释义 |
gloves /glʌvz/► SEE ALLthe gloves are offhandle, treat, etc. sb with kid gloves ●the gloves are ˈoff (informal) in an argument, dispute, etc., stop being gentle with sb and start fighting them with force and determination (争执中)开始大打出手;(在辩论中)不再谦让◆Up to now both sides in the dispute have been cautious, but now the gloves are off and a serious confrontation is expected. 到目前为止,争论的双方都保持谨慎,但现在他们已不再回避忍让,一场恶斗即将开始。 NOTE This idiom refers to boxers taking off their gloves. 这个习语原指拳击手脱掉手套(准备大打出手)。 ●handle, treat, etc. sb with kid ˈglovestreat sb very carefully and gently because you do not want to upset them or make them angry 温和地对待某人;小心应对某人◆She is so easily upset that I feel I have to treat her with kid gloves all the time.她动辄发脾气,我不得不时刻小心。 NOTE Kid gloves are made of very soft leather from the skin of a kid (= a young goat). * kid gloves 是用小山羊(kid)非常柔软的皮制成的。 |