on the ball

释义

1. 牛津电影里 67%

   敏锐；机警

   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!

电影里这样说 · 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
• Okay. Scotty, keep your eye on the ball.The Sandlot1993
• On the ball field, I fit right in.Front of the Class2008
• ...and she stepped on the ball.Trading Places1983

在完整场景里学

• 奇爱博士1964
  • 轰炸机长战前动员：toe-to-toe（硬碰硬）
  • 秘书替将军挡电话：what's cooking（有什么动静）
  • 想撤回核攻击命令：cause a stink（闹得满城风雨）
• 叫我第一名2008
  • 求职面试争取一个机会：elephant in the room（避而不谈的事）
  • 怪叫抽搐惹毛全家：drive someone nuts（把某人逼疯）
  • 童年抽动被误解：at the end of one's rope（走投无路）

同一词条的短语

• 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

习语频道里接下来

• 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