at the drop of a hat
/ət ðə ˌdrɒp əv ə ˈhæt/NEUTRAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
二话不说
字面意思: «帽子一掉就»
含义
immediately and with very little encouragement
立刻,稍一提起就做.
例句
- 1Mention a weekend away and Leah will pack her bag at the drop of a hat.
- 2Our neighbour will start singing at the drop of a hat; nobody needs to ask twice.
- 3Just mention chess and my brother will fetch the board at the drop of a hat.
- 4With her bag always packed, Nora can leave for a trip at the drop of a hat.
- 5One tiny complaint and he offers a refund at the drop of a hat.
语法
固定的状语短语。保留 at、冠词 the 和 a,以及单数名词 hat。
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