content 成语
bone of contention
point of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.
content with
1.satisfied with;happy with 对…满意
Are you content with your present job?你对目前的工作满意吗?
You should be content with what you have.你应该对你拥有的一切感到满足了。
2.satisfy with 对…感到满足
As there's no butter we shall have to content ourselves with dry bread.既然没有黄油,我们只好吃干面包了。
We'd never content ourselves with book knowledge only.我们永远不能满足于仅有的那么一点书本知识。
We can't go abroad this year,so we'll have to content ourselves with a holiday in London.今年我们不能出国,所以只好在伦敦度假了。
to one's heart's content
to one's greatest satisfaction尽兴地
They played to their heart's content.他们痛快地玩了一场。
bone of contention|bone|contention
n. phr. Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight.
The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers. The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife.
to one's heart's content|content|heart|to
adv. phr. To the extent of one's wishes; one's complete satisfaction.
There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heart's content.
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