[转帖]三合一名词组及形容词组

    三合一名词组及形容词组

    作者：陈清霖

    在《三合一惯用语》中，介绍了几种三合一的常见短语。这里集中谈三合一名词组及形容词组，希望大家有更进一步的认识。

    ● odds and ends：各种不值钱的小物品

    “Every year， we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”

    ● oddities and absurdities：异样或不合情理的感觉

    “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：（常和动词give或quote连用）注明……的出处或详情

    “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连用）闹哄哄地争吵

    “At a political meeting， many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”

    ● heaven and earth：（常和move连用）竭尽全力

    “When a government is good， the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”

    ● hue and cry：嘈杂声

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

    ● hustle and bustle：喧闹

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

    ● ifs and buts：各种借口

    “No ifs and buts， please ！ Just work according to the schedule.”

    ● rack and ruin：（常和go to连用）遭破坏

    “Owing to urban renewal， even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”

    ● stuff and nonsense：胡说八道

    “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：耗损

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

    ● bright and breezy：活泼轻快的

    “Joelle is bright and breezy； everyone likes her.”

    ● cut and dried：早已决定的

    “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：崭新的；极整洁的

    “Despite being busy， Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”

    ● short and sweet：简短扼要

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

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