英语词组location是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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LOCATION

at the end of nowhere

at a remote place; at some distance from civilization.

They live way out in the country at the end of nowhere.The police will never find us here at the end of nowhere.

back of the beyond

the most remote place; somewhere very remote. (Informal.)

John hardly ever comes to the city. He lives at the back of the beyond.Mary likes lively entertainment, but her husband likes to vacation in the back of the beyond.

down the street

a short distance away on this same street.

Sally lives just down the street.There is a drugstore down the street. It's very convenient.

end up somewhere and wind up somewhere

to finish at a certain place.

If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail.I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.

far out

far from the center of things; far from town.

The Smiths live sort of far out.

find one's way (around)

to be able to move about an area satisfactorily.

I can go downtown by myself I can find my way around.I know the area well enough to find my way.He can find his way around when it comes to car engines.

get a fix on something

to find out the exact location of something.

I can't get a fix on your location. Where are you?We are trying to get a fix on your radio transmission.I have a fix on them now.

get one's bearings

to determine where one is; to determine how one is oriented to one's immediate environment.

After he fell, it took Ted a few minutes to get his bearings.Jane found her compass and got her bearings almost immediately.I don't have my bearings yet. Wait a minute.

give someone a fix on something

to tell someone the location of something.

Please give me a fix on your location.If you give the tower a fix on where you are, they can advise you on runway selection.

here and there

at this place and that; from place to place. (Could imply a casual search. Fixed order.)

We find rare books in used-book stores here and there.She didn't make a systematic search. She just looked here and there.

here, there, and everywhere

everywhere; at all points.

Fred searched here, there, and everywhere, frantically looking for the lost check.She did not rest until she had been hear, there, and everywhere, shopping for just the right gift.

hither and thither

here and there. (Formal and archaic. Fixed order.)

The dog chased the poor bunny hither and thither, failing at every turn to capture it.Sharon searched hither and thither, hoping to find her lost Persian cat.

hither, thither, and yon

everywhere; here, there, and everywhere. (Formal and archaic. Fixed order.)

The prince looked hither, thither, and yon for the beautiful woman who had lost the glass slipper.The terrible wizard had sown the seeds of his evil vine hither, thither, and yon, and soon, the evil, twisted plants began to sprout in all the land.

in some neck of the woods

in some remote place. (Folksy. The some is usually this, that, your, their, etc.)

I think that the Smiths live in your neck of the woods.What's happening over in that neck of the woods?

in the middle of nowhere

in a very remote place. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.)

To get to my house, you have to drive into the middle of nowhere.We found a nice place to eat, but it's out in the middle of nowhere.

neither here nor there

of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial.

Whether you go to the movie or stay at home is neither here nor there.Your comment—though interesting—is neither here nor there.

off the (beaten) track

in an unfamiliar place; on a route that is not often traveled.

Their home is in a quiet neighborhood, off the beaten track.We like to stop there and admire the scenery. It's off the track, but it's worth the trip.

on the block

on a city block.

John is the biggest kid on the block.We had a party on the block last weekend.

out front

in the front of one's house.

Our mailbox is out front.We have a spruce tree out front and a maple tree in the back.

out of place

not in a proper place.

The salt was out of place in the cupboard, so I couldn't find it.Billy, you're out of place. Please sit next to Tom.

out of reach

not near enough to be reached or touched.

Place the cookies out of reach, or Bob will eat them all.The mouse ran behind the piano, out of reach. The cat just sat and waited for it.

out-of-the-way

difficult to get to.

They live on a quiet, out-of-the-way street.I know an out-of-the-way little restaurant on Maple Street.

out of the way and out of one's way

not blocking or impeding the way.

Please get out of my way.Would you please get your foot out of the way?

not along the way.

I'm sorry, but I can't give you a ride home. It's out of the way.That route is out of my way.

out West

in the western part of the United States.

We lived out West for nearly ten years.Do they really ride horses out West?

smack-dab in the middle

right in the middle. (Informal.)

I want a big helping of mashed potatoes with a glob of butter smack-dab in the middle.Tom and Sally were having a terrible argument, and I was trapped—smack-dab in the middle.

the other side of the tracks

the poorer section of town or the richer section of town, depending on perspective.

He is from a wealthy family and I am from a very humble background, but he is the first boy I have met from the other side of the tracks, and I want to marry him.I hear he is dating someone from the other side of the tracks.

the point of no return

the halfway point; the point at which it is too late to turn back. (Often with past.)

The flight was past the point of no return, so we had to continue to our destination.The entire project is past the point of no return; we will have to continue with it.

the wrong side of the tracks

the poor part of a town.

They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter.We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education.

thither and yon

there and everywhere. (Archaic.)

I sent my résumé thither and yon, but no one responded.The children are all scattered thither and yon, and it is difficult for them to get home for the holidays.

to the ends of the earth

to the remotest and most inaccessible points on the earth.

I'll pursue him to the ends of the earth.We've explored almost the whole world. We've traveled to the ends of the earth trying to learn about our world.

under the sun

anywhere at all.

This is the largest cattle ranch under the sun.Isn't there anyone under the sun who can help me with this problem?

up a blind alley

at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.)

I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything.The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.

up North

to or at the northern part of the country or the world.

I don't like living up North. I want to move down South where it's warm.When you say "up North," do you mean where the polar bears live, or just in the northern states?

X marks the spot

this is the exact spot. (Can be used literally when someone draws an X to mark an exact spot.)

This is where the rock struck my car—X marks the spot.Now, please move that table over here. Yes, right here—X marks the spot.

LOCATION - KEEP

stay put

not to move; to stay where one is. (Informal.)

We've decided to stay put and not to move to Florida.If the children just stay put, their parents will come for them soon.

stick around

[for a person] to remain in a place. (Informal.)

The kids stuck around for a time after the party was over.Oh, Ann. Please stick around for a while. I want to talk to you later.

LOCATION - ORIGIN

hail from somewhere

[for someone] to come originally from somewhere.

I'm from Kansas. Where do you hail from?I hail from the Southwest.

LOCATION - WRONG

like a fish out of water

appearing to be completely out of place; in a very awkward manner.

Vincent stood there in his rented tuxedo, looking like a fish out of water.Whenever I am with your friends, I feel like a fish out of water. What on earth do you see in them—or me?At a formal dance, John is like a fish out of water.

burg

n. a small town. (Disdainful.)

I can't stand another day in this burg.This burg is getting on my nerves.

glue factory

n. the place where old horses are sent so their bones can be made into glue; a similar, imaginary place for people.

I'm not as young as I used to be, but I'm not ready for the glue factory yet.If you can't keep up, we'll send you to the glue factory.

hotbed of something

n. a nest of something; a gathering place of a kind of people.

This office is a hotbed of lazy people.My class is a hotbed of nerds.

main drag

n. the main street.

I have a shop over on the main drag.The main drag is solid with traffic on Saturday nights.

one-horse town

n. a very small town; a small and backward town.

I refuse to spend a whole week in that one-horse town!I grew up in a one-horse town, and I liked it very much.

passion-pit

n. a drive-in movie theatre; any place where young people go to neck, such as an area where teenagers park. (Dated but still heard.)

She wanted me to drive down to the passionpit, but I said I had a headache.My mother used to tell me about her trips to the passion-pit.

rust belt

n. the industrial north of the U.S.

The economy in the rust belt is slowing down.The salt they put on the roads in the winter made my car all rusty. I guess that's why they call this area the rust belt.

scene

n. a place; a setting.

This scene is no good. Let's split.I need a different scene. Life is too hectic here.

skid row

n. the name for a place populated with ruined alcoholics and other down-and-out people.

I don't want to end up on skid row. How can I get rid of this monkey?Just because they're on skid row, it doesn't mean they're beyond help.

stamping ground

n. one's favorite or customary location.

Adamsville is my old stamping ground. I was born there, you know.I like to go back and look at my old stamping ground every now and then.

sticks

n. a rural or backwoods area. (Always with the and always plural.)

I hated living in the sticks.You hear a lot about how things are in the sticks. They're worse.

sun belt

n. the southern U.S. states, where it is generally warm and sunny.

I want to retire to the sun belt.The population of the sun belt is exploding.

tall timbers

n. some remote, wellforested place; the boondocks.

Oh, Chuck lives out in the tall timbers somewhere. He only has a post office box number.You're not going to move me out into the tall timbers somewhere!

turf

n. (one's) ground or territory.

When you're on my turf, you do what I say—savvy?This is my turf, and what I say goes.

up front

mod. in the forefront; under fire (at the front).

You guys who are up front are gonna get the most fire.You two go up front and see if you can help.

where the action is

phr. where important things are happening.

I want to be where the action is.Right there in city hall. That's where the action is.

wide place in the road

n. a very small town.

The town is little more than a wide place in the road.We stopped at a wide place in the road called Adamsville.

wrong side of the tracks

n. the poor side of town.

Fred's ashamed that he's from the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak.I'm glad I'm from the wrong side of the tracks. I know what life is really like.

X marks the spot.

sent. “This is the exact place!” (A catchphrase.)

This is where it happened. X marks the spot.X marks the spot where we first met.

You can't get there from here.

sent. “Where you want to go is in a very remote location.” (A catchphrase.)

Well, you can't get there from here.Adamsville? Sorry, you can't get there from here.

词组	location
释义	IDIOMSLANG LOCATION at the end of nowhere at a remote place; at some distance from civilization. They live way out in the country at the end of nowhere.The police will never find us here at the end of nowhere. back of the beyond the most remote place; somewhere very remote. (Informal.) John hardly ever comes to the city. He lives at the back of the beyond.Mary likes lively entertainment, but her husband likes to vacation in the back of the beyond. down the street a short distance away on this same street. Sally lives just down the street.There is a drugstore down the street. It's very convenient. end up somewhere and wind up somewhere to finish at a certain place. If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail.I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital. far out far from the center of things; far from town. The Smiths live sort of far out. find one's way (around) to be able to move about an area satisfactorily. I can go downtown by myself I can find my way around.I know the area well enough to find my way.He can find his way around when it comes to car engines. get a fix on something to find out the exact location of something. I can't get a fix on your location. Where are you?We are trying to get a fix on your radio transmission.I have a fix on them now. get one's bearings to determine where one is; to determine how one is oriented to one's immediate environment. After he fell, it took Ted a few minutes to get his bearings.Jane found her compass and got her bearings almost immediately.I don't have my bearings yet. Wait a minute. give someone a fix on something to tell someone the location of something. Please give me a fix on your location.If you give the tower a fix on where you are, they can advise you on runway selection. here and there at this place and that; from place to place. (Could imply a casual search. Fixed order.) We find rare books in used-book stores here and there.She didn't make a systematic search. She just looked here and there. here, there, and everywhere everywhere; at all points. Fred searched here, there, and everywhere, frantically looking for the lost check.She did not rest until she had been hear, there, and everywhere, shopping for just the right gift. hither and thither here and there. (Formal and archaic. Fixed order.) The dog chased the poor bunny hither and thither, failing at every turn to capture it.Sharon searched hither and thither, hoping to find her lost Persian cat. hither, thither, and yon everywhere; here, there, and everywhere. (Formal and archaic. Fixed order.) The prince looked hither, thither, and yon for the beautiful woman who had lost the glass slipper.The terrible wizard had sown the seeds of his evil vine hither, thither, and yon, and soon, the evil, twisted plants began to sprout in all the land. in some neck of the woods in some remote place. (Folksy. The some is usually this, that, your, their, etc.) I think that the Smiths live in your neck of the woods.What's happening over in that neck of the woods? in the middle of nowhere in a very remote place. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.) To get to my house, you have to drive into the middle of nowhere.We found a nice place to eat, but it's out in the middle of nowhere. neither here nor there of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial. Whether you go to the movie or stay at home is neither here nor there.Your comment—though interesting—is neither here nor there. off the (beaten) track in an unfamiliar place; on a route that is not often traveled. Their home is in a quiet neighborhood, off the beaten track.We like to stop there and admire the scenery. It's off the track, but it's worth the trip. on the block on a city block. John is the biggest kid on the block.We had a party on the block last weekend. out front in the front of one's house. Our mailbox is out front.We have a spruce tree out front and a maple tree in the back. out of place not in a proper place. The salt was out of place in the cupboard, so I couldn't find it.Billy, you're out of place. Please sit next to Tom. out of reach not near enough to be reached or touched. Place the cookies out of reach, or Bob will eat them all.The mouse ran behind the piano, out of reach. The cat just sat and waited for it. out-of-the-way difficult to get to. They live on a quiet, out-of-the-way street.I know an out-of-the-way little restaurant on Maple Street. out of the way and out of one's way 1. not blocking or impeding the way. Please get out of my way.Would you please get your foot out of the way? 2. not along the way. I'm sorry, but I can't give you a ride home. It's out of the way.That route is out of my way. out West in the western part of the United States. We lived out West for nearly ten years.Do they really ride horses out West? smack-dab in the middle right in the middle. (Informal.) I want a big helping of mashed potatoes with a glob of butter smack-dab in the middle.Tom and Sally were having a terrible argument, and I was trapped—smack-dab in the middle. the other side of the tracks the poorer section of town or the richer section of town, depending on perspective. He is from a wealthy family and I am from a very humble background, but he is the first boy I have met from the other side of the tracks, and I want to marry him.I hear he is dating someone from the other side of the tracks. the point of no return the halfway point; the point at which it is too late to turn back. (Often with past.) The flight was past the point of no return, so we had to continue to our destination.The entire project is past the point of no return; we will have to continue with it. the wrong side of the tracks the poor part of a town. They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter.We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education. thither and yon there and everywhere. (Archaic.) I sent my résumé thither and yon, but no one responded.The children are all scattered thither and yon, and it is difficult for them to get home for the holidays. to the ends of the earth to the remotest and most inaccessible points on the earth. I'll pursue him to the ends of the earth.We've explored almost the whole world. We've traveled to the ends of the earth trying to learn about our world. under the sun anywhere at all. This is the largest cattle ranch under the sun.Isn't there anyone under the sun who can help me with this problem? up a blind alley at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (Informal.) I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything.The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime. up North to or at the northern part of the country or the world. I don't like living up North. I want to move down South where it's warm.When you say "up North," do you mean where the polar bears live, or just in the northern states? X marks the spot this is the exact spot. (Can be used literally when someone draws an X to mark an exact spot.) This is where the rock struck my car—X marks the spot.Now, please move that table over here. Yes, right here—X marks the spot. LOCATION - KEEP stay put not to move; to stay where one is. (Informal.) We've decided to stay put and not to move to Florida.If the children just stay put, their parents will come for them soon. stick around [for a person] to remain in a place. (Informal.) The kids stuck around for a time after the party was over.Oh, Ann. Please stick around for a while. I want to talk to you later. LOCATION - ORIGIN hail from somewhere [for someone] to come originally from somewhere. I'm from Kansas. Where do you hail from?I hail from the Southwest. LOCATION - WRONG like a fish out of water appearing to be completely out of place; in a very awkward manner. Vincent stood there in his rented tuxedo, looking like a fish out of water.Whenever I am with your friends, I feel like a fish out of water. What on earth do you see in them—or me?At a formal dance, John is like a fish out of water. burg n. a small town. (Disdainful.) I can't stand another day in this burg.This burg is getting on my nerves. glue factory n. the place where old horses are sent so their bones can be made into glue; a similar, imaginary place for people. I'm not as young as I used to be, but I'm not ready for the glue factory yet.If you can't keep up, we'll send you to the glue factory. hotbed of something n. a nest of something; a gathering place of a kind of people. This office is a hotbed of lazy people.My class is a hotbed of nerds. main drag n. the main street. I have a shop over on the main drag.The main drag is solid with traffic on Saturday nights. one-horse town n. a very small town; a small and backward town. I refuse to spend a whole week in that one-horse town!I grew up in a one-horse town, and I liked it very much. passion-pit n. a drive-in movie theatre; any place where young people go to neck, such as an area where teenagers park. (Dated but still heard.) She wanted me to drive down to the passionpit, but I said I had a headache.My mother used to tell me about her trips to the passion-pit. rust belt n. the industrial north of the U.S. The economy in the rust belt is slowing down.The salt they put on the roads in the winter made my car all rusty. I guess that's why they call this area the rust belt. scene n. a place; a setting. This scene is no good. Let's split.I need a different scene. Life is too hectic here. skid row n. the name for a place populated with ruined alcoholics and other down-and-out people. I don't want to end up on skid row. How can I get rid of this monkey?Just because they're on skid row, it doesn't mean they're beyond help. stamping ground n. one's favorite or customary location. Adamsville is my old stamping ground. I was born there, you know.I like to go back and look at my old stamping ground every now and then. sticks n. a rural or backwoods area. (Always with the and always plural.) I hated living in the sticks.You hear a lot about how things are in the sticks. They're worse. sun belt n. the southern U.S. states, where it is generally warm and sunny. I want to retire to the sun belt.The population of the sun belt is exploding. tall timbers n. some remote, wellforested place; the boondocks. Oh, Chuck lives out in the tall timbers somewhere. He only has a post office box number.You're not going to move me out into the tall timbers somewhere! turf n. (one's) ground or territory. When you're on my turf, you do what I say—savvy?This is my turf, and what I say goes. up front mod. in the forefront; under fire (at the front). You guys who are up front are gonna get the most fire.You two go up front and see if you can help. where the action is phr. where important things are happening. I want to be where the action is.Right there in city hall. That's where the action is. wide place in the road n. a very small town. The town is little more than a wide place in the road.We stopped at a wide place in the road called Adamsville. wrong side of the tracks n. the poor side of town. Fred's ashamed that he's from the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak.I'm glad I'm from the wrong side of the tracks. I know what life is really like. X marks the spot. sent. “This is the exact place!” (A catchphrase.) This is where it happened. X marks the spot.X marks the spot where we first met. You can't get there from here. sent. “Where you want to go is in a very remote location.” (A catchphrase.) Well, you can't get there from here.Adamsville? Sorry, you can't get there from here. (redirected from location) on location Of a film, television show, or other video-based media, filmed in a real-world setting not located within a studio. We were actually able to film on location at the actual FBI training academy in Virginia. I always prefer shooting on location, though the unpredictable weather in this part of the country can make it tricky sometimes. on location [of a movie] being filmed in a place distant from the studio. This movie was shot on location in Ontario. The actress went on location in Spain for her latest film.
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