如何用英語習(xí)語表達(dá)逝去的青春

1. mutton dressed as lamb 裝嫩

例：Do you think this skirt is too short? I don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.

你不覺得這裙子太短嗎?我可不想讓人覺得自己裝嫩。

2. no spring chicken 不再年輕

例：That actress is no spring chicken, but she does a pretty good job of playing a twenty-year-old girl.

那位女演員已經(jīng)不年輕了，不過她演20幾歲的小姑娘還演得挺不錯。

3. long in the tooth 上了年紀(jì)

例：Don't you think she's a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?

你不覺得她這個年紀(jì)出演愛情主題的女主角有點太大了嗎?

4. over the hill 過了巔峰時期

例：He is over the hill as a professional athlete.

作為一名職業(yè)運動員, 他的巔峰時期已過。

5. put years on 顯老

例：That job has really put some years on him.

做那份工作確實讓他看上去顯老了。