[scode type="green"]dodgy[/scode]
音标:/'dɒdʒɪ/
英文释义:
①If you describe someone or something as dodgy, you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable.【adj.狡猾的;狡诈的;不老实的】
②If you say that something is dodgy, you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable.【adj.冒险的;危险的;不可靠的】
③If you say that someone has a dodgy heart or knee, for example, you mean that that part of their body is not very strong or healthy.【adj.不太健康的;不太强壮的】
例句:
①He was a bit of a dodgy character.
他有点儿不老实。
②Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
根据对经济的预测来预言选举的走势不大可靠。
③My heart's a bit dodgy .
我的心脏有点儿小毛病。
《经济学人》一篇关于新冠疫情与教育的文章出现了这个表达:
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达:
拓展:
dodge 作为名词可以表示 诡计、花招、躲避 (其实和dodgy的第一个意思还蛮像的哈)
比如Taylor的歌 I don't wanna live forever 出现了表达:dodge a bullet
Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life.
不明白我是否逃过一劫还是该为失去心中所爱而心碎成片。
[scode type="green"]cut out for(sb)
对(某人)生来合适[/scode]
英英释义:
If you say you are not cut out for something, it means that you are not suitable for it.
例句:
①They weren't cut out for this town.
他们不适合留在这个小镇。
②I'm not cut out for theater.
我根本不是演戏剧的料。
Matt Haig的新书 The Midnight Library 也出现了这个表达:
动画片《咱们裸熊》也出现了这个表达:
从以上的例子可以看出,cut out for这个短语一般在否定的语境下使用噢~