nail your colours to the mast

/ˌneɪl jə ˈkʌləz tə ðə ˈmɑːst/NEUTRAL · C2
中文對應近似對應
旗幟鮮明
字面意思: «把你的旗幟釘在桅杆上»

意思

to say publicly and firmly what you believe or support

公開而堅定地表明立場.

例句

  1. 1Before the vote, Aisha nailed her colours to the mast and backed the new park.
  2. 2The head teacher has nailed his colours to the mast on shorter school days.
  3. 3Most of the committee stayed quiet, but Ben nailed his colours to the mast and said he supported the plan.
  4. 4It's time to nail your colours to the mast: are you for the new timetable or against it?
  5. 5Residents want a clear answer, but will any councillor nail their colours to the mast on parking?

文法

只有 nail 變化形式:nailed、nailing。your 隨主詞變化:my、his、their。

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