1 B2 习语 非正式
做某事时几乎不花力气或热情;表现低于自己的真实水平。
"Critics said the actor was just dialling it in for his third appearance in the franchise."
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He was just dialling it in at that point.
— Rolling Stone, review of a live concert (2018)
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要么指做事时不用心、投入很少;要么(在体育/表演语境中)指达到最佳、精准的表现状态。
要么指敷衍地做某事、并没有真正努力;要么指把一切调到最佳状态,从而有很好的表现。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
做某事时几乎不花力气或热情;表现低于自己的真实水平。
"Critics said the actor was just dialling it in for his third appearance in the franchise."
He was just dialling it in at that point.
— Rolling Stone, review of a live concert (2018)
(体育/表演)达到完美校准,以及最佳且稳定的表现。
"By the fourth heat, she had really dialled it in — every move was precise."
把某物往内调到正确的频率或设置。
要么指敷衍地做某事、并没有真正努力;要么指把一切调到最佳状态,从而有很好的表现。
这个短语很看语境,甚至可能有相反的意思。用来批评演员或运动员时,'dialling it in' 指只是走过场,不够卖力;在体育中(尤其是冲浪、摩托越野),则可指调整到最佳状态。主要见于美式英语,且其中的 'it' 是固定成分。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "dial it in" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
可互换使用的词组 — 点击已链接的可进一步了解。
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