英语短语词组the brass ring的释义、翻译、用法及例句-英语短语词组词典

短语	the brass ring
释义	the brass ring N. Amer. informal success, typically as regarded as a reward for ambition or hard work 〈北美, 非正式〉成功的机遇; 发财的机会。 [ORIGIN: with reference to the reward of a free ride given on a merry-go-round to the person hooking a brass ring suspended over the horses.] the ˌbrass ˈring(NAmE) (informal)the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get成功机遇；获胜良机；（来之不易的）成功The girls' outdoor track team hasgrabbed the brass ringseven times.女子室外径赛运动队已经七次夺冠。From the custom of giving a free ride to any child who grabbed one of the rings hanging around the side of a merry-go-round at a fairground.源自一种习俗，孩子只要抓住露天游乐场旋转木马边悬挂的铜环，就可以免费骑木马一次。
随便看	(as)light as a butterfly (as)light as a feather as like as an apple to an oyster as like as chalk to cheese as like as not / like enough as like as two blocks as like as two peas as likely as not a slip of a - a slip of a boy a slip of a boy, girl, etc. a slip of a girl a slip of a girl / boy etc a slip of the pen a slip of the pen/tongue a slip of the tongue as little as ￡5 / 3 months / 10 feet etc as lively as cricket (as)lively/merry as a grig as long as as long as one's（或 someone's）arm as long as you like / as much as you like etc as long as your arm as loud as thunder a slow burn

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