单词 | 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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