2019年流行词：“盘它”用英语怎么破？

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“甭管什么东西，盘他！”--“盘”这个字最近莫名其妙地从抖音火到了各大社交媒体……如果你还对此一头雾水，那就来听小E给你科普下。


相声节目《文玩》里面有一句“干巴巴的，麻麻赖赖的，一点都不圆润，盘他！”很洗脑，于是乎“盘他！”和“不圆润”就组合成了个梗，精简后就剩了“盘他”。



盘，是文玩手串中通过人手反复摩擦捏压文玩的外部让其包浆或者转色，让他更加光滑更有质感更有价值的一种玩法。


抓着什么盘什么，逮着什么盘什么，甭管能不能盘圆，先盘了再说。于是，广大网友迅速地把“盘”这个字发扬光大了。




盘核桃的已经是入门级玩家了，高级玩家有盘小猫咪的、盘小刺猬的、盘仙人掌的、盘煤球的……抖音上甚至出现了“#万物皆可盘”的标签。

后来，这个词已经不止是一个动作，“盘TA”就是表达对某种事物的喜欢，只想把TA捧在手心里反复揉捏。




说了这么多，问题来了。这个词到底怎么翻译？--翠花：上酸菜！

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RotateSpin


盘最为贴切的翻译应为“Rotate”。在英语中，“Rotate”的定义是：以一个固定的中心或轴线旋转运动。这样看来，如果只是用来描述“盘核桃”这个动作的话，“Rotate”应该是可以达意了。参考例句如下：
» I'm watching my potpie rotate in the microwave.  --例句来源：《摩登家庭》S03E06
» I have to rotate his arm and hold it every 15 minutes to get his full range of motion back.  --例句来源：《破产姐妹》S02E17

如果你想盘得更猛烈些，则用“Spin”更能突出旋转的速度。参考例句如下：

» That kid gets woozy at barbershops when they spin his chair towards the mirror.  --例句来源：《摩登家庭》S01E16

» What's complicated? You spin the Wheel of Mayhem to go up the Ladder of Chance...   --例句来源：《老友记》S08E20

但是，要想表示由“盘核桃”引申出来“揉捏喜爱”的含义，“rotate”与“spin”就明显不够用了。当表达双重含义“触摸”和“喜爱”时，又该怎么翻译呢？
“盘”这个词，把“触摸”和“喜爱”这两个意思结合起来，相当于用触摸来比喻喜爱程度的强烈。同时兼有“触摸、安抚”和“喜爱”含义的动词，英语中确实能找到几个，但都没有“盘”听起来那么带劲。

Stroke  Caress

如果只是描述轻柔地抚摸，可以用"Stroke"或"Caress"表示。

◙ Stroke (verb) •  to move your hand gently over a surface, sb's hair, etc. [ 轻抚,抚摩(某人或某物)表面，如头发、皮毛等 ]  参考例句如下：

» She was...meeting a man. I saw her as she reached up to stroke his cheek.  例句来源：《 唐顿庄园》S04E08

» We couldn't keep our eyes off each other all night. Then every once in a while, he'd lean over and stroke my hair, and then touch my neck.  例句来源：《老友记》S07E18

◙ Caress (verb)

• to touch sb / sth gently, especially in a sexual way or in a way that shows affection [ 抚摩；爱抚 ]  参考例句如下：

» Just think of me as a blob of clay, Waiting for your experienced hands to caress and coax me... -- 例句来源：《摩登家庭》S04E14

» Paul young had made a discovery--His wife was a liar. She had lied with every smile,with every caress, and with every kiss.  -- 例句来源：《绝望的主妇》S07E13

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再后来，“盘他”演化成了教训某人的意思。举个例子：英学语这么久，很多人早就受够了英语一词多义的坑人逻辑。咱中国人也不是吃素滴：你老外一词多义，把我们整得团团转，咱们不爽快了，也要“盘盘”他们！



Teach someone a lessonGive sb a piece of my mind


Teach someone a lesson
» Don't turn your back to him. Or you could teach him a lesson, you know?  --例句来源：《老友记》S03E24
» Well, you know how I feel about men who seduce the help, just trying to teach him a lesson.   --例句来源：《蛇蝎女佣》S01E09

Give sb a piece of my mind

» I'm not gonna hit him, but I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind.   --例句来源：《摩登家庭》S02E10

If I were you I would march over to his office right now, and give him a piece of my mind!  --例句来源：《丑女贝蒂》S03E19

鉴于“盘”这个字，还有缠绕的意思，请允许小编大开脑洞：估算出“盘他”的第四种解释：“粘人、纠缠不休”。



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◙  pester (verb)
• ~ sb (for / with sth) to annoy sb, especially by asking them sth many times  [ 打扰；纠缠；烦扰 ]  参考例句如下：
» The kids kept pestering me to read to them.
  娃娃们老缠着我给他们读故事书。
» He has been pestering her with phone calls for over a week.   他打电话骚扰她有一个多星期了。

◙ Badger (verb)
• ~ sb (into doing sth) | ~ sb (about sth) to put pressure on sb by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do sth  [ 纠缠,烦扰(反复提出问题或要求) ] 参考例句如下：
» I finally badgered him into coming with us.
  我终于磨着他和我们一起来了。
» His daughter was always badgering him to let her join the club.
  他女儿老缠着他让她加入俱乐部。  



扩展词组

◙  cling/glue to sb：



Glue to sb：



fllowing or staying very close to someone, especially in an annoying or clingy way. [ 跟紧或粘上某人 ]   参考例句如下：

» We thought Sarah would love the freedom of running around the beach on her own, but she's been glued to us all day.

» His little sister was glued to him all afternoon. Finally he sent her home.

Cling to sb：


Literally, to hold on to someone or something tightly. [ 牢牢抓住某人或某物不松手 ]  参考例句如下：

» The little girl clung to her dad's legs and cried as he tried to leave for work.

» I clung to the side of the rock and prayed that a search party would find me.



最后，祝愿大家在新的一年里：万事可盘、财神来缠！