英语词组in the land of Nod是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	in the land of Nod
释义	●in the ˌland of ˈNod (old-fashioned, humorous) asleep 在梦乡；睡着◆Pete and Joe were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine. 皮特和乔仍在梦乡之中，于是我踏着晨光外出散步。 ORIGIN This expression developed from the similarity between the verb ‘nod off’, meaning to fall asleep, and a place in the Bible called ‘the land of Nod’. 这个表达法源于表示“打盹”的短语动词 nod off 与《圣经》中的“ the land of Nod ”（挪得之地）含有一个发音相同的单词。
随便看	be quaking in your boots be quaking in your shoes (be) quaking/shaking in your boots/shoes be quick off the mark be quick on the draw on a silver platter on a sixpence on/at the stroke of eight midnight etc. on a wing and a prayer on balance on behalf of sb on bended knee on bended knee(s) on bended knees on board on call on camera once once again more once again/once more once and for all once a… always a… once bitten twice shy once in a blue moon once in a while

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