Nghĩa là gì: able seaman

able seaman

danh từ
- (vt là AB) thủy thủ hạng nhất

put (out) to sea Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

in a difficult position, no place to go, between a rock..., Sophie's choice "If he ran, they would shoot him; if he stayed in the shop, the gas would kill him. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea."

burst at the seams

too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone was waiting to go away for their holidays.

by the seat of your pants

with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

fall apart (at the seams)

be unable to cope or manage, come unglued After his wife died, he fell apart. He lost interest in everything.

fate is sealed

destiny was known, fate was determined When you said you loved me, that's when your fate was sealed.

fly by the seat of one

do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information I had to fly by the seat of my pants when the supervisor left me alone for a week.

fly by the seat of your...

(See by the seat of your pants)

have a seat

sit down, please be seated, have a chair "The farmer pointed to a chair and said, ""Have a seat."""

high seas

the ocean (away from the coast) The crew of the ship spent three months on the high seas before going to shore for a visit.

in the driver's seat

controlling events or decisions, in charge Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.

lips are sealed

will not talk about it, mum's the word I won't tell anybody you love the coach. My lips are sealed.

on the edge of your seat

very interested in a movie, feeling suspense in a story The movie The Firm will have you on the edge of your seat.

open season

legal to hunt or kill at this time Nancy said there should be an open season on sex offenders.

search me

"I don

search one

study onestudy one

take a back seat

accept a poorer or lower position, be second to something or someone I had to take a back seat to my partner when we went on the business trip.

take your seat

sit in your chair or desk, be seated Judy, please take your seat so we can begin the exam.

awfuck's disease

a feeling of displeasure and/or disappointment--often occurring when waking up after a long night of drinking next to an unattractive person and thinking:"Awfuck, why did I do that!" I had awfuck's disease this morning when I woke up next to that nasty guy I took home from the party last night

death seat

American and Australian slang for the seat beside the driver of a vehicle

Seatown

Seattle

at sea

1．on the open sea在海上
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

seeking or looking for；in pursuit of寻找；追寻
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

1．at the time of a year when sth．is plentiful盛产季节；旺季；正当时令
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

not in the time for hunting，fishing，etc．不适时
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

set sail；start a voyage启航
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

look for 寻找
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

find by searching；search for and find 找到
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

sit down 坐下
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 season

Theme: 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 delivered

Theme: 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 life

Theme: 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 sb

Theme: 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 seat

Theme: 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 disease

Theme: 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 legs

Theme: 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 seams

Theme: 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 disease

Theme: 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 seams

Theme: 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 pants

Theme: 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 comb

Theme: 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

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.

put (out) to sea

To activate or set out on a boating at sea. I anticipation activity as a sailor would be abounding with adventure, but I've appear to absolutely alarming putting out to sea. Our cruise puts to sea in aloof 10 days, I can't wait!Learn more: put, sea

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