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armed to the teeth
【中文解析】全副武装;装备齐全
【典型例句】
1. Hitler was armed to the teeth when he launched the Second World War,but in a few years,he was completely defeated.
希特勒在发动第二次世界大战时全副武装,可是不过几年,就被彻底打败了。
2. The students went into the examination room,armed to the teeth with pens,pencils,erasers,calculators and so on.
同学们带着钢笔、铅笔、橡皮、计算器等走进了考场。他们个个准备齐全。
【注释】该习语源自拉丁美洲海盗称雄的时代。据历史记载,在拉丁美洲的奥里诺科河和巴拿马地峡之间,以前常有海盗出没。海盗们为了便于抢劫和战斗,除了双手持有武器外,口中还咬着一把尖刀,以备急需。
变体:
dressed to the teeth(浓妆艳抹);
be fed up to the teeth with something(对某事极其厌倦)。
注:to the teeth本身也是一个短语,意思是“完全地”、“充分地”。
如:Daddy and Mummy fought a war to the teeth.(爸爸和妈妈大吵了一架。)