Hayley教口語,“竭盡”用英語怎么說?

2019-10-21 09:21:10  每日學英語
the whole nine yards

Yard,它是長度單位"碼"。那么 the whole nine yards是不是整整九碼呢?關于這個習慣用語的出處人們說法不一。有人認為以前一匹布的長度就是九碼。也有人說裁縫制作一套西裝就得用上整整九碼料子。

everything you can possibly want, have, or do in a particular situation

(在特定情形下)能夠想要的;能夠擁有的;能夠做到的(任何東西)

The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.

天氣糟透了,但我還是想咬咬牙一路登上山頂。

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