a one-trick pony
/ə ˌwʌn trɪk ˈpəʊni/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应
没有直接对应的说法
字面意思: «只会一招的小马»
含义
someone or something skilled at only one kind of task
只会一样本事的人或东西.
例句
- 1The app is a one-trick pony: it crops photos but cannot make any other changes.
- 2Don't call Malik a one-trick pony; he sings, dances and writes his own music.
- 3As a comedian, Joel is a one-trick pony; every routine relies on exactly the same impression.
- 4This kitchen gadget is a one-trick pony; it peels apples and cannot handle any other task.
- 5Unlike her versatile colleagues, the designer is a one-trick pony, producing the same logo style for every brief.
语法
可数;复数为 one-trick ponies。one-trick 保留连字符;常用在 be 之后,可指人也可指物。
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