at each other's throats

/ət ˌiːtʃ ˌʌðəz ˈθrəʊts/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
吵得不可開交
字面意思: «掐著彼此的喉嚨»

意思

arguing angrily all the time

彼此不停地激烈爭吵.

例句

  1. 1The twins are at each other's throats over who gets the bigger bedroom.
  2. 2The two chefs were at each other's throats all evening, and the food came out late.
  3. 3Since their parents sold the shop, the brothers have been at each other's throats and only speak through lawyers.
  4. 4Our neighbours are always at each other's throats; we can hear them shouting through the wall.
  5. 5Were the two team leaders at each other's throats during the meeting, or did they stay polite?

文法

通常用在 be 之後,主詞為複數。throats 保持複數;也說 at one another's throats。

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