| 释义 |
●be out of the ˈark●went out with the ˈark (BrE, spoken) (of an object or a custom 物品或风俗) extremely old or old-fashioned 极为古老；十分陈旧；过时◆She was using a dictionary that was straight out of the ark.
她用的是一本老掉牙的词典。 ORIGIN This idiom refers to a story in the Bible. The ark was a large boat which Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the flood. 这个习语源于《圣经》中的故事。ark （方舟）是挪亚为其家人和成双配对的各种动物躲避洪水而建造的大船。 |