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six /sɪks/► SEE ALLhit/knock sb/sth for sixit’s six of one and half a dozen of the othersix feet under
●hit/knock sb/sth for ˈsix (BrE) 1. (often of sth unpleasant 常指不愉快的事物) surprise sb a lot 令某人大吃一惊◆It really hit me for six to find that my father had written about me in his book.
我发现父亲居然在他的书里写到了我，这的确令我深感意外。2. completely destroy a plan, an idea, a suggestion, etc.; knock sb/sth over/down 彻底毁掉（计划、主意、建议等）；撞倒某人／某物◆The stock market crash has hit the economy for six.
股市崩盘给了经济以沉重的打击。◆Toby took a step backwards and knocked the vase for six.
托比后退了一步，将花瓶撞翻在地。 NOTE In cricket, if you hit the ball a long distance you score six runs. 在板球中，远距离的击球以六分计算。 ●it’s six of ˌone and half a dozen of the ˈother (saying) used to say that there is no real difference between two possible choices 半斤八两；没什么两样◆Patrick said John started the fight, but I think it was probably six of one and half a dozen of the other.
帕特里克说是约翰先动手的，可是我看他俩很可能是半斤对八两，都有错。◆I’ve tried both ways of getting to Oxford and as far as I can see it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other (= they both take the same time).
去牛津的两条路我都试过了，我看距离差不了多少。●six feet ˈunder (informal, humorous) dead and buried in the ground 入土了◆By then, all the witnesses were six feet under.
到那时，所有的证人都已埋在了黄土之下。 |