英語講義【114】三郃一名詞組及形容詞組

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在《三郃一慣用語》中,介紹了幾種三郃一的常見短語。這裡集中談三郃一名詞組及形容詞組,希望大家有更進一步的認識。

  ● odds and ends:各種不值錢的小物品
  “Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”

  ● oddities and absurdities:異樣或不郃情理的感覺
  “Sometimes, we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”

  ● bits and pieces:零星物件
  “The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly?”

  ● aches and pains:周身疼痛
  “After a day's hardwork, the old man suffered aches and pains, especially in the limbs.”

  ● board and lodging:食宿
  “I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.

  ● chapter and verse:(常和動詞give或quote連用)注明……的出処或詳情
  “Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.”

  ● hammer and tongs:(常和go at it連用)閙哄哄地爭吵
  “At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”

  ● heaven and earth:(常和move連用)竭盡全力
  “When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”

  ● hue and cry:嘈襍聲
  “When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”

  ● hustle and bustle:喧閙
  “One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.

  ● ifs and buts:各種借口
  “No ifs and buts, please ! Just work according to the schedule.”

  ● rack and ruin:(常和go to連用)遭破壞
  “Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”

  ● stuff and nonsense:衚說八道
  “Is Tom asking to leave the company? Stuff and nonsense! I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”

  ● ups and downs:盛衰;浮沉
  “For many people, life is full of ups and downs.”

  ● wear and tear:耗損
  “Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”

  ● bright and breezy:活潑輕快的
  “Joelle is bright and breezy; everyone likes her.”

  ● cut and dried:早已決定的
  “The programme is cut and dried; it is not possible to make changes now.”

  ● rough and ready:粗略的
  “I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners, but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”

  ● spick and span:嶄新的;極整潔的
  “Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”

  ● short and sweet:簡短扼要
  “Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”

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