| 词组 | wet behind the ears |
| 释义 | Idiom wet behind the ears and not dry behind the ears Theme: AGE - YOUTH young and inexperienced.John's too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears!He may be wet behind the ears, but he's well trained and totally competent.Tom is going into business by himself? Why, he's hardly dry behind the ears.That kid isn't dry behind the ears. He'll go broke in a month. Idiom wet behind the ears young and not experienced.The job put a lot of responsibility on someone who was still wet behind the ears, but he learned fast. wet behind the ears adjective inexperienced UK, 1931wet behind the earsInexperienced, often because one is young. You'll never win the case with him as your lawyer—he's just out of law school and still wet behind the ears! This group of interns seems especially wet behind the ears—I barely trust them to get my coffee! wet behind the earsand not dry behind the ears; hardly dry behind the earsFig. young and inexperienced. John's too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears! He may be wet behind the ears, but he's well-trained and totally competent. Tom is going into business by himself? Why, he's hardly dry behind the ears. wet behind the earsAlso, not dry behind the ears. Immature, inexperienced, as in How can you take instructions from Tom? He's still wet behind the ears, or Jane's not dry behind the ears yet. This term alludes to the fact that the last place to dry in a newborn colt or calf is the indentation behind its ears. [Early 1900s] wet behind the earsIf someone is wet behind the ears, they are young and do not have much knowledge or experience of a situation. Hawking was a research student, still wet behind the ears by scientific standards. Terry, it turned out, was just out of university and wet behind the ears. Note: You can also use wet-behind-the-ears before a noun. The song is all about how he felt as a small-town, wet-behind-the-ears kid coming to LA for the first time. Note: There are two possible origins for this expression. It may refer to a young animal being washed by its mother. Alternatively, it may refer to children forgetting to dry behind their ears after washing. wet behind the earslacking experience; immature. informalThe image is of a baby or young animal which is still damp after it has been born. (still) ˌwet behind the ˈears(informal, disapproving) be young and with very little experience: He’s a young teacher, still wet behind the ears. OPPOSITE: an old hand (at something/at doing something)wet behind the ears Inexperienced; green. |
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