单词 | Midas touch |
释义 | Midas touch From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMidas touchMi‧das touch /ˈmaɪdəs ˌtʌtʃ/ noun → the Midas touchExamples from the CorpusMidas touch• His Midas touch has given Sunrise 94 percent of its target audience and a turnover expected to reach £4million.• He appeared to have the Midas Touch.• Nars' silver lipstick, 2001, is a precursor of a holiday fashion season that promises the Midas touch.• He's the man with the Midas touch.• Yet, for the moment anyway, the bankers have lost their Midas touch.• This undesired Midas touch depressed and even disgusted him; he was not interested in money.Origin Midas touch (1800-1900) Midas king of Phrygia in ancient times who was given the magic power of turning everything he touched into gold |
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