| 释义 |
garden BrE /ˈgɑːdn/
NAmE /ˈgɑːrdn/► SEE ALLeverything in the garden is lovely/rosycommon or gardenlead sb up the garden path
●everything in the garden is ˈlovely/ˈrosy (BrE, saying, often ironic) everything is satisfactory, is going well, or could not be better 一切都称心如意；事事顺利◆She pretends that everything in the garden is rosy, but I’ve heard that she’s heavily in debt.
她假装一切都很顺利，但我却听说她负债累累。●ˌcommon or ˈgarden (BrE) (NAmE ˈgarden-variety) (informal) ordinary; not unusual 普通的；平常的；一般的◆…a pet shop full of snakes and spiders, and not a common or garden rabbit or hamster in sight!一家到处都是蛇和蜘蛛的宠物店，看不到一只平时常见的兔子或仓鼠！●lead sb up the garden ˈpath (informal) cause sb to believe sth that is not true; deceive sb 误导某人；把某人引入歧途；欺骗◆I think you’re just leading us up the garden path — now, come on, tell us the truth!我认为你简直是在把我们往沟里带，好了，还是告诉我们真相吧！◆He had led her up the garden path, telling her he wasn’t married.他曾经欺骗过她，告诉她自己未婚。 |