| 词汇 | on the rocks |
| 释义 | on the rockson the rocks 1 informalFAIL a relationship or business that is on the rocks is having a lot of problems and is likely to fail soon 〔关系〕濒临破裂；〔企业〕濒临破产 SYN in trouble I’m afraid Tim’s marriage is on the rocks. 蒂姆的婚姻恐怕是快破裂了。 Examples from the Corpus be on the rocks• He was a good soldier, but his marriage was on the rocks.• There had been signs that their marriage was on the rocks for years.• His third marriage was on the rocks. → be on the rocks at rock1(2) 2 informalDFD an alcoholic drink that is served with ice but no water 加冰块的苏格兰威士忌/伏特加等 → scotch/vodka etc on the rocks at rock1(3) |
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