1. mutton dressed as lamb 装嫩
例:Do you think this skirt is too short? I don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.
你不觉得这裙子太短吗?我可不想让人觉得自己装嫩。
2. no spring chicken 不再年轻
例:That actress is no spring chicken, but she does a pretty good job of playing a twenty-year-old girl.
那位女演员已经不年轻了,不过她演20几岁的小姑娘还演得挺不错。
3. long in the tooth 上了年纪
例:Don't you think she's a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?
你不觉得她这个年纪出演爱情主题的女主角有点太大了吗?
4. over the hill 过了巅峰时期
例:He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
作为一名职业运动员, 他的巅峰时期已过。
5. put years on 显老
例:That job has really put some years on him.
做那份工作确实让他看上去显老了。