zero in on 瞄準;集中精力
例句:Once you have identified suspicious traffic, you can then start to add specifications on the command line to zero in on the detail of the traffic.
一旦您識別出了可疑流量,您就可以開始在命令列上添加參數以便關注於流量細節。
Gentleman’s agreement 君子協議
例句:"What we have seen over the past couple years is, you might think of it as a kind of a gentleman's agreement not to discuss Iraq, " he said.
葛籣說:“過去兩三年的情況看起來好像是一種君子協定,就是大家同意不討論伊拉克問題。
Walk on air 興高采烈
例句:Some students seem to walk on air after they succeed in passing the entrance examination of college.
一些學生在考入大學後似乎有些忘乎所以了。
At an awkward age 即將成年
例句:Tom was very easy to bring up and never seemed to have an awkward age at all.
湯姆是一個很容易帶大的孩子,他好像從來就沒有成年前的那種彷徨。
Autumn of somebody’s life 在垂暮之年
例句:It's amazing that somebody can still contribute to society even in the autumn of his life.
令人驚異的是,有人在垂暮之年還能夠為社會作貢獻。
Paint the lily 多此一舉
例句:Comment upon this would be to paint the lily.
對此發表評論無異於畫蛇添足。
Lay at somebody’s door 歸咎於某人
例句:Don't lay the blame at my door; you spilled food on the carpet too!
不要只責怪我;你也把食物打翻在地毯上呀!
Wall-to-wall 無處不在的; 似無處不在的
例句:Within minutes, the presidential salvo is wall-to-wall on the wire services and TV news. Then the Internet.
幾分鐘之內,總統保留態度的看法就被各大新聞通訊社和電視新聞台鋪天蓋地地作了報導,接著上了互聯網。
To Put on the dog 擺闊、裝門面
例句:But what I like about him was that he never put on the dog to show off his money.
但是我喜歡他的一點的是他從來不亂花錢來炫耀他的富有。
On the side 作為兼職
例句:He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.
他是教師,可還兼職做一些新聞工作.
Get into the swing of thing 積極投入某事
例句:It took time to get into the swing of things.
熟悉情況需要一些時間。
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