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

Idiom

in the pink (of condition)

Theme: HEALTH - GOOD

in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.)

The garden is lovely. All the flowers are in the pink of condition.Jane has to exercise hard to get into the pink of condition.I'd like to be in the pink, but I don't have the time.

Slang

in the pink

Theme: HEALTHY

mod. feeling quite well; feeling on top of the world.

I'm in the pink today. Feeling great.When she's in the pink again, she'll give you a ring.

Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL

mod. alcohol intoxicated.

Pete is in the pink and singing at the top of his lungs.When he's in the pink, he's a handful.

in the pink

1. Healthy; in good condition. The phrase is often followed with "of health" or "of condition." It took a few weeks of bed rest, but I'm in the pink of health now. Good to see you in the pink again, John. You looked like death last time I saw you!

2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really in the pink!

*in the pink (of condition)

and *in the pink (of health)

Fig. in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) He recovered completely from his surgery and has been in the pink ever since. She was lively and active and in the pink of condition.

in the pink

In good health, as in We're glad to hear Bob's in the pink again. In the 1500s pink meant "the embodiment of perfection," but the current idiom dates only from about 1900.

in the pink

OLD-FASHIONED

If someone is in the pink, they are very fit and healthy. `Hello. Good evening. How are you?' — `Oh, in the pink.' Note: People sometimes use the longer expressions in the pink of condition or in the pink of health. He insists that Mr Harris, a non-smoker, appeared in the pink of health. Note: `Pink' here means best, and the word is derived from the flower of this name, which also gave its name to the colour pink.

in the pink

in extremely good health and spirits. informal

Literally, a pink is a plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender leaves. In figurative use, the pink came to mean ‘a supreme example of something’, as in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet: ‘I am the very pink of courtesy’. This led to the development of the phrase in the pink of condition , of which in the pink is a shortened version.

in the ˈpink

(old-fashioned, informal) in very good health or excellent physical condition: Here are some tips to keep you in the pink.

in the pink

1. mod. feeling quite well; feeling on top of the world. When she’s in the pink again, she’ll give you a ring.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete is in the pink and singing at the top of his lungs.

in the pink

In excellent condition; in good health. This term has its roots in Shakespeare’s time, when the pink meant the embodiment of perfection. Thus, in Romeo and Juliet, “the very pink of courtesy” (2.4) means the ultimate in politeness. The cliché, however, dates only from about 1900 and today refers almost exclusively to good health.

词组	in the pink
释义	Idiom in the pink (of condition) Theme: HEALTH - GOOD in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (Informal. In can be replaced with into.) The garden is lovely. All the flowers are in the pink of condition.Jane has to exercise hard to get into the pink of condition.I'd like to be in the pink, but I don't have the time. Slang in the pink Theme: HEALTHY mod. feeling quite well; feeling on top of the world. I'm in the pink today. Feeling great.When she's in the pink again, she'll give you a ring. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete is in the pink and singing at the top of his lungs.When he's in the pink, he's a handful. Idiom in the pinkin the pink (of something) very strong and operating well. It was almost a miracle that after his bout with pneumonia, he was back in the pink of health.These men are in the pink of condition, and the army wants to keep them that way.Our business is in the pink these days. idiomin the pinkold-fashioned feeling very healthy:The health visitor says you have to go off to the country to get in the pink again. in the pink 1. Healthy; in good condition. The phrase is often followed with "of health" or "of condition." It took a few weeks of bed rest, but I'm in the pink of health now. Good to see you in the pink again, John. You looked like death last time I saw you! 2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really in the pink! in the pink (of condition) and in the pink (of health) Fig. in very good health; in very good condition, physically and emotionally. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) He recovered completely from his surgery and has been in the pink ever since. She was lively and active and in the pink of condition. in the pink In good health, as in We're glad to hear Bob's in the pink again. In the 1500s pink* meant "the embodiment of perfection," but the current idiom dates only from about 1900. in the pink OLD-FASHIONED If someone is in the pink, they are very fit and healthy. `Hello. Good evening. How are you?' — `Oh, in the pink.' Note: People sometimes use the longer expressions in the pink of condition or in the pink of health. He insists that Mr Harris, a non-smoker, appeared in the pink of health. Note: `Pink' here means best, and the word is derived from the flower of this name, which also gave its name to the colour pink. in the pink in extremely good health and spirits. informal Literally, a pink is a plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender leaves. In figurative use, the pink came to mean ‘a supreme example of something’, as in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet: ‘I am the very pink of courtesy’. This led to the development of the phrase in the pink of condition , of which in the pink is a shortened version. in the ˈpink (old-fashioned, informal) in very good health or excellent physical condition: Here are some tips to keep you in the pink. in the pink 1. mod. feeling quite well; feeling on top of the world. When she’s in the pink again, she’ll give you a ring. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Pete is in the pink and singing at the top of his lungs. in the pink In excellent condition; in good health. This term has its roots in Shakespeare’s time, when the pink meant the embodiment of perfection. Thus, in Romeo and Juliet, “the very pink of courtesy” (2.4) means the ultimate in politeness. The cliché, however, dates only from about 1900 and today refers almost exclusively to good health.
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