의미: adamantine

ad·a·man·tine〔ædəmæntiːn, -tin, -tain│-tain〕 a. 금강석 같은; 견고 무비한, 철석 같은; 불굴의
▶ adamantine courage 굳센 용기
▷ ádamant n.

anti 관용구

in the meantime

for now, meanwhile Someday I want to own a yacht. In the meantime, I have a canoe.

anti-freeze

heroin

in anticipation

expected；awaited；prepared for 预期；期待；预备
I have a journey to the White Mountains in anticipation.我预计将到白山旅游。

in anticipation of

in expectation of； in view of期望；预期；鉴于
All troops have been mobilized in anticipation of the coming war.全军动员以应付即将来临的战争。

in large quantities

in a large amount大量地
He buys cotton in large quantities．他买进大量棉花。

an unknown quantity

Idiom(s): be an unknown quantity

Theme: PERSONALITY

to be a person or thing about which no one is certain.
• John is an unknown quantity. We don't know how he's going to act.
• The new clerk is an unknown quantity. Things may not turn out all right.

unknown quantity|quantity|unknown

n. Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing. What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity. The new player is still an unknown quantity. We'll find out how good he is in the game.

quantity

quantity
see unknown quantity.

unknown quantity

unknown quantity
An unpredictable person or thing, as in We don't know how the new pitcher will do—he's an unknown quantity. This expression comes from algebra, where it signifies an unknown numerical value. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s.

wanting

wanting
wanting in
deficient in