no great shakes
不了不起:表示某人或某事并不特别出色或重要。
常用释义
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基本释义
- 不了不起:表示某人或某事并不特别出色或重要。
例句
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1·He is no great shakes at his new work.他做这新工作不太在行。
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2·I'm no great shakes as a piano player, but I can sing well.我钢琴弹得不好,但我唱歌唱得好。
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3·Her early novels were no great shakes, as she herself fully realized.她早期的小说并不怎么出色,这一点她自己也十分明白。
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4·1: Well, it was no great shakes. The story was mediocre and the acting was just so-so. I was bored except for that new actress - she can't act but she's a beautiful woman.他说:嗯,这片子毫不出色。故事情节一般,演技也不过如此。除了里面的一位新的女明星之外,其它方面都让我觉得腻烦。这位新星不会演戏,但她是个美女。这里他用了习惯用语no great shakes表示这电影毫不出色、相当平庸。