| 词汇 | out of the woods |
| 释义 | Idiom out of the woods Theme: HEALTH - RECOVERY past a critical phase; out of the unknown. (Informal.)When the patient got out of the woods, everyone relaxed.I can give you a better prediction for your future health when you are out of the woods. Slang out of the woods Theme: IMPROVEMENT mod. freed from a previous state of uncertainty or danger; no longer critical.As soon as her temperature is down, she'll be out of the woods.We're out of the woods now, and things aren't so chancy. out of the wood(s)No longer in danger or dealing with a particular difficulty, though not entirely resolved. Usually used in the negative. Her surgery went as well as we could have hoped, but she's not out of the woods yet. If our sales stay strong, we should be out of the woods by the next quarter. out of the woodsFig. past a critical phase; out of the unknown. When thepatient got out of the woods, everyone relaxed. I can give you a better prediction for your future health when you are out of the woods. out of the woodsOut of difficulties, danger or trouble, as in We're through the worst of the recession-we're out of the woods now, or That pneumonia was serious, but Charles is finally out of the woods. This expression, alluding to having been lost in a forest, dates from Roman times; it was first recorded in English in 1792. The British usage is out of the wood. out of the woods mod. freed from a previous state of uncertainty or danger; no longer critical. As soon as her temperature is down, she’ll be out of the woods. out of the woodsInformal Free of a difficult or hazardous situation; in a position of safety or security. out of the woodsOut of trouble or danger. The image of emerging from a dangerous forest goes back at least to Roman times. The playwright Plautus used it (in Menaechmi, ca. 200 b.c.), as did other Roman writers. In Great Britain it is usually put as out of the wood. |
| 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。