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| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (Don't risk what you have.) (谚语) | 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
yì niǎo zài shǒu shèng yú èr niǎo zài lín |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| a bit advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a small amount) | 一点儿
yì diǎn er |
| | | 少量地
shǎo liàng de |
| | I don't just like it a bit – I like it a lot! |
| a bit advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (slightly) | 些微地
xiē wēi de |
| | | 稍微地
shāo wēi de |
| | It's a bit cold in here! |
| a bit of a mess nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, informal (chaotic) | 有点混乱
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| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| a bit of a mess nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (difficult situation) | 有点糟糕，有点艰难
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| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| a bit of a mess nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (place: untidy) | 有点杂乱，不整洁
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| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
| a bit thick adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (substance: not runny) (口语) | 有点厚
yǒu diǎn hòu |
| | The gravy seems a bit thick; I can stand a spoon in it! |
| a bit thick adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (person: not intelligent) | 有点笨
yǒu diǎn bèn |
| | | 有点愚钝
yǒu diǎn yú dùn |
| | He's a bit thick, but really nice all the same. |
| a bit thin adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (substance: too runny) (口语) | 有点薄
yǒu diǎn báo |
| | (口语) | 有点瘦
yǒu diǎn shòu |
| | (口语) | 有点稀薄
yǒu diǎn xī bó |
| | The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. |
| a bit thin adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (resources: limited) | （资源）有点缺乏
zī yuán yǒu diǎn quē fá |
| | My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. |
| a bit too advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | colloquial (slightly excessively) (口语) | 有点太过…
yǒu diǎn tài guò |
| | His hair was a bit too long for me. |
| a bite to eat nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (snack) | 小吃，随便吃点
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| a cappella advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | Italian (sing: without instruments) (音乐) | 无乐器伴奏地
wú yuè qì bàn zòu de |
| | The piece is usually orchestral but they performed it a cappella. |
| a cappella adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | Italian (singing: no instruments) (合唱) | 无乐器伴奏的
wú yuè qì bàn zòu de |
| | Gregorian chant is usually a cappella singing. |
| a certain amount of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (modicum, small quantity) | 少量的某物
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| | You need to use a certain amount of caution when using that product. |
| a certain amount of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (specified quantity) | 一定量的某物
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| a chip off the old block nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (person: like parent) (非正式用语) | 外表或性格酷似其父母中一个的人
wài biǎo huò xìng gé kù sì qí fù mǔ zhōng yí gè de rén |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| a cut above adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (superior to) | 优于
yōu yú |
| | | 比…更好
bǐ gèng hǎo |
| | | 比…略胜一筹
bǐ lüè shèng yì chóu |
| | He is a cut above the rest. |
| a dab hand nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (skilled person) | 好手
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| | | 能手
néng shǒu |
| | Could you help me roll this pastry? I hear you're a dab hand in the kitchen. |
| à deux advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | Gallicism (involving two people) | 二人地
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| a dime a dozen adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US, informal (very common, not rare) (非正式用语) | 一毛钱一打，不值钱
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| | In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen. |
| a dozen or so adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (around 12) (非正式用语) | 大约十二个，十二个左右
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| | Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? |
| a drop in the bucket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) (非正式用语) | 九牛一毛，沧海一栗
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| | The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket. |
| a drop in the bucket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal, figurative ([sth]: inconsequential) | 杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn |
| a drop in the ocean nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) | 沧海一栗
cāng hǎi yí lì |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| be a far cry from [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (very different from) | 与…大不相同的
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| | | 大相径庭的
dà xiāng jìng tíng de |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| | 在加拿大的生活和她从前在海地的生活大相径庭。 |
| a few bob nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, slang, dated (money: small sum) | 一点钱
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| | I gave a few bob to the kid next door; he helped me wash the car. |
| a few times advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on several occasions) | 几次
jǐ cì |
| | That boy has come over a few times and always behaved himself. |
| a few times advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (with several repetitions) | 几次
jǐ cì |
| | After you do it a few times it doesn't seem so terrible. |
| a few too many exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (an excessive number of) | 太多次
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| | This has happened a few too many times now. It has to stop. |
| a fine mess nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (complicated or awkward situation) (非正式用语) | 一团糟，一团乱麻
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| | The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth. |
| a fish out of water nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) (比喻，指因处于陌生环境而感觉不适者) | 如离水之鱼
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| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| a fortiori advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | Latin (argument: stronger reason) | 更加
gèng jiā |
| | | 更不必说
gèng bú bì shuō |
| | | 更有理由
gèng yǒu lǐ yóu |
| a good deal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bargain) (商业交易中) | 好的交易，价廉物美
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| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a good deal. |
| a good deal advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (a lot) | 很（久）
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| | | 到极大程度
dào jí dà chéng dù |
| | She walks around the neighborhood a good deal. |
| a good deal of [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (a lot) | 很多
hěn duō |
| | | 大量
dà liàng |
| | I hope you like spicy food, because I added a good deal of fresh jalapeño. |
a great deal,
a good deal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bargain) | 划算
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| | | 性价比高
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| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (much, large amount) | 大量
dà liàng |
| | | 很多
hěn duō |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (large amount of [sth]) | 大量
dà liàng |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (greatly, very much) | 很
hěn |
| | | 非常
fēi cháng |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (considerably) | …多了
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| | I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
| a great deal of effort nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a lot of effort, much effort) | 大量努力
dà liàng nǔ lì |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great one for doing [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) | 擅长做某事者
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| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| a great time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (fun, enjoyment) | 很开心
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| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
a hairbreadth away (US),
a hair's breadth away (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (very close) | 近在咫尺
jìn zài zhǐ chǐ |
| | The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| a hard one nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sb] difficult) | 难相处的人
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| | Mark is a hard one; you never know what he is thinking. |
| a hard one nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sb] cold, severe) | 严酷冷厉的人
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| | The boss is a hard one; he is very strict. |
| a hint of irony nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (slight sarcasm) | 一丝讽刺意味
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| a job well done nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (task that is performed well) | 出色地完成了任务
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| | Congratulations on a job well done! |
| a la advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the style of) | 按照…的方式
àn zhào de fāng shì |
| | He swears a lot when he's angry, a la Gordon Ramsay. |
| à la carte advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | French (ordering dishes: individually) (和套餐相对) | 照菜单逐道点菜
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| | Rather than choosing the set lunch, she decided to order à la carte. |
| à la carte adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | French (menu items: priced individually) (和套餐相对) | 每道菜单独定价的
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| | The restaurant offers a wide selection of à la carte menu items. |
| à la carte advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, French (choosing, buying: individually) | 可单独购买（选择等）
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| | Customers can download songs à la carte. |
| à la carte adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, French (can be purchased individually) | 可单独购买的
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| | The website allows people to make à la carte purchases. |
| a la mode adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (fashionable, in fashion) | 流行的
liú xíng de |
| | | 按照流行款式的
àn zhào liú xíng kuǎn shì de |
| a la mode adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (with ice cream) (烹饪) | （食物）上面浇着冰激淋的
shí wù shàng miàn jiāo zhe bīng jī lín de |
| | I ordered a piece of pie a la mode. |
| A level nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, often plural (Advanced level: exam) | 英国普通中等教育证书高级水平考试
yīng guó pǔ tōng zhōng děng jiào yù zhèng shū gāo jí shuǐ píng kǎo shì |
| | Graham failed all his A levels so was unable to get into university. |
| | 格雷汉姆在所有的高级水平考试中都不及格，所以上不了大学。 |
| A level nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, usually plural (pass in Advanced level exam) | 英国普通中等教育高级水平考试合格证书
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| | Sue left school with three A levels. |
| | 获得三个高级水平考试合格证书后，苏离开了学校。 |
| a little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (small amount) (数量) | 少许的，小量的，一点点，几乎没有的
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| | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. |
| | 我只要放一点点盐在马铃薯里。 |
| a little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (slightly) | 些微地
xiē wēi de |
| | | 稍微地
shāo wēi de |
| | She was a little angry with me. The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. |
| a little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (short time) | 一会儿
yí huì er |
| | | 很短的一段时间
hěn duǎn de yí duàn shí jiān |
| | I'll be there in a little. |
| a little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small amount) | 少量
shǎo liàng |
| | | 一点
yì diǎn |
| | Chocolate? I'll just have a little. |
| a little bit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small amount) | 少量
shǎo liàng |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. |
| a little bit advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (slightly) | 有些
yǒu xiē |
| | | 稍微地，些微地
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| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| | 我只是有一点点醉。虽然我这样问有些厚脸皮...不过我还是问了。 |
| a little more nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small additional quantity) | 多一点
duō yì diǎn |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (slightly more) | 多一点的
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| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (for a short while longer) | 久一点
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| | The girls asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (slightly more often) | 更多地
gèng duō de |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a little thing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sth] trivial) | 小事
xiǎo shì |
| | | 微不足道的事情
wēi bù zú dào de shì qíng |
| | I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. |
| a load of nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (great quantity) | 许多
xǔ duō |
| | | 大量
dà liàng |
| | | 一大堆
yí dà duī |
| | I'll cook up a load of chicken legs and we can take them on our picnic. |
| a long time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a considerable period) | 长期地
cháng qī de |
| | | 长时间地
cháng shí jiān de |
| | It's a long time since we last met. |
| a long time ago advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the distant past) | 许久以前
xǔ jiǔ yǐ qián |
| | A long time ago, my ancestors settled in this land. |
| a long way down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (far below) | 远低于地
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| | It's a long way down from the top of the cliff. |
| a long way down preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a significant distance along) | 很长一段路
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| | The climber fell a long way down the mountain, but luckily landed in deep snow. |
| a long way off advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the distance) | 在远处
zài yuǎn chù |
| | | 在远方
zài yuǎn fāng |
| | A long way off, you could just see the lights from a distant village. |
| a long way off advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (distant, far away) | 遥远地
yáo yuǎn de |
| | | 远方地
yuǎn fāng de |
| | Those birds are swimming a long way off shore, so you'll need a telescope to see them. |
| a long way off advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | US, colloquial (in the distant future) (口语) | （时间上）遥远地，在遥远的将来
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| | My sixtieth birthday is still a long way off. |
| a long while nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (considerable period of time) | 长时间
cháng shí jiān |
| | | 长久
cháng jiǔ |
| | | 很久
hěn jiǔ |
| | It's been a long while since I played golf. |
| a lot nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (large quantity) | 大量
dà liàng |
| a lot of exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (many, much) | 大量的
dà liàng de |
| | | 很多的
hěn duō de |
| | There were a lot of children in the swimming pool. They made a lot of noise. |
| a lot advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (greatly) | 大量
dà liàng |
| | | 很多
hěn duō |
| a lot advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (often, at length) | 经常，常常
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| | | 长时间地
cháng shí jiān de |
| | She talks a lot without saying anything important. |
| a lot more nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a much greater amount) | 多得多
duō de duō |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a much greater number) | 更多数量
gèng duō shù liàng |
| | | 更大量
gèng dà liàng |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| a lot more adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in greater amount) | 更多的
gèng duō de |
| | | 多得多的
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| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in greater number) | 更多的
gèng duō de |
| | | 多得多的
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| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| a lot more advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (to greater degree) | 更多地
gèng duō de |
| | | 更加地
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| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| a lot of fun nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | 很开心
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| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| a lucky find nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (a fortunate discovery) | 幸运发现
xìng yùn fā xiàn |
| a man for all seasons nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (capable man) | 有能力的人，能干的人
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| a man's man nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (virile male) | 有男子气概的男人，有阳刚之气的男人
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| | James Bond is a man's man, and that's why he gets all the ladies. |
| a matter of opinion nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (subjective, debatable) | 见仁见智的事情
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| | Fashion is a matter of opinion. |
| a matter of time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | 时间问题
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| | (口语) | 早晚的事
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| | | 迟早的事
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| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mile long adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (one mile in length) | 一英里长
yì yīng lǐ cháng |
| | The road is about a mile long. |
| a mile long adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US, colloquial (extensive) (口语) | 很大程度上
hěn dà chéng dù shàng |
| | Her grocery list seemed like it was a mile long! |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | 如同套在脖子上的磨盘
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| | | 成为沉重负担
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| a mite advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (slightly) | 稍微，稍许
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| | | 一丁点儿，一点点
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| | Aren't you a mite too old to be watching cartoons? |
| a monument to [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (example, evidence) (某种特点或品质的) | 例证，典范
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| | His last film was a monument to stupidity and bad taste. |
| a nice little earner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) | 能赚钱的玩意儿
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| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| a night out on the town nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (evening at bar, party) | 夜间派对
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| | After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |