and連接的英語習語簡介

　　 在英語中，有許多介詞或時間/地點副詞由and連接而形成英語習語，你知道它們的意思嗎?下面作簡要介紹：

　　1. by and large：大體上，總的看來

　　例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable.

　　2. down and out：窮困潦倒，孤苦無助

　　例：People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down and out.

　　3. far and away：毋庸置疑

　　Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.

　　4. high and dry：被拋棄的，處于痛苦之中的。

　　George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets.

　　5. high and low：到處

　　I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find it anywhere.

　　6. ins and outs：錯綜復雜事物的因果

　　After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.

　　7. on and off：間斷地

　　It rained on and off all day long.

　　8. on the up and up：坦率，誠實

　　How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!

　　9. out and about：戶外活動

　　Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.

　　10. out and out：完全地，徹底地

　　What I said is an out and out truth.

　　11. over and over：多次地，重復地

　　The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.

　　12. through and through：完全地，充分地

　　You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.

　　13. up and about：病愈

　　I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.

　　14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉

　　Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.

　　and連接的英語習語簡介

　　 在英語中，有許多介詞或時間/地點副詞由and連接而形成英語習語，你知道它們的意思嗎?下面作簡要介紹：

　　1. by and large：大體上，總的看來

　　例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable.

　　2. down and out：窮困潦倒，孤苦無助

　　例：People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down and out.

　　3. far and away：毋庸置疑

　　Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.

　　4. high and dry：被拋棄的，處于痛苦之中的。

　　George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets.

　　5. high and low：到處

　　I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find it anywhere.

　　6. ins and outs：錯綜復雜事物的因果

　　After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.

　　7. on and off：間斷地

　　It rained on and off all day long.

　　8. on the up and up：坦率，誠實

　　How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!

　　9. out and about：戶外活動

　　Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.

　　10. out and out：完全地，徹底地

　　What I said is an out and out truth.

　　11. over and over：多次地，重復地

　　The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.

　　12. through and through：完全地，充分地

　　You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.

　　13. up and about：病愈

　　I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.

　　14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉

　　Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.