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词组 uncle
释义 uncle /ˈʌŋkl/ SEE ALL
cry/say ˈuncle (NAmE) admit that you have been beaten or defeated 认输They’re determined to make the President cry uncle in the budget debate.
他们决定在预算辩论中让总统甘拜下风。
ORIGIN Originally, this comes from children’s games in which the child has to say the word ‘uncle’ to admit defeat. 这个习语最初源于儿童游戏:儿童说出“uncle”一词后即表示认输。
(and) Bob’s your ˈuncle (BrE, informal) often used after explaining how to do sth, solve a problem, etc. to emphasize how easy it is (在解释了某事如何做之后强调)非常简单,易如反掌To make the alarm go off at the right time, you just press this button, set the clock, and Bob’s your uncle!让闹钟在合适的时间响,你只要按一下这个钮,定好时间,就这么简单! ORIGIN Bob is a short form of the name ‘Robert’. This phrase might refer to the prime minister Robert Cecil. In 1887 he unexpectedly decided to give an important government position to his nephew, who was not considered a very important politician. * Bob 是人名 Robert 的简写形式。这个习语可能源于英国首相罗伯特 ∙ 塞西尔。1887 年他出人意料地将一个重要的官职给了自己的侄儿 - 一个名不见经传的政客。
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