1 B2 习语 非正式
对某人完全坦白、直接,常常说出重要或令人不舒服的事。
"Let me level with you — I don't think you're ready for the promotion yet."
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I'm going to level with you — this is not going to be easy.
不可分离
坦率、直接地对某人说实话,尤其是关于困难或之前一直回避的事情。
把真相告诉某人,即使这话不好听。
共 2 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
对某人完全坦白、直接,常常说出重要或令人不舒服的事。
"Let me level with you — I don't think you're ready for the promotion yet."
I'm going to level with you — this is not going to be easy.
在一段不确定或回避之后,坦率地对某人说话,常为了把事情说清楚。
"She finally levelled with her manager about the problems she'd been having on the project."
把自己放到和某人同一高度——暗示平等和坦诚。
把真相告诉某人,即使这话不好听。
后面总是接人(如 level with me, level with her)。语气略带坦白或直率,常用于说话者要讲出意外或不客气的话时。美式英语中常见。
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 "level with" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
Jump to every phrasal verb built on the same verb, particle, or level.