单词 | dust off |
释义 | dust off1.■掸净,掸去,拭去,擦净,除去或刷净(某物上)的灰尘:She dusted off her bed and lay down.她掸干净床,然后躺在床上休息。He dusted every bit of dirt off his furniture.他把家具上的污物都擦掉了。2.■成粉末状剥落:The door paint dusted off.门上油漆成粉末状剥落。3.■[口语]把(长期不用的东西)备好待用,预备再用,(搁置一段时间后)再使用,将(长期搁置或荒疏的东西)重新使用(或温习,练习):Dust off your old skills and prepare for new responsibilities.把你荒疏已久的技艺重新练好,准备担负新任务。We'll have to dust off our English if we're going to visit New York.如果我们要访问纽约,我们得重温我们的英语。4.■再介绍;再提出;再引入;重新采用:We'll dust off an old scheme that has been lying on the shelf for months.我们将重新采用束之高阁多月的一个旧计划。5.■[俚语]抛弃,丢弃:His wife was old and he dusted her off.他妻子老了,他把她抛弃了。6.■[俚语]杀死;击败,使失败;狠揍,痛打:The gang of terrorists dusted off the policeman.那帮恐怖分子把那名警察痛打了一顿。7.■[美国俚语]【棒球】(投手)故意向(击球手)投威胁球,投近身球:The pitcher dusted off the opponent.那投手故意向击手身上投威胁球。 |
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