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

  1. 1The rude comments were like water off a duck's back; Ollie simply carried on drawing.
  2. 2Warnings about the deadline seem like water off a duck's back whenever I mention them.
  3. 3The criticism was like water off a duck's back; she wasn't upset and didn't change a thing.
  4. 4Their insults are like water off a duck's back; I don't care what they think of my clothes.
  5. 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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