| 释义 |
boat BrE /bəʊt/
NAmE /boʊt/► SEE ALLbe in the same boatfloat sb’s boatmiss the boatpush the boat outrock the boatwhen your ship/boat comes in
●be in the ˌsame ˈboatbe in the same difficult position or situation as sb else 处于同样的困境◆None of us could do the maths exam, so we’re all in the same boat.
我们没一个能通过数学考试，所以我们都是难兄难弟。●float sb’s ˈboat (informal) be what sb likes 为某人所喜欢◆You can go swimming, hiking or just lie on the beach, whatever floats your boat.只要你喜欢，你可以去游泳，也可以徒步旅行，或者就躺在海滩上。●ˌmiss the ˈboat (informal) lose the opportunity to do or get sth because you do not act quickly enough 错失良机；错过机会◆I’m afraid we’ve missed the boat — all the tickets for Saturday’s performance have been sold.恐怕我们已经错失良机，周六演出的票全卖光了。●push the ˈboat out (BrE, informal) spend a lot of money on food, drinks, etc. when celebrating a special occasion 不惜费用地庆祝；花大钱庆祝一番◆They really pushed the boat out for their daughter’s wedding.他们为了女儿的婚礼大事铺张。 OPP pinch pennies ●rock the ˈboat (informal) do sth that might upset sb/sth, cause problems or change the balance of a situation in some way 捣乱；惹事；打破平衡◆Politicians who are prepared to rock the boat are popular with newspapers but not with their parties.惯于兴风作浪的那些政客备受报界的欢迎，但在党内却得不到青睐。●when your ˈship/ˈboat comes in (informal) when you are suddenly successful or have a lot of money 等到成功时；发了大财时◆Perhaps, when our ship comes in, we’ll both be able to leave our jobs.或许，等我们发了大财，我们俩就都能辞职不干了。 |