elbow
英 ['elbəʊ]
美['ɛlbo]
- n. 肘部；弯头；扶手
- vt. 推挤；用手肘推开
词组搭配
at one's elbow
close at hand; nearby
在手头；在附近
elbow-to-elbow
very close together
摩肩接踵地，紧挨着
give someone the elbow
(informal)reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner
(非正式)对…弃之不顾，抛开，排斥
I tried to get her to give him the elbow.
我试图让她抛开他。
she decided to give tradition the elbow.
她决定抛开传统。
up to one's elbows in
(informal)with one's hands plunged in (something)
(非正式)手深陷于某物之中
I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture.
我的手深陷在奶酪土豆泥里。
at (one's) elbow
Close at hand; nearby.
在手边；在附近
out at the elbows
Poorly dressed.
穿得破破烂烂的
Lacking money.
捉襟见肘：缺少资金的