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wing /wɪŋ/► SEE ALLon a wing and a prayeron the wingtake/have sb under your wingtake wingwing itwing your/its way (to…)
●on a ˌwing and a ˈprayerwith only a very slight chance of success 只有一线成功的可能◆He started the business in his own home, on a wing and a prayer, but it looks like he’s really going to make a success of it.
他在家中开始做生意，原本不指望会有多大成功，但是现在看来，他真要发家了。 ORIGIN This expression was first used in the military to describe how pilots flying very badly damaged planes succeeded in returning to base. 这个表达法最初用于军队里，形容飞行员成功地把受重创的飞机开回基地。●on the ˈwing (literary) (of a bird 鸟) flying 飞行中；展翅而飞●take/have sb under your ˈwinggive sb help and protection 把…置于自己的卵翼之下；呵护；庇护◆When new children arrive at the school, she takes them under her wing.
每当新的孩子入学时，她就对他们百般呵护。●take ˈwing (literary) (of a bird or an aircraft 鸟或飞行器) start flying away 展翅飞翔；飞走●ˈwing it (informal) do sth without planning or preparing it first; improvise 临时应付；即兴而为；匆匆拼凑◆I didn’t know I’d have to make a speech — I just had to wing it.
我不知道还得讲话，只好即兴发挥。●ˈwing your/its way (to…)go or be sent somewhere very quickly 匆忙赶往；很快被送往◆An invitation to the wedding will be winging its way to you very soon.
婚礼请柬很快就会到你手里。 |