英语词汇“through and through”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

through and through

释义

Idiom

through and through

Theme: COMPLETELY

thoroughly; completely.

I've studied this report through and through trying to find the facts you've mentioned.I was angry through and through, and I had to sit and recover before I could talk to anyone.

Slang

through and through

Theme: COMPLETENESS

mod. thoroughly; throughout.

She's a born fighter, through and through.He is totally dishonest. A crook through and through.

Idiom

through and throughbe a [Londoner/patriot/politician etc.] through and through

if someone is a Londoner etc. or is French etc. through and through, they behave in a way that is typical of such a person and that is the most important part of their character.

He always managed to say the right thing. He was a politician through and through.She never really settled in England. She was French through and through.

idiomthrough and through1 used in order to emphasize that someone is definitely and completely a particular type of person:Solzhenitsyn was a romantic through and through, in spite of the ordeals he suffered.The sari she wore did nothing to disguise the fact that she was an American through and through.2 completely or in every part:I know your type through and through and I don't believe a word of your story.Politicians are wasting their time trying to improve a system that is rotten through and through.

through and through

Thoroughly or completely; in every way, manner, or aspect. I know Elizabeth through and through, and I really doubt that she's mad at you. She's a student through and through, which is why she decided to pursue a doctorate.

through and through

thoroughly; completely. I've studied this report through and through trying to find the facts you've mentioned. I was angry through and through, and I had to sit and recover before I could talk to anyone.

through and through

In every part or aspect, throughout. For example, I was wet through and through, or He was a success through and through. This idiom originally was used to indicate literally penetration, as by a sword. The figurative usage was first recorded in 1410.

ˌthrough and ˈthrough

completely; in every way: He’s a gentleman through and through.This letter is my bank manager through and through.

through and through

Thoroughly, wholly, repeatedly. This expression, which at first meant literally penetrated, dates from about 1500. Hugh Walpole used it in The Fortress (1932): “The mist immediately surrounding him was . . . so wetting that he was already soaked through and through.”

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