on the ball

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 67%

   敏銳；機警

   to be aware of and understand what is happening and able to react quickly

   No, I don't, sir. Let's see if we can stay on the ball.

   Damn it, man! Get on the ball! Call an ambulance!

電影裡這樣說 · 8 部

• No, I don't, sir. Let's see if we can stay on the ball.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
• Damn it, man! Get on the ball! Call an ambulance!The Towering Inferno1974
• Look around. Go out with someone who has something on the ball, who's going somewhere in life.Scarface1983
• On the ball!The Longest Yard2005
• Line up on the ball.The Waterboy1998
• On the ball field, I fit right in.Front of the Class2008
• Eye on the ball, okay? Got it?The Sandlot1993
• Keep your eyes on the ball and above all...5 to 72014

在完整場景裡學

• 奇愛博士1964
  • 轟炸機長戰前動員：toe-to-toe（硬碰硬）
  • 秘書替將軍擋電話：what's cooking（有什麼動靜）
  • 想撤回核攻擊命令：cause a stink（鬧得滿城風雨）
• 叫我第一名2008
  • 求職面試爭取一個機會：elephant in the room（避而不談的事）
  • 怪叫抽搐惹毛全家：drive someone nuts（把某人逼瘋）
  • 童年抽動被誤解：at the end of one's rope（走投無路）
• 愛情限時戀未盡2014
  • 咖啡館邂逅約定每週見面：worth having（值得去爭取）
  • 飯桌上解釋五點到七點：culled from the subtext（從言外之意裡讀出）
  • 定下兩人的約會規矩：those are the rules（規矩就是規矩）

同一詞條的短語

• a ball and chain
• the ball is in your court
• a ball of fire
• get the ball rolling
• have a ball
• have lot on the ball
• pick up the ball and run with it
• play ball
• the whole ball of wax
• carry the ball
• drop the ball
• keep your eye on the ball

習語頻道里接下來

• go all the way
• a blast from the past
• a show of hands
• come out of your shell
• from the word go
• get a handle on
• have time on your hands
• keep at a distance
• on the edge of your seat
• take to heart
• the rules of the game
• to your heart's content