like water off a duck's back
/laɪk ˌwɔːtər ɒf ə ˌdʌks ˈbæk/NEUTRAL · C2
中文对应近似对应
耳边风
字面意思: «像鸭背上的水»
含义
having no effect on someone despite criticism or warnings
批评或警告对某人毫无作用.
例句
- 1The rude comments were like water off a duck's back; Ollie simply carried on drawing.
- 2Warnings about the deadline seem like water off a duck's back whenever I mention them.
- 3The criticism was like water off a duck's back; she wasn't upset and didn't change a thing.
- 4Their insults are like water off a duck's back; I don't care what they think of my clothes.
- 5All those warnings were like water off a duck's back; he cheerfully ignored them and repeated the same mistake.
语法
通常用在 be 之后;like 可以省略。单数所有格 duck's 和 back 保持不变。
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