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elbow BrE /ˈelbəʊ/
NAmE /-boʊ/► SEE ALLat your elbowelbow greaseelbow roomgive sb the elbownot know your arse from your elbowmore power to sb’s elbow
●at your ˈelbowvery near; within arm’s reach 在手边；在近旁；咫尺之间◆I always like to have a dictionary at my elbow to check spellings.
我总是喜欢手头有一本词典好随时检查拼写。●ˈelbow grease (informal) the effort used in physical work, especially in cleaning 体力活；（尤指清扫时所耗费的）气力◆The bath was so old and stained that we couldn’t get it clean no matter how much elbow grease we used.
浴缸又旧又脏，不管我们费多大劲都弄不干净。●ˈelbow room (informal) 1. enough space to move in 可自由活动的空间；充足的活动余地◆October is a good time to visit as there are fewer tourists and more elbow room in the restaurants.
10 月份是出游的好时候，因为游客减少，餐馆不那么拥挤。2. the freedom to do sth （做…的）自由◆Teachers often feel they have little elbow room to try new methods.
教师们常常觉得几乎没有尝试新教学方法的空间。●give sb the ˈelbow (BrE, informal) tell sb that you no longer want to have a relationship with them 和某人绝交；排斥某人◆I hear she’s finally given her boyfriend the elbow.
我听说她终于和男友分手了。●not know your ˌarse from your ˈelbow (BrE) (NAmE not know your ˌass from your ˈelbow) (⚠, slang) be very stupid or completely lacking in skill 愚蠢之极；屁都不懂◆Don’t ask him to organize things! He doesn’t know his arse from his elbow!千万别让他来组织，他一窍不通！●more power to sb’s ˈelbow (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to express support or encouragement for sb to do sth （表示支持或鼓励）再加把劲，祝某人成功◆‘He’s so angry at his train being late every morning that he’s made an official complaint.’ ‘Good for him. More power to his elbow.’“火车每天早上都晚点，这令他十分气愤，并正式提出了投诉。”“太好了，祝他好运。” |