be with-it
作表语,形容人跟得上时代潮流;也可指头脑精明、适应力强。
My grandmother is more with-it than most people half her age.
我奶奶比大多数比她年轻一半的人还时髦。
时髦的;入时的
精明的;熟悉都市生存之道的;追求时髦的
fashionable; in accord with the latest ideas or style
时髦的;追求时髦的
s in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style;s having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
She always wears with-it clothes from the latest collections.
她总是穿着最新系列的时髦衣服。
用法提示:这里的with-it是形容词,表示‘时髦的、入时的’,修饰clothes。
That café is a with-it hangout for young people.
那家咖啡馆是年轻人追捧的时髦去处。
用法提示:with-it作形容词,意为‘时髦的、新潮的’,说明该地点符合流行风格。
He is a with-it manager who quickly understands new technology.
他是一位紧跟潮流的经理,很快就能弄懂新技术。
用法提示:with-it在这里表示‘与时俱进的、熟悉新事物的’,修饰manager。
作表语,形容人跟得上时代潮流;也可指头脑精明、适应力强。
My grandmother is more with-it than most people half her age.
我奶奶比大多数比她年轻一半的人还时髦。
作定语修饰人或群体,表示前卫、新潮。
She hangs out with a with-it crowd of designers and DJs.
她常和一群时髦的设计师和DJ混在一起。
用于第二义,强调在都市环境中随机应变、不吃亏的精明。
You have to be with-it enough to spot a scam before it costs you.
你得足够精明,才能在骗局让你破财之前识破它。
grammar · medium
易错句子My sister very with-it.
正确表达My sister is very with-it.
汉语形容词可以直接作谓语(她很时髦),但英语形容词作表语时必须由系动词 be 连接;所以在 very with-it 前要加 is,句子才有谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tom is with-iter than his brother.
正确表达Tom is more with-it than his brother.
with-it 是“介词+代词”构成的复合形容词,词尾不能加 -er 构成比较级,要用 more + 形容词;比较对象由 than 引出。
grammar · medium
易错句子Lucy is a with-it.
正确表达Lucy is with-it.
with-it 是形容词,不能直接充当名词,也不能受不定冠词 a/an 修饰;作表语时直接用形容词即可,若要指“人”应说 a with-it person。
偏口语,强调懂流行文化、跟得上潮流的圈子,多形容年轻人,常见于美式英语,如 hip young crowd;with-it 更强调观念不落伍,常形容上了年纪仍紧跟新潮的人,也可形容事物合乎当下潮流。
多形容事物(服装、餐厅、街区)紧跟一时流行,常含“一味赶潮流”的轻微贬义;with-it 多形容人观念新、不落伍,通常不带贬义。
口语中形容事物当下流行(如颜色、款式、风格),一般不直接形容人时髦;要形容人时髦时,英语更常用 with-it 或 hip。
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