“Great”是“伟大”,“Small”是“小”,那他们合在一起“Great and small”是什么意思呢?“伟大又渺小”吗?可不要根据字面意思随便判断哦~今天就一起学习吧!
“Great and small”是什么意思?
Great and small的意思是大大小小,高低贵贱。
例句:
Everyone, great and small, is affected by these changes.
所有的人,无论高低贵贱,都要受到这些变化的影响。
有关"great"的其他词组
1. No great shakes
意思是:并不太好;不怎么样;并不高明的。
例句:
I'm afraid I am no great shakes as a cook/at cooking!
恐怕我做饭不太在行!
2. The great and the good
意思是:大人物;伟人;重要的人。
例句:
The great and the good are calling on the government to support the arts.
大人物正呼吁政府支持艺术发展。
3. Go great guns
意思是:做得快;顺利;成功。
例句:
For the first 400 metres he was going great guns, but then he fell and that lost him the race.
前400米他跑得很顺利,但后来摔了一跤,导致他输掉了比赛。
4. Great minds think alike
意思是:英雄所见略同。
例句:
I know what you're thinking, because great minds think alike.
我知道你在想什么,因为英雄所见略同。
5. Be a great one for sth
意思是:酷爱,乐于;惯于做。
例句:
He's a great one for getting other people to do his work for him!
他老是差遣人替他干活!
有关"small"的其他词组
1. Small wonder
意思是:毫不奇怪。
例句:
After five years with the company she hadn't been promoted - small wonder that she decided to quit her job.
在那家公司工作了5年,她都没有获得升职——难怪她决定辞职。
2. Small-time
意思是:不起眼的;不成功的。
例句:
a small-time crook 手段不高明的骗子
a small-time theatre 二流剧院
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