| 词汇 | on your back |
| 释义 | on your backon your back 1 a) to be lying on your back – used to emphasize that someone seems unlikely to get up soon （直直地）仰卧〔用于强调某人一下子起不来〕 He was drunk and flat on his back on the street. 他喝醉了，直挺挺地仰卧在街头。 b) to be so ill that you cannot get out of bed 卧病在床 Their best player was flat on his back in hospital. 他们的最佳球员在医院里卧病不起。 c) if a business, country, economy etc is on its back, it is not successful 〔生意、国家、经济等〕不景气，疲弱 The UK market was flat on its back. 英国市场疲软。 Examples from the Corpus be (flat) on your back• He's been flat on his back in the hospital for a week.• His father was on his back night and day.• The sun was on his back as he swung himself over her and her long legs parted in expectation.• What else would he need if he were going to be flat on his back or stomach?• The child was on her back, unconscious.• The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.• After I was on its back, we all took off again on a run.• The result is that the liter pop bottle you tossed out six months ago may be on your back today.• Her eyes opened; she was on her back. → be (flat) on your back at back2(12) 2 informal not polite if someone achieves something on their back, they achieve it by having sex with someone 在床上搞定〔指通过与别人发生性关系而达到目的〕 Examples from the Corpus on your back• He took Deianira on his back and in midstream insulted her.• For a lew moments I lay spread-eagled on my back, unable to change position.• Thousands of people have been practicing step aerobics, but over-enthusiasm could leave them flat on their backs.• It appears to be a board-room decision and not his so let's not get on his back too quick.• She lay on her back and laughed at the sky.• Forget Michelangelo, lying on his back high above the Sistine Chapel floor to paint his famous frescoes.• He lay grinning up at me on the water, spreadeagled on his back with his arms splayed. → on your back at back2(17) |
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