每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)：To wait for the other shoe to drop 等待最后的結(jié)果
2023-10-26 13:45:57 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
to wait for the other shoe to drop字面意思是等另一只鞋子掉下來(lái)，引申為等待最后的（壞）結(jié)果、提心吊膽地等待最后的結(jié)果。
【例句】
At the hearings they haven't dug yet into this man's personal background. But there are rumors he has some shady things in his past, so everybody's waiting for the other shoe to drop.
在這些聽(tīng)證會(huì)上，他們到目前為止還沒(méi)有去追究這人以往生活方面的情況。但是，有傳說(shuō)講他過(guò)去有些不光彩的事，所以每個(gè)人都在等待最后的結(jié)局。
To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable thing to happen. This phrase often has a negative connotation.
等待下一個(gè)似乎不可避免的事情發(fā)生。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)通常有消極的含義。