| 释义 |
hole BrE /həʊl/
NAmE /hoʊl/► SEE ALLin a holein the holeneed/want sb/sth like (you need/want) a hole in the headmake a dent/hole in sthdig yourself (into) a holemoney burns a hole in your pockethave an ace/a trick up your sleeve
●in a ˈhole (informal) in a difficult situation 处于困境◆He had got himself into a hole and it was going to be difficult to get out of it.
他使自己陷入了困境，难以摆脱。●in the ˈhole (NAmE, informal) in debt; owing money 负债；欠钱◆We started the current fiscal year $3 million in the hole.
我们本财政年度一开始便负债 300 万美元。●need/want sb/sth like (you need/want) a ˌhole in the ˈhead (informal) definitely not need/want sb/sth at all 绝对不需要／不想要◆I had to get home before midnight, and just then I needed a flat tyre like a hole in the head.
我必须在午夜前到家，可偏偏车胎爆了，真是不要什么来什么。●make a ˈdent/ˈhole in sth (informal) reduce sth 减少；削弱◆Having to pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.修车的意外花销让我的存款缩水不少。◆The embarrassing stories about his past made quite a dent in his reputation.过往的难堪经历把他的名誉毁得不轻。●dig yourself (into) a ˈholeget yourself into a bad situation that it will be very difficult to get out of 使自己陷入难以摆脱的困境；使自己处境尴尬；自食恶果◆When I started lying to him, I realized that I was digging myself into a hole which would be very difficult to get out of.一开始向他说谎，我就意识到这会让自己陷入麻烦，无法摆脱。●money burns a ˈhole in your pocket (informal) sb spends or wants to spend money very quickly and carelessly 花钱如流水；钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留◆She can’t wait to spend her prize money — it’s burning a hole in her pocket.她迫不及待地想把奖金花了，这些钱她根本留不住。◆He gets paid on Friday and by Monday he’s spent it all. Money just burns a hole in his pocket.他周五领工资，周一就花光了，好像钱会烧手一样。●have an ˌace/a ˌtrick up your ˈsleeve (BrE) (NAmE have an ˌace in the ˈhole) (informal) have an idea or plan which you keep secret and can use if you need to (especially in order to gain an advantage over sb) 有锦囊妙计；留着一招；暗中保留王牌◆They think they’ve won the contract but we’ve still got a couple of aces up our sleeve.他们以为已经赢得了那份合同，可是我们还有几张王牌未打出呢。 |