含义: a shipyard

造船廠, 造般所

py 成语

copycat

someone who copies another person

crappy

poor quality, junky, shabby What a crappy camera! Look at these terrible pictures!

happy as a box of birds

joyful, very happy When we go to the lake, the kids are as happy as a box of birds.

happy as a clam/lark

very happy, carefree When Tim is working on his car, he's happy as a clam.

happy as a pig in shit

very happy, contented """Does Caleb like farm life?"" ""He's happy as a pig in shit."""

happy camper

a person who is happy most of the time Jack's a happy camper today. He's smiling and whistling.

happy hour

an hour (or hours) when bar drinks are cheaper Adam has invited me to the lounge for happy hour.

happy motoring

have a good trip in your car The slogan of the auto club is Happy Motoring!

hard copy

printed page(s), paper with printed words or pictures You can check your work on the computer screen, but it's easier find errors on hard copy.

lippy

rude, impolite, cheeky, sassy If you get lippy with me, I'll give you extra work to do.

make it snappy

be quick, hurry up I'll have a Coke, please, and make it snappy!

preppy

a youth who wears trendy clothes, clean cut Brad is a preppy. He wears Polo sweaters and drives a Celica.

puppy

a name for someone or something familiar Your old Honda? Don't sell that puppy. It's a keeper.

puppy love

young love, love between children or teenagers Puppy love is sweet, but it's just a step on the path to mature love.

sleepy head

a child who is tired or sleepy Go to bed, sleepy head. I'll see you in the morning.

wimpy

weak, lacking courage, like a wimp Sean acts kind of wimpy, but he's a strong, decisive leader.

chippy

1. a chipshop
2. a carpenter

creepy-crawly

an insect, spider, worm etc.

dippy

odd, ecentric or crazy

nappy dugout

vagina. The dugout is the dug-in bench at the side of a baseball field where players wait until they are up to play. Nappy comes from hair napping up, sort of the way it it on the way to dreading. The nappy dugout would be the dugout (small enclave a few steps off the main field) that has nappy hair (pubic hair):"Giving up the nappy dugout" -- Ice Cube (Giving up the nappy dugout [??])

nappy head

a head with dreading hair:"Keep your heads nappy" -- Fugees (Nappy Heads [1994])

you damn skippy

yes, with emphasis; "Are you going to see that model tonight? You damn skippy!"

spy into

examine or investigate carefully and secretly侦查
It's his nature to spy into other people's affairs．他生性好打听别人的私事。
The press raised a hue and cry against Feds spying into people's business through wiretapping．报界掀起一阵喧嚷，反对联邦调查局人员通过窃听电话刺探别人的私事。

spy on

watch secretly what sb．else is doing监视
Our neighbours are always looking out of their windows，spying on us．我们邻居总是透过他们自己的窗户窥视我们。
Tom is paid by the police to spy on other students．警方雇用汤姆秘密监视其他学生的活动。

strike a happy medium

Idiom(s): strike a happy medium AND hit a happy medium

Theme: COMPROMISE

to find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes.
• Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at all. We are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium.
• Tom is either very happy or very sad. He can't seem to hit a happy medium.

happy as a lark

Idiom(s): (as) happy as a lark

Theme: HAPPINESS

visibly happy and cheerful. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• Sally walked along whistling, as happy as a lark.
• The children danced and sang, happy as larks.

happy as a clam

Idiom(s): (as) happy as a clam

Theme: HAPPINESS

happy and content. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• Tom sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.
• There they all sat, eating corn on the cob and looking happy as clams.

fat and happy

Idiom(s): fat and happy

Theme: HAPPINESS

well-fed and content. (Fixed order.)
• Since all the employees were fat and happy, there was little incentive to improve productivity.
• You look fat and happy Has life been treating you well?

hit a happy medium

COPY DOWN

(separable) to record in writing
" Max told Mary about the idea. She copied it down and sold it to the highest bidder."

Happy medium

If you reach a happy medium, you are making a compromise; reaching a conclusion or decision.

Many happy returns

This expression is used to wish someone a happy birthday.

Pyrrhic victory

A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn't worth winning.

copy cat|cat|copy

n. Someone who copies another person's work or manner.

Usually used by children or when speaking to children. He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his.

happy as the day is long|day|happy

adj. phr. Cheerful and happy. Carl is happy as the day is long because school is over for the summer.

happy hour|happy|hour

n., informal A time in bars or restaurants when cocktails are served at a reduced rate, usually one hour before they start serving dinner. Happy hour is between 6 and 7 P.M. at Celestial Gardens.

happy hunting ground|ground|happy|hunting

n. phr. 1. The place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground. 2. informal A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you want, and plenty of it. The forest is a happy hunting ground for scouts who are interested in plants and flowers. Shell collectors find the ocean beaches happy hunting grounds.

make it snappy|make|snappy

v. phr., informal To move quickly; be fast; hurry.

Usually used as a command. "Make it snappy," Mother said, "or we'll be late for the movie." The man hurried into the restaurant and told the waitress, "A cup of coffee, and make it snappy."

master copy|copy|master

n. 1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers. The master copy must be right, because if it isn't, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition. 2. A stencil from which other copies are made. Mr. Brown told his secretary to save the master copy so that they could run off more copies whenever they needed them. The master copy was too light so many of the copies didn't come out clear.

occupy oneself|occupy

v. phr. To make oneself busy with. Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection.

puppy love|calf|calf love|love|puppy

n., informal The first love of very young people. When John and Mary began going around together in junior high school, their parents said it was just puppy love.

quick on the trigger|happy|quick|trigger|trigger h

adj. phr. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. He's a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger. 2. informal Fast at answering questions or solving problems. In class discussions John is always quick on the trigger.

strike a happy medium|happy medium|strike

v. phr. To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green. Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.

carbon copy

carbon copy
A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad. Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870]

happy

happy
In addition to the idioms beginning with happy, also see many happy returns; trigger happy.
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- happy as the day is long
- happy camper
- happy hour
- happy hunting ground
- happy medium

happy as the day is long

happy as the day is long
Also, happy as a lark; happy as a clam (at high tide). Extremely glad, delighted, very cheerful, as in He was happy as the day is long, or When she heard the news she was happy as a lark, or Once I got the test results I was happy as a clam at high tide. The first of these similes dates from the late 1700s. The second alludes to the lark's beautiful, seemingly very happy, song. The third, from the early 1800s, alludes to the fact that clams can only be dug at low tide and therefore are safe at high tide; it is often shortened to happy as a clam.

happy hunting ground

happy hunting ground
A place where one can find or do what one wishes without restriction. For example, The North Shore is a happy hunting ground for antique collectors. This term alludes to the Native American idea of an afterlife where hunters find unlimited game. [Early 1800s]

pyramid

pyramid
the (Great) Pyramids
the three large pyramids at GÃ®za, Egypt: the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu

snappy

snappy
see under make haste.

spy

spy
spy out
to discover or seek to discover by close observation, inspection, etc.