英语词汇“size”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

IDIOMSLANG

SIZE

(as) big as all outdoors

very big, usually referring to a space of some kind. (Folksy.)

You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors.The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors.

(as) big as life and (as) big as life and twice as ugly

an exaggerated way of saying that a person or a thing appeared in a particular place. (Folksy. The second phrase is slang.)

The little child just stood there as big as life and laughed very hard.I opened the door, and there was Tom as big as life.I came home and found this cat in my chair, as big as life and twice as ugly.

(as) large as life

in person; actually, and sometimes surprisingly, present at a place.

I thought Jack was away, but there he was as large as life.Jane was not expected to appear, but she turned up large as life.

big and bold

large and capable of getting attention. (Usually refers to things, not people. Fixed order.)

The lettering on the book's cover was big and bold, and it got lots of attention, but the price was too high.She wore a brightly colored dress. The pattern was big and bold and the skirt was very full.

big frog in a small pond

to be an important person in the midst of less important people.

I'd rather be a big frog in a small pond than the opposite.The trouble with Tom is that he's a big frog in a small pond. He needs more competition.

SIZE - SMALL

not enough room to swing a cat

not very much space. (Folksy.)

Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.

idiomsizecut sb down to sizeto criticize or insult someone in order to make them feel that they are not as successful or important as they thought they were:Wouldn't you just love to see someone cut that jerk down to size?I think too many journalists are attracted by the chance to cut everyone else down to size and make themselves feel better.that's about the size of itspoken used in order to tell someone that you think their opinion of a situation is correct:"He seems like a stupid kid who's got into trouble, not a criminal." "That's about the size of it."Kramer did not dare to interrupt, but he nodded wisely as if to say "That's about the size of it."try sth (on) for size1 to put on a piece of clothing, or try using something, and see if it is the right size for you:The only problem with this shop is that you can't try the clothes on for size until you get them home.I like the car, and I can try it for size when I give it a test drive.2 to try something and see if it is suitable for you, or to consider an idea and decide what you think about it:If you want a good, straightforward word processing program, try Wordbase on for size.Try this for size - if we build a garage instead of a school building, and we end up teaching kids in the buses.

词汇	size
释义	IDIOMSLANG SIZE (as) big as all outdoors very big, usually referring to a space of some kind. (Folksy.) You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors.The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors. (as) big as life and (as) big as life and twice as ugly an exaggerated way of saying that a person or a thing appeared in a particular place. (Folksy. The second phrase is slang.) The little child just stood there as big as life and laughed very hard.I opened the door, and there was Tom as big as life.I came home and found this cat in my chair, as big as life and twice as ugly. (as) large as life in person; actually, and sometimes surprisingly, present at a place. I thought Jack was away, but there he was as large as life.Jane was not expected to appear, but she turned up large as life. big and bold large and capable of getting attention. (Usually refers to things, not people. Fixed order.) The lettering on the book's cover was big and bold, and it got lots of attention, but the price was too high.She wore a brightly colored dress. The pattern was big and bold and the skirt was very full. big frog in a small pond to be an important person in the midst of less important people. I'd rather be a big frog in a small pond than the opposite.The trouble with Tom is that he's a big frog in a small pond. He needs more competition. SIZE - SMALL not enough room to swing a cat not very much space. (Folksy.) Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat. See also AMOUNT. dinky mod. small; undersized. Isn't this a little dinky for a $14 steak?I'll take the dinky one. I'm on a diet. (grand)daddy (of them all) n. the biggest or oldest of all; the patriarch. This old fish is the granddaddy of them all.This one is the daddy. Been here since the place was built. humongous mod. huge. She lives in a humongous house on the hill.Wally has a humongous nose.That nose is not humongous. knee-high to a grasshopper mod. of very short stature. (Folksy.) I knew you when you were knee-high to a grasshopper.I was knee-high to a grasshopper when I first heard that joke. man-size(d) mod. large-size, especially in reference to the size of servings of food. This is a man-sized steak! That's what I want.For a man-size meal, open a can of Wallace's Chili tonight! mega mod. large. Some mega beast boogied down to the front of the auditorium and started screaming.You see I have this, like, mega problem, ya know. mini mod. small; miniature. I have a mini problem you can maybe help me with.This is just a mini office. I'll get a bigger one later. moby mod. enormous; unwieldy. (Like Herman Melville's great white whale, Moby Dick.) This is a very moby old car.Why does he let himself get so moby? pint-sized mod. small; miniature. I won't fit into one of those pint-sized cars.My car is not pint-sized.Tell that little pint-sized guy to beat it. teeny-weeny and teenie-weenie; teensy-weensy mod. tiny. It was just a teeny-weeny sin.This one is too teenieweenie.Could you move just a teensyweensy bit to the left? two-by-four mod. small. A two-byfour office with a chair and a desk was where Barlowe hung out.I can't stand living in this two-by-four room! whopper n. something that is of relatively great size. That thing's really a whopper!It was a whopper of an argument. whopping (great) mod. enormous. Somebody showed up with a whopping great basin of chunks of pickled fish. Yummy!What a whopping fool he is! yea big mod. about so big. (Accompanied by a hand gesture.) Oh, it was about yea big.Do you have a panel that is about yea big? idiomsizecut sb down to sizeto criticize or insult someone in order to make them feel that they are not as successful or important as they thought they were:Wouldn't you just love to see someone cut that jerk down to size?I think too many journalists are attracted by the chance to cut everyone else down to size and make themselves feel better.that's about the size of itspoken used in order to tell someone that you think their opinion of a situation is correct:"He seems like a stupid kid who's got into trouble, not a criminal." "That's about the size of it."Kramer did not dare to interrupt, but he nodded wisely as if to say "That's about the size of it."try sth (on) for size1 to put on a piece of clothing, or try using something, and see if it is the right size for you:The only problem with this shop is that you can't try the clothes on for size until you get them home.I like the car, and I can try it for size when I give it a test drive.2 to try something and see if it is suitable for you, or to consider an idea and decide what you think about it:If you want a good, straightforward word processing program, try Wordbase on for size.Try this for size - if we build a garage instead of a school building, and we end up teaching kids in the buses. phrasesize[sized, sized, sizing] size up size up sb/sth • *size sb/sth* up** to look at or think about a person or situation in order to form a judgement or opinion about them: Rita has a talent for quickly sizing up people. He had just spent a few minutes sizing up the difficulty of the task which lay ahead of him.■ SIMILAR TO: weigh up See: about the size of it all of a size all shapes and sizes beat (someone) down to size beat down to size come in all shapes and sizes cut (someone or something) down to size cut down cut down to size cut somebody down to size cut someone down to size of a size person of size pick on pick on somebody your own size pick on someone your own size pick on your own size size queen size up That’s about the size of it that's about the size of it try (something) for size try (something) on for size try on try something for size try something on for size whittle down to size
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