| 释义 |
Jack /dʒæk/► SEE ALLa Jack the LadI’m all right, Jackbefore you can say Jack Robinson
●a ˌJack the ˈLad (BrE, slang) a young man who is very confident in a noisy way, and enjoys going out with male friends, drinking alcohol and trying to attract women 浪荡小子；小混混◆He used to be a bit of a Jack the Lad — I never thought he’d settle down and get married.
他过去整天和一帮哥儿们胡闹，真没想到他能安定下来，还结了婚。 ORIGIN This was originally the nickname of an 18th-century thief called Jack Sheppard. 这个习语源于 18 世纪一个名叫杰克 ∙ 谢泼德的窃贼的外号。●I’m all ˈright, Jack (BrE, informal) used by or about sb who is happy with their own life and does not care about other people’s problems 我过得很好（或惬意）（别人的事我是不管的）◆He has a typical ‘I’m all right, Jack’ attitude — as long as he’s doing well he doesn’t care about anyone else.他是一副典型的“我好就行了”的态度 － 只要自己过得好，其他人他谁也不管。●before you can say Jack ˈRobinson (old-fashioned) very quickly or suddenly 转瞬间；说时迟，那时快◆I’ll do that for you. I’ll have it finished before you can say Jack Robinson.我来替你做那个，我马上就能弄好。 |