elbow
n
1 (outer part of the) joint where the arm bends 肘; 肘部
He sat with his elbows on the table. 他双肘支在桌上坐著. =>illus at human 见human之插图.
2 part of the sleeve of a coat, jacket, etc which covers this (衣服的)肘部
a jacket patched at the elbows 肘部打补丁的夹克.
3 sharp bend in a pipe, chimney, etc that is shaped like an elbow (形状似肘的)管子, 烟囱等的弯处; 弯管; 弯头.
4 (idm 习语) at one's `elbow very near; within reach 非常近; 可够得著. give sb/get the `elbow (infml 口) (cause sb to) be dismissed or rejected (使某人)被排斥或被拒绝
She gave me the elbow when she started going out with Roger. 她开始与罗杰外出约会, 就把我撇开了. more power to sb's elbow => power. not know one's arse from one's elbow => know. out at (the) `elbows
(a) (of a garment) old and full of holes (指衣服)捉襟见肘的.
(b) (of a person) in old shabby clothes; badly dressed (指人)穿破旧衣服的, 衣衫褴褛的. elbow, v (phr v) elbow sb out of the way/aside push sb to one side with the elbows 用肘将某人推到一边
He elbowed me out of the way. 他用肘部把我挤到一边. elbow one's way into, through, etc (sth) force (one's way) in a specified direction by using one's elbows 用肘朝某一方向强行开路
He elbowed his way through the crowd. 他用肘开路, 从人群中挤出.
She elbowed her way forward. 她用肘开路向前走.
In the evenings he studied hard for his exams, and most mornings he took tourists around Oxford.
他晚间努力学习,以应付考试,而大多数早上,他则带领游客在牛津大学参观。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As