Up in arms中文意思是怒气冲冲,比如:The kids were up in arms after I told them the party was cancelled.我告诉孩子们派对取消后,他们都很生气。
arms有“武器”的意思,而这个用语正是从在战场上使用武器而来。原本的意思为备好武器,随时准备战斗(可能是在叛乱时),原意用法使用于16世纪。直到200年后,这个用语才演变为较广义的“生气”之意。
看看老外聊天时怎么用up in arms:
Karen:Iheard the city is going to make a garbage dump near your home.
我听说市政府要在你家附近设置垃圾场。
Max:Yes.Everyone in the neighborhood is up in arms about the plan.
对啊。附近每一个人对这个计划都很生气。
Karen:Are they planning a protest or anything like that?
他们有打算要抗议之类的吗?
Max:I think they might.They're certainly mad.
我想也许会。他们真的非常气愤。
Up in arms例句精选:
Residents are up in arms about the closure of the local library.
居民们对当地图书馆的关闭很是不满。
Restaurant owners around the world are up in arms over laws that prohibit smoking in public places.
世界各地的餐厅老板都对禁止在公众场所吸烟的法令感到愤怒。
As soon as we asked them to leave, they were up in arms.
我们刚开口要他们离开,他们就发了火。
All the students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent.
当听到学校要增加我们百分之十的学费这个消息时,所有的学生都非常愤怒。
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