含义: acreage

'eikәridʒn.
英畝數, 土地面積[經] 英畝數, 土地面積, 礦區租賃面積

eag 成语

an eager beaver

a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.

eager beaver

a person who wants to work Joan is the eager beaver in this class. She likes to work.

eagle eyes

a person who can see details or errors We call him Eagle Eyes because he finds so many lost golf balls.

in league with

in secret agreement or partnership with someone The union has been in league with management in trying to build the new factory.

not in the same league with

Idiom(s): not in the same league with sb or sth

Theme: COMPARISON

not anywhere nearly as good as someone or something.
• John isn't in the same league with Bob and his friends.
• This house isn't in the same league with our old one.

in league

Idiom(s): in league (with sb)

Theme: COOPERATION

in cooperation with someone; in a conspiracy with someone.
• The mayor is in league with the city treasurer. They are misusing public money.
• Those two have been in league for years.

eagle eye

Idiom(s): eagle eye

Theme: VISION

careful attention; an intently watchful eye. (From the sharp eyesight of the eagle.)
• The students wrote their essays under the eagle eye of the headmaster.
• The umpire kept his eagle eye on the tennis match.

Major league

Something major league is very important.

Out of my league

If someone or something is out of your league, you aren't good enough or rich enough, etc, for it or them.

Ivy League

Since 1954 the Ivy League has been the following universities Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard.

Ivy League|Ivy|League

n. A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities. Several Ivy League teams play each other regularly each year. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton were the original Ivy League.

eager beaver|beaver|eager

n. phr., slang A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver. The man who was promoted to be manager was an eager beaver who got to work early and left late and was always offering to do extra work.

eagle eye|eagle|eye

n. Sharp vision like that of an eagle; the ability to notice even the tiniest details. The new boss keeps an eagle eye on all aspects of our operation.

in league with|in league|league

or informal

big league

big league
An area of tough competition and high rewards; the largest or foremost of its kind. For example, Winning an Oscar put this unknown actress in the big league. The term alludes to the major (big) leagues of American baseball. [Late 1800s] Also see big time, def. 2.

get mileage out of

get mileage out of
Make use of, obtain service from, as in The chorus got a lot of mileage out of that publicity, or You won't get much mileage out of that old TV set. This expression alludes to the number of miles of travel yielded by a given amount of fuel, a tire, or other auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

in the same league

in the same league
On the same level of skill, in the same class, as in As a woodworker, Bill wishes he were in the same league as Carl, who is a master carpenter. This metaphoric expression alludes to the leagues of baseball clubs, categorized as major or minor. It is often put negatively as not in the same league, as in This restaurant is not in the same league as the French café across the street. [Early 1900s]

league

league
see big league; in league with; in the same league.