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“nine-nine table”是啥意思呢 精华

发表于2020-09-12 2876次查看

先说,“nine-nine table”不是“99张桌子”。

实际上,nine-nine table是九九乘法表,乘法表可以用times table表示,书面用语是multiplication table。

multiplication table: one of a group of tables giving the results of multiplying two numbers together

一组给出两个数字相乘结果的表

 

 

英语里面还有很多和9有关的俚语表达。 

nine to five 朝九晚五的 

a nine-to-five routine

朝九晚五工作制

 She's tired of working nine to five.

她厌倦了朝九晚五的工作。 

be a nine days' wonder

是昙花一现的新鲜事物,是轰动一时的事物 

英文释义:to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten 

The band's biggest fear was becoming a nine-day wonder, soon to be forgotten when the next big sound hit the airwaves.

乐队最害怕的就是昙花一现,当有新的音乐出现在电视广播的时候,很快就会被遗忘。

 

done/dressed (up) to the nines 衣饰华丽,身着盛装 

英文释义:wearing very stylish and fashionable clothes, often for a particular purpose or occasion 

The doorbell rang and there was Chris, all dressed up to the nines.

门铃一响,衣着华丽的克里丝来了。 

the whole nine yards 

这个表达在美语中更常见,它的英文释义和中文意思如下: everything you can possibly want, have, or do in a particular situation(在特定情形下)能够想要的;能够拥有的;能够做到的(任何东西) 

When I was little, my family always had lots of pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, rabbits - the whole nine yards.

我小时候家里总是有许多宠物:狗、猫、仓鼠、鱼、兔子,应有尽有。 

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

天气糟透了,但我还是想咬咬牙一路登上山顶。

 

nine times out of ten 十有八九,几乎总是

 Nine times out of ten, you can fix it.

你十有八九能够修好它。 

“nine times out of ten”

还可以写成“ninety-nine times out of a hundred”,是同样的意思。

 nineteen/ten to the dozen 说话快,喋喋不休 

英文释义:If you are talking nineteen/ten to the dozen, you are talking very quickly and without stopping. 

My aunt can get talking nineteen to the dozen if you get her on a topic she's passionate about.

如果你让我姑姑谈论她热衷的话题,她就会滔滔不绝。

 

“table”作为名词最常见的意思是“桌子、台子、餐桌”和“表,表格”。除此之外,它还可以作动词,有以下两种意思: 

把...提交讨论 

An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James.该项提案的修正案是詹姆斯夫人提交讨论的。 

搁置,暂缓审议 

The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.

这一提议被留待日后讨论。

 

on the table (计划、建议等)被提交讨论中,正式提交考虑

 Her new offer is on the table.

她的新提议正在讨论中。

 under the table 在背地里,在私下 

They offered him money under the table to change his mind.

他们私下贿赂他,让他改变主意。 

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