| 释义 |
tomorrow BrE /təˈmɒrəʊ/
NAmE /təˈmɑːroʊ, -ˈmɔːr-/► SEE ALLdo sth as if/like there’s no tomorrowjam tomorrowhere today, gone tomorrow
●do sth as if/like there’s no toˈmorrow (informal) do sth with a lot of energy, as if this is the last time you will be able to do it 全力以赴地做某事（好像以后再没有机会似的）◆She’s spending money like there’s no tomorrow.
她拼命地花钱，好像过了今天就没有明天了。●jam toˈmorrow (BrE, informal) good things that are promised for the future but never happen 可望而不可即的美好未来；许而不予的好东西◆They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.他们不满足于那些美妙的空口许诺。 ORIGIN This comes from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass (1871) in which the Queen says to Alice ‘The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam today.’ 这个习语源于刘易斯 ∙ 卡罗尔所著《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》，书中女王对爱丽丝说：“是这么规定的，果酱明天和昨天都有，就是今天没有”。●here toˌday, gone toˈmorrowif sth is here today, gone tomorrow, it only exists or stays for a short time 今天来，明天去；呆不长◆The restaurant staff don’t tend to stay for very long — they’re here today, gone tomorrow.在餐馆工作的一般都呆不长，他们总是今天来，明天去。 OPP be here to stay |