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1.The days....are numbered
XX的日子已經(jīng)屈指可數(shù)了
e.g. The days when you can sit back while your parents work their tails off to support the family are numbered.
你可以什么都不做坐等父母拼命掙錢養(yǎng)家的日子已經(jīng)屈指可數(shù)拾酝。
2.have (got) sb's number
表示了解某人的底細犀勒;對某人知根知底to know what sb is really like and what they plan to do
e.g. When dealing business with a new partner, it's very important to have his or her number.
3. your 'number is up? 劫數(shù)已到侯谁;死期已至:the time has come when you will die or lose everything
4.Discerning表示有識別力的;有眼力的;有洞察力的虚缎;If you describe someone as discerning, you mean that they are able to judge which things of a particular kind are good and which are bad.
e.g. Her passion for buying cosmetic products has not dimmed, but now she is more discerning.她對購買化妝品的癡迷絲毫未減,現(xiàn)在只是變得更有眼力了穿铆。
5.Cater to 表示滿足需要您单;迎合:to provide the things that a particular type or person wants, especially things that you do not approve of
e.g. They only produce things which cater to the mass-market.他們只生產(chǎn)迎合大眾市場的東西。
e. g. A good TV program should cater to public taste.
6. coarse粗糙的荞雏;粗織的
[近義詞] vulgar
coarse hands / linen 粗糙的手虐秦;粗亞麻布
無禮,粗俗的(尤指涉及性的)
coarse manners / laughter 粗俗的舉止 / 笑聲
e.g. Homespun is a cloth of coarse weave.土布是一種織得粗糙的布凤优。
7.Fail使失望悦陋;有負于;無能為力
to disappoint sb; to be unable to help when needed
e.g. When she lost the game, she felt she had failed her coach.
8.Have no peer是“舉世無雙”筑辨,可以指人俺驶,也可以指物。
without equal / have no equal 無以倫比(這里的equal是名詞棍辕,表示相當(dāng)?shù)氖挛锘蛘呷耍?/b>
e.g. Mogao Caves are a scenic spot without equal.