a piece of work

釋義

1. 編輯釋義電影裡 75%

   討厭的人；難纏的傢伙

   An unpleasant, difficult, or exasperating person, said with disapproval or sarcasm.

   You are a piece of work.

   You're a piece of work, my friend.

2. 牛津電影裡 25%

   了不起的人；與眾不同的人

   used to express the fact that you admire sb or find them amusing, often when they have done sth that surprises you

電影裡這樣說 · 13 部

• - What...? - You're good, Ted. Real piece of work.There's Something About Mary1998
• You're a piece of work, my friend.Reservoir Dogs1992
• Okay gang Check out this piece of workThe Emperor's New Groove2000
• You are a piece of work.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• "What a piece of work is man!Coraline2009
• Yeah, she's a piece of work.Two Weeks Notice2002
• Quite a piece of work.Kill Bill: Vol. 22004
• He's a piece of work, a real piece of work.Con Air1997

在完整場景裡學

• 我為瑪麗狂1998
  • 磕磕巴巴約她去舞會：hold someone to that（要你說話算數）
  • 約瑪麗去畢業舞會：not all there（腦子不靈光）
  • 接人去舞會卻鬧翻天：busting chops（擠兌）
• 落水狗1992
  • 餐桌爭論麥當娜歌曲：lose my train of thought（思路被打斷）
  • 為一美元小費吵翻：world's smallest violin（假惺惺的同情）
  • 哄重傷同伴撐回倉庫：a degree in medicine（諷刺對方裝懂）

同一詞條的短語

• fall to pieces
• give a piece of your mind
• go to pieces
• in one piece
• of a piece
• pick to pieces
• a piece of cake
• a piece of piss
• a piece of the action
• bits and pieces
• how long is a piece of string
• a nasty piece of work