今日短語
英語表達(dá)“have eyes bigger than one’s stomach 眼睛比胃大”和漢語俗語“眼大肚子小”的含義一樣,用來形容人眼饞,看到什么都想吃下肚,卻因為飯量有限,沒辦法吃完。我們也可以把這個說法中的“stomach 胃口”換成“belly 肚子”,意思相同。
例句
Could you help me finish these chips? I have eyes bigger than my stomach.
你能幫我吃完這些薯條嗎?我眼饞肚飽,吃不下了。
My mum told me off because I had ordered three ice creams and finished only one. She said I had eyes bigger than my stomach!
我媽媽把我教訓(xùn)了一通,因為我點了三個冰激淋,卻只吃了一個。她說我眼大肚子小!
Kate has eyes bigger than her stomach – she always ends up wasting food at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
凱特眼大肚子小,她去吃自助餐時總是盛得很多,最后不得不浪費(fèi)掉吃不完的食物。