词汇 | the deep end |
释义 | the deep end informal 1 — used in phrases like throw in (at) the deep end and jump in (at) the deep end to describe starting a new and difficult activity when you are not fully prepared or ready to do it(在没有充分准备好时)做难做的事;趟深水 After graduating, he was not afraid to jump in at the deep end and start his new business alone.毕业之后,他毅然决定下海,独自创业。 Teachers are thrown in the deep end when they first start teaching.教师们在刚开始执教时,简直就像赶鸭子上架似的。 2 ◊ To go off the deep end is to go crazy, such as by behaving foolishly or by becoming very angry or upset.发疯发狂;干傻事;勃然大怒 Her friends thought she had gone off the deep end when she suddenly decided to quit her job.当她突然决定辞职时,朋友们都认为她疯了。 After his wife died, he started going off the deep end.妻子去世后,他开始变得脾气暴躁起来。 I understand that you're angry, but there's no reason to go off the deep end.我能理解你生气,但是你没理由勃然大怒。 deep |
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