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morning BrE /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/► SEE ALLthe morning after (the night before)morning, noon and nightMonday morning quarterbackthat Monday morning feeling ●the morning ˈafter (the night beˈfore) (informal) the morning after an occasion when sb has drunk too much alcohol and is feeling tired, ill/sick, etc. 宿醉;狂饮之后次日早晨的不适◆She was suffering from the effects of the morning after. 她头一天晚上喝太多了,早晨一直不舒服。◆a morning-after headache 宿醉头痛●morning, noon and ˈnightat all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that sth happens very often or that it happens continuously) (用于强调)从早到晚,一天到晚◆When Sally was a baby she used to cry morning, noon and night. 小时候,萨莉一天到晚哭个不停。●ˌMonday morning ˈquarterback (NAmE, informal, disapproving) a person who criticizes or comments on an event after it has happened 事后说三道四的人;放马后炮的人◆It’s easy to play Monday morning quarterback and say that he made a poor decision.事后说三道四,指责他的决定不高明,这当然很容易。▸ ˌMonday morning ˈquarterback verb criticize or comment on an event after it has happened 在事后批评(或评价)◆I don’t like to Monday morning quarterback any work that is done by another investigator.我不想事后评判另一位调查员所做的工作。▸ ˌMonday morning ˈquarterbacking noun ◆This is the worst kind of Monday-morning quarterbacking.这是最差劲的事后诸葛亮。 ORIGIN The quarterback directs the play in an American football game. Most games are played on a Sunday so Monday morning is the day after the game finished. 在美式橄榄球中,四分卫(quarterback)组织球队的进攻。大多数比赛是在星期日进行,因而星期一早晨是赛事结束次日。●that Monday ˈmorning feelinga feeling of being depressed because you have to start a new week back at work 周一上午的低沉情绪(指因要开始一周的工作而感觉沮丧)◆In my new job, I never have that awful Monday morning feeling.在新的工作中,我再也没有周一上午情绪低沉的感觉了。 |