feel like a fifth wheel
常用于描述在群体中感到不被需要或尴尬。
I felt like a fifth wheel at the party.
在派对上我觉得自己像个多余的人。
多余的人(或物);累赘
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多余的人(或物);累赘
someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
I felt like a fifth wheel at the party.
在派对上我觉得自己像个多余的人。
多余且不需要的人或事
someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
四轮车辆的备用车轮和轮胎
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
使马车前轴旋转的转向轴承
a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate
At the party, I felt like a fifth wheel because all my friends were in couples.
在聚会上,我觉得自己像个多余的人,因为我的朋友都是成双成对的。
In our team project, the new intern seemed like a fifth wheel since we already had enough people.
在我们的团队项目中,那个新实习生看起来像个多余的人,因为我们人手已经够了。
After installing the trailer hitch, my old bike became a fifth wheel in the garage.
安装好拖车挂钩后,我的旧自行车在车库里就成了多余的东西。
常用于描述在群体中感到不被需要或尴尬。
I felt like a fifth wheel at the party.
在派对上我觉得自己像个多余的人。
可直接描述某人或某物是多余的。
He is always the fifth wheel in our group.
他在我们组里总是多余的那个人。
用于表达认为某人不必要。
They considered him a fifth wheel on the team.
他们认为他在队里是多余的。
Not this
He felt like fifth wheel at the meeting.
Use this
He felt like a fifth wheel at the meeting.
汉语中没有冠词,所以学习者容易遗漏不定冠词'a'。'fifth wheel'作为可数名词短语,需要冠词修饰。
Not this
She said I was an extra wheel in the team.
Use this
She said I was a fifth wheel in the team.
汉语中将'多余的轮子'直译为'extra wheel',但英语固定习语是'fifth wheel',意为多余的人或事物,不指物理上的备用轮。
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