单词 | done |
释义 | done (dʌn ) 1. A1 Done is the past participle of do1. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1 A task or activity that is done has been completed successfully. When her deal is done, the client emerges with her purchase. 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 When something that you are cooking is done, it has been cooked long enough and is ready. As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven. Synonyms: cooked, ready, cooked enough, cooked to a turn 4. convention You say 'Done' when you are accepting a deal, arrangement, or bet that someone has offered to make with you. [spoken, formulae] 'You lead and we'll look for it.'—'Done.' 5. be done phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that you are done, you mean that you are no longer doing something or dealing with it, or are no longer interested in it. [informal] I was so tired, and I just thought: 'I am done.' I have been married twice but am done with that. He has declared he is done with politics. 6. over and done with phrase If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more. [spoken] Once this is all over and done with you can have a rest. Synonyms: finished, done, over, ended Idioms: hard done by [British] feeling that you have been treated unfairly Those who felt hard done by made their dissatisfaction clear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers easier said than done said to mean that something is simple to achieve in theory, but difficult to do in practice The alternative option is to scrap the unwanted machines, and use the metal for some other purpose. But this, too, is easier said than done. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers done and dusted [mainly British] finished or decided, with nothing more to be said or done The investigation should be done and dusted by the end of next month. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have done something more than someone has had hot dinners [British] to have done something a great number of times The mountain guides have climbed more mountains than you and I have had hot dinners. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be done like a dinner [mainly Australian] to be completely defeated, often unfairly, in a contest or competitive situation The fact is, you were done like a dinner by a superior team. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a done deal a plan or project that has been completed or arranged and that cannot now be changed The takeover proposal, however, is not a done deal as the company's shareholders must first approve the plan. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 完成了 Japanese: 終了した |
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