a shoulder to cry on
/ə ˌʃəʊldə tə ˈkraɪ ɒn/NEUTRAL · C2
中文对应
没有直接对应的说法
字面意思: «一个可以靠着哭的肩膀»
含义
someone who listens to your problems and comforts you
倾听烦恼并给予安慰的人.
例句
- 1When I lost my job, my best friend was always there with a shoulder to cry on.
- 2Gran has been a shoulder to cry on for half the family over the years.
- 3After her break-up, Maria needed a shoulder to cry on, so she called her sister at midnight.
- 4Ben listened for hours and offered a shoulder to cry on when I failed my driving test.
- 5Do you have someone who can be a shoulder to cry on when things go wrong at work?
语法
名词短语,常用在 be、need 或 offer 之后。cry 保持原形,on 放在最后。
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