| 释义 |
do a number on somebody/something - (especially North American English, informal) to do something that will harm somebody/something, especially when it feels like it is done deliberately, from a desire to hurt (even if this is not actually the case)做一些会伤害某人/某事的事情，特别是当感觉这是故意的，出于伤害的愿望（即使事实并非如此）
- Throat cancer did a number on me a few years ago.几年前，喉癌对我造成了很大的影响。
- The Covid-19 pandemic is doing a number on global stock markets.Covid-19 大流行对全球股市造成了巨大影响。
See also number |