避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚、新西兰、南非
Root
Americans may root around looking for a lost object, but Australians and New Zealanders use the term to refer to having sex.
美国人用root around来指寻找失物,但澳大利亚人和新西兰人用这个词组指代发生性关系。
Avoid Using In: Australia, New Zealand
避免使用的国家:澳大利亚、新西兰
Pull
If someone pulled last night in the U.K., theyre probably not talking about pulling a muscle or drawing something apart. Its commonly used as slang for successfully picking up someone while out on the town. Likewise, going on the pull means that someone is going out with the express goal of getting some action.
如果在英国某人昨晚pulled,他们很可能不是在说肌肉拉伤或是把什么东西拉开,而是指外出时成功钓到某人。同样,going on the pull 意思是某人为了猎艳而出动。
Avoid Using In: The U.K., Ireland
避免使用的国家:英国、爱尔兰
Bugger
If you affectionately call your child or pet little bugger, you might want to reconsider doing so in pretty much any other English-speaking country. In most other places, from Canada to Australia, it is commonly used as an expletive similar to the f-word.
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