请输入您要查询的英文词组:

 

词组 once a (something), always a (something)
释义

once a (something), always a (something)

A person's innate or fundamental nature is not something they are willing or able to change. He says he's trying to leave his life of crime behind, but once a criminal, always a criminal. Even years after leaving the stage, she still can't resist performing—once an actor, always an actor.

once a —, always a —

a person cannot change their fundamental nature.
1993 Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride She was once a Catholic…and once a Catholic, always a Catholic, according to her mother.

once a..., always a...

in certain respects people do not change, although circumstances change: He can’t resist explaining things in detail. Once a teacher, always a teacher.
随便看

 

英语词组固定搭配大全包含354030条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/16 8:00:41