单词 | that's for you |
释义 | that's for youthat's for you 1 spoken a) DISAPPOINTEDused to say that a particular kind of behaviour or situation is typical of someone or something, especially when you do not expect anything better from that person or thing 那正是某人/某物的特点!〔尤用于表示某人或某物不可能有多好〕 I know it’s outrageous, but that’s Melissa for you. 我知道这很离谱,但梅利莎就是这么个人。 b) OPPOSITE/REVERSEused when you are annoyed or disappointed to say that something is the opposite of the quality you are mentioning 那还能算是…? 那恰好跟…相反! Well, there’s gratitude for you! Here am I trying to help and you tell me not to interfere! 嘿,哪有这样表示感谢的!我来帮忙,你却叫我别插手! → that’s/there’s somebody/something for you! at for1(5) 2 TYPICALused to say that something is typical of a particular group of people, situation etc 那便是生活/男人/政治等 I don’t think I was fairly treated, but then that’s life, isn’t it? 我认为我受到的待遇是不公平的,但那就是生活,对不对? We go out for a romantic meal and all he wants to do is talk about football. That’s men for you. 我们很浪漫地出去吃饭,可是在饭桌上他只想谈论足球。男人就这样。 → that’s life/men/politics etc (for you) at that1(SPOKEN SECT) |
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