a fair-weather friend
/ə ˌfeəweðə ˈfrend/NEUTRAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
酒肉朋友
字面意思: «好天气的朋友»
含义
someone who is loyal only when things are going well
只能同甘不能共苦的朋友.
例句
- 1When I lost my job, I soon found out that Jake was a fair-weather friend.
- 2Everyone has a fair-weather friend or two: great fun at parties, nowhere to be seen on moving day.
- 3Jo was great company on holiday, but she vanished when I failed my exams — a fair-weather friend, really.
- 4Are you sure Chloe will help with the move, or is she a fair-weather friend?
- 5Only two teammates visited me after the operation, and I realised the captain was a fair-weather friend.
语法
可数:a fair-weather friend,复数 fair-weather friends。fair-weather 保留连字符。
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