它是一个比喻的词组; 我们并非说他长了绿手指而是说他擅长园艺技能.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.
意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past ’.
用她自己最喜欢的字眼说,她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.
这个短语起到了承上启下的作用.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He was — what is the phrase I'm looking for — not intimately acquainted with his subject.
他——我该怎么说呢——对自己的课程很不熟悉.
《简明英汉词典》
