| 词汇 | in the grand scheme of things |
| 释义 | Idiom in the grand scheme of thingsin the grand/great scheme of things if you say that in the grand scheme of things something is not important, you mean that it is not important when compared to much more serious things.In the grand scheme of things, whether another actress has her navel pierced is not really that significant. in the (grand) scheme of thingsIn the long term; in the complete picture of something. I know you're worried about getting a bad grade on this test, but you're such a great student that I doubt it will matter in the grand scheme of things. in the scheme of thingsCOMMON People use in the scheme of things to describe how important one thing is when compared to everything else in a situation or how one thing relates to the other things in a situation. These aches and pains are annoying, but not very serious in the scheme of things. To enter into the adult world, we must have an understanding of our place in the scheme of things. Note: People often put words such as greater, grand or whole before scheme with the same meaning. In the grand scheme of things, Hertz was a small player. the scheme of thingsthe organization of things in general; the way the world is.the/somebody’s ˈscheme of thingsthe way the world and other things are or seem to be organized: Low-paid workers like us don’t have a very important place in the scheme of things.Don’t worry too much about your exam results; they’re not really important in the great scheme of things. |
| 随便看 |
|
青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。