hand-me-down
英 ['hændmi:,daun]
美
- adj. 传下来的；现成而价廉质次的
- n. 传下来的东西；现成的廉价衣服
中文词源
hand-me-down 别人用过的旧东西，传下来的东西比喻用法。
英文词源
- hand-me-down (adj.)
- 1826, from the verbal phrase; see hand (v.). As a noun from 1874.
双语例句
- 1. He was hand-picked for this job by the Admiral.
- 他是由海军上将精心挑选出来担任这项工作的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Without warning, Bardo smacked his fist into his open hand.
- 巴多没有任何预兆地一拳砸在自己摊开的手掌上.
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
- 不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They would like to hand over their financial affairs to another body.
- 他们想把自己的财务移交给另一个机构管理。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Sylvia, camera in hand, asked, "Where do we go first?"
- 西尔维娅手里拿着相机问道：“我们先去哪里？”
来自柯林斯例句