英語慣用語詳解
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英語有些慣用語中含“長”或“短”這兩個形容詞,可以分別來學來記。
(1) At long last:最後;終於
Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.
(2) Go a long way towards……:對……很有幫助
The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.
(3) In the long run:終於
As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.
(4) Too long drawn out:太宂長緩慢
“What did you think of the professor's talk?” “Not bad, but too long drawn out.”
(5) The long and the short of it:概括起來
Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.
(6) Before long:不久以後
Jason's new book will come out before long.
(7) A short cut:捷徑
Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.
(8) At short notice:臨時通知
No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.
(9) Short with……:對……暴躁無禮
(i) Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
(ii) Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?
(10) Short of……:缺乏,除了……之外
(i) Is our country short of manpower?
(ii) Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.
(11) Cut……short:中止……
As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.
(12) Fall short of one's expectations:令人失望
The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.
(13) For short:縮寫體
He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.
(14) Have a short temper:脾氣暴躁
I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.
(15) In short:簡言之
The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.
(16) In short supply:供應不足
Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.
(17) Nothing short of……:簡直就是……
What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.
(18) Make short work of……:迅速處理……
Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.
(19) Give short shrift of……:對……漠不關心
Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.
(20) Pull…… up short:使……中止正在做的事
The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.
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