猾。