| 单词 | a/s |
| 释义 | All related terms of 'a/s's a without year or date a You use a or an when you are referring to someone or something for the first time or when people may not know which particular person or thing you are talking about. S-A node → sinoatrial node are Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb → be 1 . Are is often shortened to -'re after pronouns in spoken English. a dog's age a long time a dog's life a wretched existence a man's man If you describe a man as a man's man , you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women . a mug's game a worthless activity a baker's dozen thirteen a curate's egg something that has both good and bad parts a day's march A day's march is the distance that a group of soldiers can march in one day . a dog's chance no chance at all a dog's dinner a situation, event, or piece of work that is chaotic, badly organized , or very untidy a hand's turn a small amount of work a king's ransom If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom , you are emphasizing that it is very large. a stone's throw If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other. give a monkey's to care about or regard as important in a pig's eye never ; under no circumstances it's a toss-up said to mean that two or more courses of action seem equally likely to succeed or fail , or that two or more things are equally likely to happen A & E In Britain, A & E is the part of a hospital that deals with accidents and emergencies. A & E is an abbreviation for 'accident and emergency'. flat a the vowel sound of a as in the usual US or S Brit pronunciation of hand , cat , usually represented by the symbol (æ) it's a dog's life said to mean that a job or situation is unpleasant or boring a busman's holiday a situation in which someone spends part of their holiday doing or experiencing something that forms part of their normal job or everyday life broad a of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations a big girl's blouse a man whose behaviour is weak and not like a man's should be a bird's-eye view a clear impression of what is happening and that's a fact You say and that's a fact to emphasize the truth or correctness of a statement that you have just made. at a snail's pace If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace , you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly. a worm's eye view an impression of what is happening in a situation from the point of view of someone who has a low status , or is considered inferior in some way it's a small world said to express your surprise when you unexpectedly meet someone you know in an unusual place like a dog's dinner dressed smartly or ostentatiously not give a monkey's to not care at all on a razor's edge in an acute dilemma the night's a pup it's early yet a beam in one's eye a fault or grave error greater in oneself than in another person a flea in one's ear a sharp rebuke a gentleman's agreement A gentleman's agreement or a gentlemen's agreement is an informal agreement in which people trust one another to do what they have promised . The agreement is not written down and does not have any legal force. all in a day's work If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult , because it is part of their job or because they often do it. a run for one's money a strong challenge or close competition hate a person's guts to dislike a person very strongly make a pig's ear of to ruin disastrously open a Pandora's box to do something that unintentionally causes a lot of problems , which you did not know existed before a buyer's/seller's market If you say that it is a buyer's market , you mean that it is a good time to buy a particular thing, because there is a lot of it available , so its price is low . If you say that it is a seller's market , you mean that very little of it is available, so its price is high . a nod's as good as a wink said to mean that it is not necessary to explain something further, because you understand what someone has already told you indirectly a blot on one's escutcheon a stain on one's honor ; disgrace to one's reputation a chip on one's shoulder If you say that someone has a chip on their shoulder , you think that they feel inferior or that they believe they have been treated unfairly. a feather in someone's cap something that someone has done very well ,which deserves admiration a frog in one's throat phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech a gleam in someone's eye If you say that something is only a gleam in someone's eye at present, you mean that it is only being planned or considered, and has not yet been properly begun . a lump in one's throat a tight dry feeling in one's throat , usually caused by great emotion |
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