a piece of work

释义

1. 编辑释义电影里 75%

   讨厌的人；难缠的家伙

   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. 牛津电影里 25%

   了不起的人；与众不同的人

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

电影里这样说 · 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
• Quite a piece of work.Kill Bill: Vol. 22004
• You are a piece of work.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• He's a piece of work, a real piece of work.Con Air1997
• Well, aren't you a piece of work.The Count of Monte Cristo2002
• Yeah, she's a piece of work.Two Weeks Notice2002

在完整场景里学

• 我为玛丽狂1998
  • 磕磕巴巴约她去舞会：hold someone to that（要你说话算数）
  • 约玛丽去毕业舞会：not all there（脑子不灵光）
  • 接人去舞会却闹翻天：busting chops（挤兑）
• 落水狗1992
  • 餐桌争论麦当娜歌曲：lose my train of thought（思路被打断）
  • 为一美元小费吵翻：world's smallest violin（假惺惺的同情）
  • 哄重伤同伴撑回仓库：a degree in medicine（讽刺对方装懂）

同一词条的短语

• 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