| 词组 | have seen better days |
| 释义 | Idiom have seen better days Theme: WORTHLESSNESS to be worn or worn out. (Informal.)This coat has seen better days. I need a new one.Oh, my old legs ache. I've seen better days, but everyone has to grow old. Idiom have seen better days humorous if something or someone has seen better days, they are not in such a good condition as they used to be.Our washing machine has seen better days.We were met at the hotel entrance by an ageing porter who had evidently seen better days. have seen better daysTo be or look particularly shabby, ill-kept, or in poor condition. Wow, this car has seen better days. What'd you do, drive it through a minefield? The poor guy who runs the building has certainly seen better days, but he's a sweet fellow. have seen better daysEuph. to be in bad condition. My old car has seen better days, but at least it's still running. She's seen better days, it's true, but she's still lots of fun. seen better days, haveBe worn out, have fallen into a state of decline, as in This chair has seen better days, or The family business has seen better days. This term was first used by Shakespeare to describe a decline of fortune ( Timon of Athens, 4:2) but soon was broadened to describe aging or deterioration in both humans and objects. have seen better daysIf something has seen better days, it is old and in poor condition. The houses had seen better days and their crumbling plaster was now dirty grey and damp. There was an old brass double bed with a mattress that had seen better days. seen (or known) better daysbe in a worse state than in the past; have become old, worn-out, or shabby.have seen/known better ˈdaysbe in a worse condition than in the past: That jacket of yours has seen better days — isn’t it time you bought a new one?seen better days tv. showing signs of wear or exhaustion. (Always a past participle.) This coat has seen better days. seen better days, to haveTo have declined, to have become less prosperous, more worn, and the like. This term was first used by Shakespeare to describe a decline of fortune; Timon’s steward, Flavius, says to his servants, “Let’s shake our heads, and say, as ’twere a knell unto our master’s fortunes, ‘We have seen better days’” (Timon of Athens, 4.2). Sir Walter Scott used it to describe aging (The Lay of the Last Minstrel, 1805): “His wither’d cheek and tresses grey seem’d to have known a better day.” We still use it to describe, for example, a piece of worn-out furniture (“This couch has seen better days”). |
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