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so-so¡¡=¡¡neither¡¡very¡¡bad(ly)¡¡nor¡¡very¡¡good/well
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-----How¡¡was¡¡the¡¡meeting?
-----So-so.¡¡It¡¡was¡¡nice¡¡to¡¡see¡¡everyone,¡¡but¡¡we¡¡
didnt¡¡get¡¡anything¡¡decided.
on-off¡¡=¡¡from¡¡time¡¡to¡¡time;¡¡sometimes£¨¶Ï¶ÏÐøÐø£¬
ÓÐʱ£©
They¡¡have¡¡a¡¡very¡¡on-off¡¡relationship.
love-hate¡¡=¡¡having¡¡feelings¡¡for¡¡someone/something
¡¡which¡¡swing¡¡from¡¡love¡¡to¡¡hate£¨°®ºÞ½»¼ÓµÄÇ¿ÁÒ¸ÐÇé¹Øϵ£©
I¡¡have¡¡a¡¡bit¡¡of¡¡a¡¡love-hate¡¡relationship¡¡with¡¡my
¡¡car.
mish-mash¡¡=¡¡an¡¡untidy¡¡disorderly¡¡mixture¡¡(»ìÔÓÎ´óÔÓ
ȉ)
The¡¡new¡¡policy¡¡is¡¡a¡¡bit¡¡of¡¡a¡¡mish-mash¡¡of¡¡the
¡¡
last¡¡two¡¡policies¡¡weve¡¡had.
riff-raff¡¡=¡¡quite¡¡a¡¡snobby¡¡expression¡¡to¡¡describe¡¡
people¡¡you¡¡think¡¡are¡¡lower¡¡in¡¡class¡¡than¡¡you
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Lets¡¡send¡¡out¡¡invitations¡¡for¡¡the¡¡party.¡¡We¡¡
dont¡¡want¡¡the¡¡towns¡¡riff-raff¡¡turning¡¡up¡¡and¡¡eating¡¡
all¡¡the¡¡food.
chit-chat¡¡=¡¡small¡¡talk¡¡or¡¡informal¡¡light¡¡
conversation£¨ÁÄÌ죬ÏÐ̸£©
He¡¡asked¡¡us¡¡to¡¡stop¡¡our¡¡chit-chat¡¡and¡¡get¡¡on¡¡
with¡¡our¡¡work.
knick-knack¡¡=¡¡a¡¡small¡¡cheap¡¡decorative¡¡object,
¡¡esp.¡¡for¡¡the¡¡house£¨Ð¡°ÚÉ裬СÍæÒÕ¶ù£©
Shes¡¡got¡¡a¡¡lot¡¡of¡¡knick-knacks.¡¡Im¡¡always¡¡afraid¡¡
Im¡¡going¡¡to¡¡break¡¡one.
ship-shape¡¡=¡¡made¡¡clean¡¡and¡¡neat;¡¡in¡¡good¡¡order£¨ÕûÆëµÄ£¬¾®È»ÓÐÐòµÄ£©
I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡leave¡¡the¡¡place¡¡ship-shape¡¡when¡¡we¡¡go
¡¡ on¡¡holiday.
zig-zag¡¡=¡¡a¡¡line¡¡shaped¡¡like¡¡a¡¡row¡¡of¡¡zs
£¨ÇúÕÛ£¬Ö®×ÖÐΣ©
the¡¡zigzags¡¡of¡¡the¡¡mountain¡¡roads
ding-dong¡¡=¡¡an¡¡noisy¡¡fight¡¡or¡¡argument£¨Õù³³£¬Õù±ç£©
Theyve¡¡had¡¡a¡¡bit¡¡of¡¡a¡¡ding-dong¡¡and¡¡theyre¡¡not¡¡
talking¡¡to¡¡each¡¡other¡¡at¡¡the¡¡moment.
higgledy-piggledy¡¡=¡¡in¡¡disorder;¡¡mixed¡¡together¡¡
without¡¡system£¨ÎÉÂҵģ¬ÔÓÂÒÎÞÕµģ©
That¡¡bookshelf¡¡is¡¡all¡¡higgledy-piggledy!
flip-flops¡¡=¡¡a¡¡type¡¡of¡¡open¡¡shoe,¡¡which¡¡is¡¡usu.
¡¡made¡¡of¡¡rubber¡¡and¡¡is¡¡held¡¡on¡¡by¡¡the¡¡toes¡¡and¡¡
loose¡¡at¡¡the¡¡back£¨Æ½µ×ÈË×ÖÍÏЬ£©
I¡¡lived¡¡in¡¡my¡¡flip-flops¡¡when¡¡I¡¡was¡¡staying¡¡on¡¡the
¡¡beach.
see-saw¡¡=¡¡1)¡¡a¡¡board¡¡which¡¡is¡¡balanced¡¡in¡¡the¡¡
middle¡¡and¡¡on¡¡which¡¡children¡¡sit¡¡at¡¡opposite¡¡
ends,¡¡so¡¡that¡¡when¡¡one¡¡end¡¡goes¡¡up¡¡the¡¡other
¡¡goes¡¡down£¨õÎõΰ壩
2)¡¡to¡¡move¡¡backwards¡¡and¡¡forwards,¡¡up¡¡and¡¡down,¡¡or
¡¡between¡¡opponents¡¡or¡¡opposite¡¡sides£¨Ç°ºó»òÉÏÏÂ
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The¡¡English¡¡pound¡¡has¡¡see-sawed¡¡against¡¡the¡¡American
¡¡dollar¡¡for¡¡the¡¡last¡¡two¡¡weeks.
