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three /θriː/► SEE ALL(yes sir, no sir) three bags full (sir)(give) three cheers (for sb/sth)the three R’s(be) three sheets to the wind
●(yes sir, no sir) three bags ˈfull (sir) (old-fashioned, humorous) said when you agree to do sth that sb asks you but think that they are rather rude or unreasonable （表示答应某人的要求但觉得某人粗鲁或无礼）没问题，行，当然◆Our new manager doesn’t want to hear our opinions, all he wants is, ‘Yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir.’
我们新来的经理根本不想听我们的意见，他想听的只是：“是的，先生，不，先生，没有问题，先生。” ORIGIN This phrase is from the nursery rhyme, ‘Baa, baa, black sheep’. 这个短语源于儿歌“咩，咩，黑绵羊”。●(give) three ˈcheers (for sb/sth)shout ‘hurray’ three times to show admiration or support for sb/sth （表示赞扬或支持）（为…）欢呼三声◆You all deserve three cheers for working so hard.
你们大家这么卖力，颇值得称赞。◆Three cheers for the winner — hip, hip, hurray!
为胜利者欢呼三声，嗨，嗨，好哇！●the three ˈR’s (old-fashioned) reading, writing and arithmetic as the basic school subjects 读、写、算三门基础课程 NOTE When you say these three subjects, they all have the sound /r/at or near the beginning of the word. 三个英文单词的读音在开头或近开头的地方都有 /r/ 这个音。 ●(be) three sheets to the ˈwind (old-fashioned) (be) drunk 醉得东倒西歪◆By 11 o’clock he was three sheets to the wind and we had to take him home in a cab.
到 11 点他已经烂醉如泥，我们只好打车把他送回家。 OPP stone-cold sober ORIGIN This idiom comes from sailing: if three sheets (= the ropes attached to the sails) are loose, the wind blows the sails about and the boat moves in a very unsteady way. 这个习语源于航海：如果三根帆脚索（sheets）都松了，风就会把帆吹得东摇西摆，导致船只颠簸。 |