今天小编告诉你几个和数字有关的
英语表达,希望能够对你有所帮助。
1 At sixes and sevens
意思是乱七八糟。该习语来源于掷色子,原为行话。相当于“Be in mess”
eg:Everything is at sixes and sevens in the house.
家里现在弄得乱七八糟。
2 Be of two minds
意思是三心两意。该习语出自于《醒世姻缘传》。三心两意是指又想这样又想那样,犹豫不定,不专心。反义词为“whole-hearted”
eg:If you are of two minds, you will fail to solve this problem.
如果你三心两意的话,你不会解决得了这个问题的。
3 Nine times out of ten
意思是十有。该习语出自于杜甫的《负荆行》。十有是指绝大多数。
eg:Nine times out of ten, students who do well in school find good jobs.
十有,在学校表现好的学生容易找到好工作。
4 Have two left hands
意思是笨手笨脚。该习语用来形容动作或手脚不灵活。
eg:My wife is good at dance, but I have two left hands.
我太太跳舞好,但是我却笨手笨脚的。
5 Kill two birds with one stone
意思是一石二鸟。该习语出自于路遥的《平凡的世界》,原意指用一块石头砸中两只鸟,现在用来比喻一个举动达到两个目的。
eg:Is it like killing two birds with one stone?
这不就是一石二鸟吗?
6 Dressed (up) to the nines
打扮的漂亮,穿着整齐(非正式用语)
If you are dressed to the nines, or dressed up to the nines, you are wearing very smart clothes for a special occasion.
如果你打扮漂亮或整齐,那是指你为了某个特殊场合穿着很精致地衣服。
eg:Have you seen Harry? He's dressed to the nines and he looks amazing.
例:你看到哈里了吗?他穿着整齐看起来很赞。
7 One in a million百万分之一,凤毛麟角,百里挑一,佼佼者
eg:She's one in a million。
她是个百里挑一的人。
8 Back to square one 回到起点
eg:We're back to square one.
我们得从头开始。
9 It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
eg:Now,it takes two to tango,but I still think it was more her fault.哎,两个人都有过错,不过我还是认为她的过错大些。