| 释义 |
own BrE /əʊn/
NAmE /oʊn/ Most idioms containing own are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example off your own bat is at bat . 大多数含 own 的习语列在该类习语中的名词和动词相关词条下，如 off your own bat 在词条 bat 下。 ► SEE ALLcome into your/its ownget your own back (on sb)(all) on your own
●come ˌinto your/its ˈownhave the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or sth is 有机会展示；得到充分的发挥；有用武之地◆When the traffic’s as bad as this, a bicycle really comes into its own.
在交通如此拥堵的时候，自行车就显出了它的优势。◆It was only when she became Health Secretary that she came into her own.
只有在她当上卫生部长之后，她才有用武之地。●get your ˈown back (on sb) (informal) do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; get revenge 报复；复仇◆I got my own back by writing a very rude article about him in the newspaper.
我在报纸上发表了一篇有关他的文章，写得很不客气，出了口恶气。●(all) on your ˈown1. alone; without anyone else 独自；单独◆Why are you sitting here on your own?
你干吗自己一个人坐在这里？2. without help 独立地◆She made it all on her own.
那是她自己做的。 |