今天学了一个有意思的词

CANDYMAN · 发表于 2014-6-26 21:53

BUTTERFACE, google it

YZSUNNY · 发表于 2014-6-27 04:46

美国俚语:butter face 形容女孩除了脸蛋以外很性感
就是说，脸长得丑。
后看sexy，前看Dinosaur（恐龙）。
魔鬼身材，也有魔鬼容颜……

健康营养站 · 发表于 2014-6-28 15:43

解释的到位.

炽月 · 发表于 2014-6-29 17:02

三个字背多分

linazhang · 发表于 2014-6-29 21:51

背多分

richardzhng · 发表于 2014-7-1 15:16

good word

foreverjia · 发表于 2014-7-5 07:22

good far from, far from good

yxguyxgu · 发表于 2014-7-9 23:10

but her face

paul_deng · 发表于 2014-7-30 16:58

midland · 发表于 2014-8-6 09:10

thanks for sharing

Below is from wiktionary

Etymology 1[edit]
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Contraction of "but her face" (as in: "Everything about her is great, ... but her face.").' @% E& ]/ J- ?9 J4 i0 |

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" N; A& z! d* x7 Q, B; vbutterface (plural butterfaces)9 X' K4 J  ?/ {3 \% j( b; f4 S
1.(slang, pejorative) A woman who has an attractive body but less attractive facial features.  [quotations ▼]9 C- H2 p) `4 M' M! m$ Y  p
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butterbody (slang, pejorative)
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Noun[edit]
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1.A person with mushy, unattractive facial features. I love you, but you're such a butterface I can hardly look at you.  g2 R6 a7 b4 P- ^
2.The face of an unattractive person. I can't even look at her, she's got such a butterface.5 I2 M3 Y3 @8 j* o6 @% E

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CANDYMAN · 发表于 2014-9-17 19:09

再普及一个smoke and mirrors 这个英语专业8级以下的都要Google it

CANDYMAN · 发表于 2014-10-4 00:38

比如有人夸奖你生意做的红火，你要谦虚一下，不能按中文习惯说生意不行，而是用it is just smoke and mirrors.

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