时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   wall当然是墙壁,up the wall字面意思是上墙。上墙可不是件轻而易举的事儿。这也许就是这个习惯用语的出典。当然作为习惯用语up the wall是作比喻了。


  我们通过例子来体会它的意思吧。这位先生在说自己养的两条狗处处都招人疼,只是到了吃饭的时候麻烦就来了。我们听听那是怎么回事儿:
  例句:At dinner they sit right next to me staring up with those big, sad eyes like they're starving. This drives me up the wall; they won't stop begging until I sneak 1 a bite of food under the table for them. But they're getting as fat as a pair little pigs.
  他说:吃饭的时候它们紧挨我坐着,瞪大了悲伤的眼睛仰望着我,好象块饿死了的样子。这可真让我受不了。我要是不把一口吃的偷偷放到桌下给它们,它们就不罢休。但是它们已经长得越来越胖,简直象一对小肥猪了。
  这两条狗要是老这样贪吃,会越来越超重,对它们的健康有害。谁都明白:狗的主人不该在吃饭的时候喂狗吃人的食物,以避免狗吃下过多不利健康的东西,但是这位心疼爱犬的主人却受不了两个宝贝的苦苦哀求,只好满足它们。
  所以习惯用语up the wall是用来描绘受不了的情况,或者是我们常说的“快把我逼疯了”的意思。up the wall时常和动词drive搭配。我们说:drive somebody up the wall, 是形容把某人逼得实在受不了。这个习惯用语沿用至今已经有五十来年了。

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
  • He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
  • I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
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