| 释义 |
mustard BrE /ˈmʌstəd/
NAmE /-tərd/► SEE ALL(not) cut the mustard(as) keen as mustard
●(not) cut the ˈmustard(not) be as good as expected or required （不）如期待（或要求）得那么好；（不）符合条件◆I didn’t cut the mustard as a hockey player.
作为曲棍球运动员，我不符合条件。 ORIGIN Mustard in this expression may possibly refer to an old-fashioned slang word used in American English, meaning ‘the best of anything’. 这个表达法中的 mustard 或许源于美国英语中的一个旧俚语，意为“最好的”。●(as) ˌkeen as ˈmustard (BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic 极其渴望；极为热心；非常热情◆She’s as keen as mustard. She always gets here first in the morning and she’s the last to leave work in the evening.她工作热情很高，总是最早来，最晚走。 |
