Word · Frequency #22788
doddles
易如反掌的事；轻而易举的事
doddles is the plural of doddle.
an easy task
- 1.
A hornless animal; a pollard or doddy.
无角动物；无角牛
无角动物；无角牛；儿戏；易如反掌的事
In use
The final exam was a doddle for Maria because she had studied so hard.
After years of practice, fixing this old computer is a doddle for Jake.
The new recipe looked complicated, but in fact it was a doddle to make.
be a doddle
doddle 用作单数时通常与 a 连用。
The exam was a doddle.
这次考试容易极了。
it be a doddle to do sth
it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式。
It's a doddle to set up the tent.
搭这个帐篷简直不费吹灰之力。
be a doddle for sb
for 后接人，表示“对某人来说很容易”。
Cooking is a doddle for her.
做饭对她来说是小菜一碟。
Common mistakes
The test was doddle.The test was a doddle.
doddle 是可数名词，表示“轻而易举的事”，前面需要冠词，所以要说 a doddle。
The exam was a doodle.The exam was a doddle.
doodle 意为“涂鸦”，而 doddle 才表示“易如反掌的事”，注意拼写区别。
This job is very doddle.This job is a doddle.
doddle 是名词，不是形容词，不能用 very 修饰；作表语时要用 a doddle。
Connections
Collocations
- be a doddle
- 是轻而易举的事
- The test was a doddle.那次考试易如反掌。
- it's a doddle
- 这太容易了
- Don't worry, it's a doddle.别担心，这太容易了。
- a doddle to use
- 用起来非常简单
- The new software is a doddle to use.这个新软件用起来非常简单。
- look a doddle
- 看上去轻而易举
- The task looks a doddle, but it took me hours.这项任务看上去轻而易举，却花了我几个小时。
- absolute doddle
- 绝对轻松的事
- Fixing the bike was an absolute doddle.修好这辆自行车绝对是件轻松的事。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
doddle以do开头，做事像儿戏，易如反掌。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：英式口语、日常对话 doddle 通常用于英式英语的非正式口语，表示很容易完成的事情；在正式写作中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 doddle /ˈdɒd.əl/ 真正押韵的是 coddle、toddle、waddle、model（注意 waddle 拼作 addle，model 拼作 odel，但发音都含 /ɒd.əl/，美式读 /ɑːd.əl/）。doodle 和 poodle 虽拼写相近，但读 /ˈduː.dəl/、/ˈpuː.dəl/，元音为长 /uː/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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