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street /striːt/► SEE ALLbe (right) up your streeton easy streetnot be in the same league/class/streetthe man (and/or woman) in the street
●be (right) up your ˈstreet (especially BrE) (NAmE usually be (right) up your ˈalley) (informal) be suitable for you （正）适合你；（正）对你的口味◆Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right up your street.
你为什么不申请这份工作？这工作看来对你正合适。 OPP not be sb’s cup of tea ●on ˈeasy street (NAmE) enjoying a comfortable way of life with plenty of money and no worries 不愁吃穿；生活无忧无虑◆The box office success of his first movie put him and his family on easy street.他的首部影片票房很好，使他和家人衣食无忧。 OPP (on) skid row ●not be in the same ˈleague/ˈclass/ˈstreet (informal) be of a much lower standard than sb/sth 不是一个档次；水准低得多◆He was a good painter, but not in the same league as Picasso.他是一个不错的画家，但比毕加索差远了。◆We’re not in the same class as the Swiss ski team. They’re the best in the world.我们和瑞士滑雪队不在一个档次，他们是世界顶尖的队伍。●the ˌman (and/or ˌwoman) in the ˈstreet (BrE also the man (and/or woman) on the ˌClapham ˈomnibus old-fashioned ) an average or ordinary person, either male or female 普通人；老百姓◆You have to explain it in terms that the man in the street would understand.你必须用老百姓能理解的语言来解释这件事。 |