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days /deɪz/► SEE ALLyour, its, etc. days are numberedone of these days(just) one of those daysthese daysthose were the dayshave seen/known better daysin all my born daysit’s early days (yet)end your days/life (in sth)high days and holidaysa nine days’ wonderthe good/bad old daysyour salad days
●your, its, etc. days are ˈnumberedsb has not long left to live; sth will not last much longer （人）死期不远了，在世的日子屈指可数了；（物）用不了多久了◆Now that we’re no longer getting any government support, the theatre’s days are numbered.
如今我们得不到政府的任何支持，剧院撑不了多久了。●ˈone of these daysat some unspecified time in the future; before a long time has passed 不久；日内；总有一天◆It’s been nice talking to you. We must meet up again one of these days.
很高兴跟你交谈，我们一定要找个时间再聚一聚。◆One of these fine days you’ll find that you have no friends left, and who’ll help you then?
总有一天你会发现你一个朋友也没有，那时谁会帮你呢？●(just) one of those ˈdaysa day on which unpleasant things happen 诸事不顺的日子；倒霉的日子◆It’s been one of those days. I lost my keys and then I fell over running for the bus.
真是个倒霉的日子，我丢了钥匙，赶公共汽车的时候又摔了一跤。●ˈthese daysat the present time, as compared with an earlier time; nowadays （与过去作比较）如今，而今◆Divorce is getting more and more common these days.
如今离婚越来越普遍了。●ˈthose were the daysused for talking about a better or happier time in the past （指过去）那才是好时光，那才是好年头◆‘I got a job as soon as I graduated.’ ‘Ah, those were the days!’
“我一毕业就找到了一份工作。”“噢，赶上了好时候！”●have seen/known better ˈdaysbe in a worse condition than in the past 今不如昔；曾有过一段好日子◆That jacket of yours has seen better days — isn’t it time you bought a new one?你那件夹克衫可是有年头了，是不是该买件新的了？●in all my born ˈdays (old-fashioned, informal) never in my life (especially used when referring to sth unpleasant) 生平，一生（从未）（尤指不愉快的事情）◆How dare you say that! I’ve never been spoken to like that in all my born days!你怎么敢这样说！我这辈子还没有人对我这么说过话！●it’s early ˈdays (yet) (BrE) it is too soon to be certain about sth 作出结论还为时过早；时机未到◆The new store hasn’t had many customers though of course it’s early days yet.这家新店顾客不多，不过这只是时日未到而已。●ˌend your ˈdays/ˈlife (in sth)spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place （在某种状态下或某处）度过余生◆He ended his days in poverty.他死前穷困潦倒。●ˌhigh days and ˈholidaysfestivals and special occasions 节庆假日；特殊日子◆This 19th-century dish was traditionally made on high days and holidays, and is still often eaten at Christmas.这道菜是 19 世纪节庆假日的传统菜肴，至今在圣诞节人们还常吃。●a ˌnine days’ ˈwondera person or thing that attracts a lot of attention, but only for a short time 昙花一现；轰动一时的人（或事物）◆The satellite that landed in their garden made the family a bit of a nine days’ wonder, but no one remembers their name now.这家人因卫星落在家中花园里而轰动一时，不过现在已没人记得他们的名字了。●the ˈgood/ˈbad old daysan earlier period of time in your life or in history that is seen as better/worse than the present 往昔的好／苦日子◆That was in the bad old days of very high inflation.那是在极度通货膨胀的困难时期。●your ˈsalad days (old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life 年少不谙世事的岁月；少不更事的年岁◆Back in my salad days my friends and I used to go dancing every Saturday night.回想我那时，年少不更事，每个周六的晚上都和朋友们去跳舞。 ORIGIN This comes from Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra. 这个习语源于莎士比亚戏剧《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》。 |