英语俚语天天说 第332期:"He's a busybody"是"大忙人"?

Busybody 好事者
He spreads rumers like it is his profession. He is really a busybody.
他到处传播流言蜚语，就好像这是他的职业一样。他真是个好事者。

A lot on one’s plate 很忙
I just have a lot on my plate today. I’ll call you back tomorrow, ok?
我今天太忙了。我明天打给你，好不好？

Slammed¹ 非常忙的
I was so slammed yesterday that I stayed at work till 11 p.m.
昨天我太忙了，以至于加班到晚上11点。

Get busy 开始工作/干活
The boss is coming. You'd better get busy.
老板就要来了，你最好赶紧开始干活。

Busy signal² 电话忙音
I heard nothing but busy signal when I tried to call her.
我试着给她打电话的时候，只听到了忙音。

1 slammed   

v.砰地关上（门或窗）( slam的过去式和过去分词 )；用力一放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• He walked out of the room and slammed the door. 他走出房间，猛地关上了房门。

2 signal   

n.信号，暗号

参考例句：

• This is a signal failure.这是明显的失败。
• A train must not pass a signal that is at danger.火车切不可越过危险信号。