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BBC每日地道英语短语:Shoo-in 十拿九稳



bbc每日地道英语短语:由bbc英语编写,讲解口语中最常用的英语成语短语。

今日短语

如果形容一个人是 a shoo-in 意思就是说这个人是十拿九稳,几乎就是确定的人选。

注意:这个短语的发音同 'shoe' (鞋子)一样,但是拼写不同。

例句

rachel thought she'd be a shoo-in for a promotion within the company.

after such a successful role, the actor was a shoo-in for an award nomination.

he's a shoo-in to win the next election. he'll win easily.

请注意

另一个短语 to be in someone else's shoes 意思是换位思考,设身处地。

今日小常识

it is believed the term 'a shoo-in' is derived from horse racing when, during a corrupt or 'fixed' race, a slower horse would be encouraged to finish ahead of the others.
据信术语“十拿九稳”来自赛马。 在一个腐败的,“有内定”的赛马比赛中, 将通过某种手段促使一个较慢的马超越其他竞争对手赢第一。