3 OF: (屬于)…的;出于…的;在…中
詞組講解
1. of all the nerve ** 臉皮真厚;真無禮,真冒失
解 〈口〉習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[十分厚顏、無禮、冒失(all the nerve)]的
例 Of all the nerve!Walter just called from Toronto to tell me he is resigning as of today. He didn't even give us the customary two-week notice.
2. of all things ** 在所有事情中特別…;在所有事情中偏偏…;真是…,簡直太…(表示驚訝,憤慨等)
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:在[所有事情(all things)]中
例 After dinner we were sitting around talking and Janet started telling us about her love affair with Joseph, of all things!
3. of benefit to sb. / of benefit ** 有利的
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:對某人[有利(benefit)]的
例 You have yet to show me how these changes you propose are of benefit to the school.
4. of late ** 最近
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[最近(late)]的
例 Are you feeling okay, Dan? You haven't looked well of late.
5. of one's own accord 〔free will〕 ** 自發(fā),自愿;主動
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:出于[自愿(accord, free will)]的
例 Li Song, head of Mega Chemicals, testified of his own accord. He was not summoned by the prosecution.
My grandfather never would have sold that land of his own free will. I believe he was forced by threats against the family.
6. of the first water ** 品質(zhì)最優(yōu)的,最佳的
解 習(xí)語;詞義溯源:[最優(yōu)、最佳(the first water)]的
例 It's a novel of the first water that you'll want to add to your personal library.
參考譯文
1. 好大膽子!沃爾特剛剛從多倫多打電話來,跟我說他今天要辭職。他甚至都沒有按照慣例提前兩周告知我們。
2. 吃過晚飯后,我們正坐在一起聊天,珍妮特開始跟我們講她與約瑟夫之間的風(fēng)流韻事,真是討厭!
3. 你還沒告訴我這些改革如何對學(xué)校有利呢。
4. 你覺得還行嗎,丹?你最近看起來身體不太好。
5. 美佳化工的老板李宋是自愿作證。他沒有收到檢方傳訊。
我爺爺絕對不會自愿出售那片土地。我認(rèn)為他是因?yàn)榧胰耸艿酵{而被迫這么做的。
6. 這是一部一流的小說,你會想在私人圖書館里收藏的。