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quits /kwɪts/► SEE ALLbe quits (with sb)call it quitsdouble or quits ●be ˈquits (with sb) (informal) 1. be in a position in which neither of two people owe each other money any more (和…)互不相欠,两清◆If I give you $10, then we’re quits, aren’t we? 如果我把这 10 美元给你,我们就两清了,对吧?2. have done sth unpleasant to sb who did sth unpleasant to you 以牙还牙;扯平◆He crashed my motorbike last year and now I’ve crashed his car, so we’re quits. 去年他把我的摩托车给撞了,现在我把他的汽车给撞了。这就算扯平了吧。●call it ˈquits (informal) decide to end an argument, a disagreement, etc. at a point where both sides are equal (在双方对等的情况下)同意停止争论,彼此两清◆I know I upset you, but you said some nasty things to me too. Can’t we just call it quits and try to forget it?我知道我惹你不高兴了,可是你也说了一些难听的话。我们能不能就此两清,就当什么都没发生? OPP even the score ●ˌdouble or ˈquits (BrE) (NAmE ˌdouble or ˈnothing) (in gambling 赌博中) a risk in which, if you lose you will have to pay twice the amount of money you owe, or if you win, will not owe anything 输则赔双倍,赢则债务全清 NOTE Quits means that two people are now equal and do not owe each other anything, especially money. * quits 指互不相欠。 |