含义: a bone of contention

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tent 成语

anal retentive

too concerned with detail, pedantic Amy is anal retentive. She writes down everything the teacher says.

bone of contention

point of disagreement, controversial point Job security is the bone of contention in our discussions.

call attention to

ask you to read or notice, draw attention to I would like to call attention to the student parking problem.

draw attention to

"ask people to notice; show or display to people" If you wear a short skirt, you draw attention to your legs.

draw it to my attention

tell me about it, cause me to be aware of it Spelling is a problem. Thanks for drawing it to my attention.

get your attention

cause you to be aware of, catch your eye When Marylou walked by, that got your attention.

on tenterhooks

carefully, cautiously, afraid to move He's cautious since his accident. He drives around on tenterhooks.

pay attention

look at or listen to with full attention He never pays attention to what his supervisor tells him.

pitch a tent

put up a tent We pitched the tent in a nice field beside a stream.

realize your potential

be the best you can, come into your own If you work for a good company, you can realize your potential.

tenterhooks

in a state of suspense or strain because of uncertainty They have been on tenterhooks all week while waiting for the decision about the Olympics.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

good intentions achieve nothing without action, actions speak louder... Convert your charitable feelings into action! The road to hell is paved with good intentions!

camp as a row of tents

a catch phrase implying very camp or gay

consistent with

in agreement with 和…一致；始终如一
The story is not consistent with the facts．这个报道与事实不符。
His behaviour is consistent with his teaching．他的行为与他的教诲是一致的。
His action is always consistent with his words．他始终言行一致。
His conduct in the affair was not consistent with his usual politeness and gentleness．他在这件事上的所做所为同他素日的温文尔雅很不一致。

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。

draw sb's attention to

direct sb．'s attention to 引起…注意
The teacher was not wrong to draw the child's attention to the errors in spelling，but he should have centred on the child's ideas in composition．这位老师要孩子注意拼写错误并不错，但是他应该把注意力集中在孩子在作文里所表达的思想上。
He drew my attention to a point I had overlooked．他提醒我注意我所忽略的一点。

intent on

with one's attention directed toward or concentrated on全神贯注
He is intent on his writing．他一心一意地写作。
All the pupils were intent on drawing when we entered．当我们进去时，小学生们都在专心致志地画画。

pay attention to

place importance on注意
Please pay attention to the use of this word．请注意这个词的用法。
Economists are paying close attention to the latest developments in the Middle East．经济学家们正密切注视着中东的最新发展。
Pay attention to uniting and working with those who differ with you．注意团结那些和自己意见不同的人一道工作。

to a certain extent

somewhat在某种程度上
You are right to a certain extent．在某种程度上你是对的。

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。

to some extent

Idiom(s): to some extent

Theme: PARTIALLY

to some degree; in some amount; partly.
• I’ve solved this problem to some extent.
• I can help you understand this to some extent.

to a great extent

Idiom(s): to a great extent

Theme: AMOUNT - MUCH

mainly; largely.
• To a great extent, Mary is the cause of her own problems.
• I've finished my work to a great extent. There is nothing important left to do.

keep sb on tenterhooks

Idiom(s): keep sb on tenterhooks

Theme: ANXIETY

to keep someone anxious or in suspense. (Also with have.)
• Please tell me now. Don't keep me on tenterhooks any longer!
• Now that we have her on tenterhooks, shall we let her worry, or shall we tell her?

for all intents and purposes

Idiom(s): for all intents and purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

virtually; practically speaking. (Sometimes this expression has very little meaning. Fixed order.)
• He entered the room, looking for all intents and purposes as if he would burst into song.
• She said that for all intents and purposes she had completed her assignment.

attract one's attention

Idiom(s): attract one's attention

Theme: ATTENTION

to cause someone to take notice; to get someone's attention.
• I called and waved to attract Anns attention.
• A small yellow flower attracted my attention.

If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will

If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult .

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it.

Avowed intent

If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.

I hereby give notice of my intention

Hereby is used sometimes in formal, official declarations and statements to give greater force to the speaker' or the writer's affirmation. People will say it sometimes to emphasise their sincerity and correctness.

To all intents and purposes

This means in all the most important ways.

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.

pay attention|attention|pay

v. phr. To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. "Pay attention, children!" the teacher cried, "Here is your homework for next week!"

to all intents and purposes|intents|purposes|to

adv. phr. In most ways; in fact. The president is called the head of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the chief executive.

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.

attention

attention
see pay attention.

content

content
see to one's heart's content.

contention

contention
see bone of contention.

extent

extent
see to some degree.

fold one's tent

fold one's tent
Quietly depart, as in It's late, so let's fold our tents. This term is a partial quotation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem “The Day is Done” (1844): “And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And quietly steal away.”

heart's content

heart's content
see to one's heart's content.

intent

intent
see to all intents and purposes.

omnipotent

omnipotent
the Omnipotent
God

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the
Well-intended acts can have disastrous results, as in She tried to help by defending Dad's position and they haven't spoken since—the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This proverbial idiom probably derives from a similar statement by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about 1150, L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs (“Hell is full of good intentions or wishes”), and has been repeated ever since. [Late 1500s]

tenterhook

tenterhook
on tenterhooks
in suspense; filled with anxiety