| 释义 |
years BrE /jɪəz, jɜːz/
NAmE /jɪrz/► SEE ALLnot/never in a hundred, etc. yearsput years on sbtake years off sbdonkey’s years
●not/never in a hundred, etc. ˈyears (spoken) used to emphasize that you will/would never do sth 什么时候都不会；永远不；绝对不◆I’d never have thought of that in a million years.
我永远也想不出那个主意。●put ˈyears on sbmake sb feel or look much older 使感到老迈；使显老◆The shock of losing his job put years on him.
失业的打击让他看起来老了不少。●take ˈyears off sbmake sb feel or look much younger 使觉得（或显得）年轻◆The new hairstyle takes years off her.
新发型让她看起来年轻多了。●ˈdonkey’s years (BrE, informal) a very long time 很长时间◆She’s lived in that house for donkey’s years.她在那栋房子里住过多年。 ORIGIN This is a play on words between ‘years’ and ‘ears’, the joke being that donkeys have long ears. 这个基于 years 和 ears 的双关语源于 donkeys have long ears。 |