AT THE DROP OF A HAT
He was quarrelsome and ready to fight at the drop of a hat.
读过上面这句话,你如果把它理解为“他这人爱吵架,帽子掉到地上就会同人争吵。”,那可就同句子的实际意义相去甚远,甚至可以说是南辕北辙了。
at the drop of a hat 『立即,马上』、『刻不容缓』。其英语释义为:without waiting, immediately。例如:If you need a babysitter quickly, call Mary, because she can come at the drop of a hat.【中】如果你急需保姆,给玛莉打电话吧,因为她召之即来。
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