able seamanfrom sea to shining sea Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a bit at sea
between the devil and the deep blue sea
burst at the seams
by the seat of your pants
fall apart (at the seams)
fate is sealed
fly by the seat of one
fly by the seat of your...
have a seat
high seas
in the driver's seat
lips are sealed
on the edge of your seat
open season
search me
search one
take a back seat
take your seat
awfuck's disease
death seat
Seatown
at sea
The ship spent 40 days at sea． 这条船在海上航行了40天。
2．lost in mind； not understanding；puzzled；not knowing what to do茫然；迷惑；不知所措
You are still all at sea． He is an outandout scoundrel．你还蒙在鼓里，他是一个十足的流氓。
The job was new to him， and for a few days he was all at sea． 他刚开始干这活，有好几天他都糊里糊涂的。
He is quite at sea as to what measures should be taken to settle the problem．他全然不知该采取什么措施来解决这个问题。
She was quite at sea in regard to that matter．说到那件事，她实在茫然。
in search of
We are in search of a typist．我们在招聘一名打字员。
The prospecting team traversed far and wide in search of mineral deposits．地质勘探队为寻找矿藏走遍四面八方。
They went out to Australia in search of gold．他们去澳大利亚淘金。
in season
Fruit is cheapest in season．水果旺季时，价格最便宜。
Native watermelons will be in season soon．地产西瓜就要上市了。
2． at the right time恰好的时候
I arrived in season for the examination．我及时赶上考试。
He spoke a word in season to me．他及时地劝导了我。
out of season
The boys were caught fishing out of season．孩子们在禁止钓鱼时间钓鱼被抓住了。
Peaches are out of season now．现在桃子下市了。
put to sea
The captain said the ship would put to sea at six in the morning．船长说船于早晨6点启航。
search for
The villagers are helping to search the woods for the missing child．村民们帮忙在树林里寻找失踪的孩子。
They searched all the drawers for the missing paper．他们翻了所有的抽屉寻找那个丢失的文件。
He who would search for pearls must dive below．要找珍珠就得下深海。
search out
The lawyer searched out the weak ness in the witness's statement．律师找到证词中的漏洞。
There he searched out an old friend of his．他在那儿找到了他的一位老朋友。
seat oneself
He seated himself at the writing table，and began to write the arti cle．他在写字台前坐下，开始写文章。
They seated themselves upon a bench that stood by the lake．他们在湖畔的一条长凳上坐下。
There are plenty of other fish in the sea
Idiom(s): There are plenty of other fish in the sea.Theme: AVAILABILITY
There are other choices. (Used to refer to persons.)
• When John broke up with Ann, I told her not to worry. There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
• It's too bad that your secretary quit, but there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
take a backseat
Idiom(s): take a backseat (to sb)Theme: CONTROL - DIMINISH
to defer to someone; to give control to someone.
• I decided to take a backseat to Mary and let her manage the project.
• I had done the best I could, but it was time to take a backseat and let someone else run things.
silly season
Idiom(s): silly seasonTheme: TIME
the time of year, usually late in the summer, when there is a lack of important news and newspapers contain articles about unimportant or trivial things instead.
• It must be the silly season. There's a story here about peculiarly shaped potatoes.
• There's a piece on the front page about people with big feet. Talk about the silly season!
signed, sealed, and delivered
Idiom(s): signed, sealed, and deliveredTheme: LEGAL
formally and officially signed; [for a formal document to be] executed. (Fixed order.)
• Here is the deed to the property—signed, sealed, and delivered.
• I cant begin work on this project until I have the contract signed, sealed, and delivered.
seamy side of life
Idiom(s): seamy side of lifeTheme: LIFESTYLE
the most unpleasant or roughest aspect of life. (Informal. A reference to the inside of a garment where the seams show.)
• Doctors in that area really see the seamy side of life.
• Mary saw the seamy side of life when she worked as a volunteer in the shelter.
open season on
Idiom(s): open season on sbTheme: CRITICISM
a time when everyone is criticizing someone.
• It seems as if it's always open season on politicians.
• At the news conference, it was open season on the mayor.
on the hot seat
Idiom(s): on the hot seat AND in the hot seatTheme: DIFFICULTY
in a difficult position; subject to much criticism. (Slang.)
• I was really in the hot seat for a while.
• Now that John is on the hot seat, no one is paying any attention to what I do.
have foot-in-mouth disease
Idiom(s): have foot-in-mouth diseaseTheme: EMBARRASSMENT
to embarrass oneself through a silly verbal blunder. (Informal. This is a parody on foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle and deer. Fixed order.)
• I'm sorry I keep saying stupid things. I guess I have foot-in-mouth disease.
• Yes, you really have foot-in-mouth disease tonight.
get one's sea legs
Idiom(s): get one's sea legsTheme: SEA
to become accustomed to the movement of a ship at sea; to be able to walk steadily on the constantly rolling and pitching decks of a ship.
• Jean was a little awkward at first, but in a few days she got her sea legs and was fine.
• You may feel a little sick until you get your sea legs.
• I will feel better when I have my sea legs.
fall apart at the seams
Idiom(s): fall apart at the seamsTheme: COLLAPSE
to break into pieces; to fall apart; for material that is sewn together to separate at the seams.
• My new jacket fell apart at the seams.
• This old car is about ready to fall apart at the seams.
down with a disease
Idiom(s): down with a diseaseTheme: SICKNESS
ill; sick at home. (Can be said about many diseases.)
• Tom isn't here. He's down with a cold.
• Sally is down with the flu.
• The whole office has come down with something.
come apart at the seams
Idiom(s): come apart at the seamsTheme: EMOTION
suddenly to lose one's emotional self-control. (Informal. Referring to a garment falling apart.)
• Bill was so upset that he almost came apart at the seams.
• I couldn't take anymore. I just came apart at the seams.
by the seat of one's pants
Idiom(s): by the seat of one's pantsTheme: LUCK
by sheer luck and very little skill. (Informal. Especially with to fly.)
• I got through school by the seat of my pants.
• The jungle pilot spent most of his days flying by the seat of his pants.
all at sea
Idiom(s): (all) at sea (about sth)Theme: CONFUSION
confused; lost and bewildered.
• Mary is all at sea about getting married.
• When it comes to higher math, John is totally at sea.
search sth with a fine-tooth comb
Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth combTheme: SEARCHING
to search through something very carefully.
• I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb.
• I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.
search high and low for
Idiom(s): hunt high and low (for sb or sth) AND look high and low (for sb or sth); search high and low (for sb or sth)Theme: SEARCHING
to look carefully in every possible place for someone or something.
• We looked high and low for the right teacher.
• The Smiths are searching high and low for the home of their dreams.
in the hot seat
Idiom(s): on the hot seat AND in the hot seatTheme: DIFFICULTY
in a difficult position; subject to much criticism. (Slang.)
• I was really in the hot seat for a while.
• Now that John is on the hot seat, no one is paying any attention to what I do.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
Overcoming adversity leads to competence.Backseat driver
A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome.Bums on seats
The people who have paid to watch a performance are bums on seats.Fly by the seat of one's pants
If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.from sea to animated sea
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