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sun /sʌn/► SEE ALLunder the suncatch the sunmake hay while the sun shinesa place in the sunthink the sun shines out of sb’s arse/backside
●under the ˈsunof any kind; in the world 天底下；世上◆He’s tried every medicine under the sun, but nothing works.
他把世上的药都试遍了，可是都不见效。◆I’ve got stamps from every country under the sun.
世界上所有国家的邮票我都有。●catch the ˈsunbecome red or brown because of spending time in the sun （在太阳下呆久了因而）皮肤晒红了◆Look at the colour of you! You really caught the sun, didn’t you?看看你的肤色！晒得真红啊！●make hay while the ˈsun shines (saying) make the best use of opportunities and favourable conditions while they last 趁有太阳时晒干草；趁热打铁◆Opportunities for starting your own business will never be better, so make hay while the sun shines and go and see your bank manager today.现在创业机会再好不过了；把握时机，今天就去见银行经理吧。●a place in the ˈsun (of a person 人) a very favourable position, especially in your professional life （尤指职业生涯的）有利地位；有发展前途的地位（或工作）◆When he was offered a professorship at Caltech, he felt that he had finally found his place in the sun.当他被邀请去加州理工学院当教授时，他觉得自己终于找到了有发展前途的工作。 ORIGIN This is a translation of a phrase used in Pascal’s Pensées in the seventeenth century. 这是帕斯卡在 17 世纪所著《思想录》中所用的一个短语的直译。●think the sun shines out of sb’s ˈarse[taboo]/backˈside (BrE) (NAmE think the sun shines out of sb’s ˈass ⚠ ) (slang) have a very high opinion of sb and think that everything they do is good 极为看重某人；对某人做的一切都很满意◆We need more money for this job. I think you should be the one to ask the boss — he thinks the sun shines out of your backside!要完成这项工作我们需要更多的资金，我觉得你去跟老板说最合适，他最看重你！ |