| 释义 |
idiomthese things are sent to try usspoken a humorous expression said when something annoying or unpleasant has happened:"I spent forty-five minutes trying to fax that flipping letter." "These things are sent to try us, Jan."The train was late and so by the time I got to the centre everything was closed - these things are sent to try us.
these things are sent to try usSuch circumstances or events as these are an unfortunate part of life that we cannot change or escape, so we must have the strength of character to accept them. And after she broke up with me, I found out my mother was diagnosed with cancer. I know these things are sent to try us, but my God, they are hard to bear at times. these ˌthings are sent to ˈtry us (saying) used to say that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it: ‘My car broke down again.’ ‘Oh well, these things are sent to try us.’ |