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painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/► SEE ALLbe like painting the Forth Bridgebe no oil painting
●be like painting the Forth ˈBridge (BrE) if a job is like painting the Forth Bridge, it is so big that by the time you get to the end you have to start at the beginning again （工作）庞大耗时（以至做完之后又该开始下一次了）◆Cleaning a house this size is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. As soon as I’ve finished it’s time to start again!
打扫这么大的房子就好像油漆福思大桥，全部打扫完之后又该开始下一轮打扫了。 NOTE The Forth Bridge is a very big bridge over the river Forth in Edinburgh. * Forth Bridge （福思大桥）是横跨爱丁堡福思河的一座巨型桥。 ●be no ˈoil painting (BrE, humorous) used to say that a person is not attractive to look at 相貌平平；貌不惊人◆He’s no oil painting but he’s a marvellous actor.他貌不出众，不过演技过人。 |