| 词汇 | INVOLVEMENT |
| 释义 | INVOLVEMENT be into something to be interested in something; to be involved in something. (Slang.)Did you hear? Tom is into skydiving!Too many people are into drugs. get with something to become alert. (Slang. Usually with it.)Hey, stupid. Get with it!Wake up, Bill. Get with what's going on! have a finger in the pie and have one's finger in the pie to have a role in something; to be involved in something.Tess wants to have a finger in the pie. She doesn't think we can do it by ourselves.Sally always wants to have a finger in the pie. have a hand in something to play a part in (doing) something.I had a hand in the picnic plans.I want to have a hand in any revision of the script. have a voice (in something) and have a say (in something) to have a part in making a decision.I'd like to have a voice in choosing the carpet.John wanted to have a say in the issue also.He says he seldom gets to have a say. in deep deeply involved.John and Mary have been seeing each other for months now. They are really in deep.Bill loves the theater. He's definitely in deep. He tries out for all the plays and gets into many of them. in the swim of things involved in or participating in events or happenings. (The in can be replaced with into.)I've been ill, but soon I'll be back in the swim of things.I can't wait to settle down and get into the swim of things. lose oneself (in something) to become deeply involved in something (so that everything else is forgotten).Jane has a tendency to lose herself in her work.I often lose myself in thought.Excuse me, I lost myself for a moment. play footsie (with someone) to get involved with someone; to collaborate with someone. (Informal.)The treasurer got fired for playing footsie with the vice president.When politicians play footsie, there is usually something illegal going on. up to one's neck (in something) and up to one's ears (in sth); up to one's eyeballs (in sth) having a lot of something; very much involved in something. (Informal.)I can't come to the meeting. I'm up to my neck in these reports.Mary is up to her ears in her work.I am up to my eyeballs in things to do! I can't do any more! wrapped up in someone or something concerned and involved with someone or something.Sally is wrapped up in her work.Ann is all wrapped up in her children and their activities. INVOLVEMENT - CURRENT with it up-to-date.My parents are so old-fashioned. I'm sure they were never with it.Why do you wear those baggy old clothes? Why aren't you with it? INVOLVEMENT - LACKING miss out (on something) and lose out (on something) to fail to participate in something; to fail to take part in something.I'm sorry I missed out on the ice cream.I lost out on it, too.We both missed out. out of the swim of things not in the middle of activity; not involved in things. (Informal.)While I had my cold, I was out of the swim of things.I've been out of the swim of things for a few weeks. Please bring me up to date. |
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