二十笔实用成语 66

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二十笔实用成语 66

01. at the right time
定义: 在适当的时间.
例句: Remember a blessing can only come at the right time. If a blessing came at the wrong time, it would actually be a curse. (记住, 一个祝福只能在适当的时刻来临. 如果一个祝福在错误的时刻来临, 它其实是个诅咒)

02. at the ripe old age of ...
定义: 活到...岁的成熟年纪.
例句: Thomas died at the ripe old age of 88 and like many kinsmen before him, including his brothers Robert and Adam, he did not marry and did not father any children. (汤玛斯像他过去的亲人一样活到88岁成熟年纪, 包括他的兄弟罗伯特与亚当, 他没有结婚也没有生下任何儿女)

03. at the risk of
定义: 面临可能的损失, 伤害, 丢脸或其他不幸后果.
例句: For him, inventing is an obsession, something that can't be turned off or left behind even at the risk of being ridiculed. (对他来说, 发明是一个痴迷, 即使面临可能被人嘲笑, 这是一个无法戒除或摆脱的习惯)

04. at the same time
定义: 虽然如此, 然而; 同时, 并且.
例句: Three volcanoes erupt almost at the same time after Japan Earthquake. (在日本地震之后, 三个火山几乎同时爆发)

05. at the tender age of ...
定义: 在...岁幼小的年纪.
例句: He was the tender age of three when his mother died. (当他在三岁幼小的年纪时他的母亲过逝了)

06. at the time
定义: 当时, 在那一时刻.
例句: This was actually controversial at the time, as the United States was still neutral about the war which had been raging in Europe since September 1939. (这个当时其实是有争议的, 因为美国对于这个从1939年九月起爆发的战争仍抱持着中立立场)

07. at the top of one's form
定义: 处于颠峰状态, 遥遥领先.
例句: Soren remained at the top of his form in the league, but once again, he failed to reach the world final which was to be held in his native Sweden. (所伦在联赛中处于颠峰状态, 但再一次,他无法进入世界决赛, 而这个决赛却在他的母国瑞典举行)

08. at the top of one's game
定义: 处于颠峰状态, 遥遥领先.
例句: He has four of the hottest restaurants in Chicago right now and is at the top of his game. (他拥有芝加哥四家热门餐厅, 他现在在餐饮界遥遥领先)

09. at the top of one's lungs
定义: 大声喊叫, 大声嘶吼.
例句: Ashley yells at the top of her lungs. The mugger grabbed her purse and ran off with it. (艾许莉大声喊叫. 抢匪抓走她的皮包就跑掉)

10. at the top of one's voice
定义: 大声喊叫, 大声嘶吼.
例句: A girl, shouting at the top of her voice, slaps a stocky man and plastic cups topple over. (一个女子大声嘶吼, 手掌拍打一个壮汉, 一些塑胶杯也跟着翻倒)

11. at the top of the list
定义: 优先考虑的, 最紧急的, 最重要的.
例句: It would be criminal not to put him at the top of the list. He's so cool. (没有道理不优先考虑他. 他真的很酷)

12. at the top of the pile
定义: 脱颖而出, 居于高位, 重要地位.
例句: And with more competition in the workplace, a job seeker needs a few resume writing tips to get her resume at the top of the pile. (工作环境的竞争越来越激烈, 一个求职者需要一些写履历表的专业知识才能使她的履历表脱颖而出)

13. at the touch of a button
定义: 轻而易举地.
例句: No problem. I can change your account information at the touch of a button. (没问题. 我可以轻而易举地改变你的帐户资料)

14. at the turn of the century
定义: 本世纪初期.
例句: Child labor was common at the turn of the Twentieth Century, and many families needed the income earned by their children to survive. (童工在二十世界初期是普遍的, 许多家庭需要儿女赚钱养家)

15. at the very least
定义: 起码, 无论如何, 至少.
例句: It will change your life or, at the very least, teach you something new. (它将会改变你的生命, 或者起码会教你一些新的知识)

16. at the very moment
定义: 恰在...的时刻.
例句: These pictures are not posed, they happen in real life at the very moment the photo was taken. (这些照片并不是请人表演的, 它们是活生生地在发生的一刹那间所拍下来真实生活)

17. at the wheel
定义: 驾驶中, 居于掌权控制身份.
例句: Who was at the wheel when the car went off the road? (在车子滑出道路时是谁在驾驶?)

18. at the whim of ...
定义: 随...一时的兴致或喜恶所决定.
例句: It reminded me of the disastrous earthquake that hit south-central Alaska in M​​arch 1964. We do not own the earth; we just occupy it at the whim of nature. (这使我回想到1964年三月时一个灾情惨重的地震发生在阿拉斯加中南部. 我们不拥有地球; 我们只是随着地球的喜恶占用它吧)

19. at the worst
定义: 在极不利的情况下, 最糟情况下.
例句: At the worst, you'll have to pay a fine, but you won't lose your license. (在最糟情况下, 你将必须付罚锾, 但你不会丧失你的驾照)

20. at this juncture
定义: 在这一时刻.
例句: The situation is still developing and we don't know at this juncture the exact scope of damage. (这个状况仍在发展中, 我们在这一时刻无法准确地知道损害范围)