fettle
发音
英 [ˈfetl]
美 [ˈfɛtl]
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- n.
- 状态，情绪
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- vt.
- <英>殴打，修补，整顿
单词词源
fettle 状态，情绪
词源不确定。可能来自古英语fetel, 带子，腰带，来自fetor, 链子。通常用于短语in fine fettle, 身心俱佳。原用于战争行话，即上战场前扎好腰带，比喻准备妥当。
双语例句
- 1. Judged by their giant compensation bills , wall street 's banks are in fine fettle .
- 从华尔街银行的巨额赔偿方案可以判断出：它们而今状况良好。
- 2. At first sight , the economy hit the august turmoil in fine fettle .
- 初看起来，经济成功的回击了8月金融风波。
- 3. Several politicians and tv personalities have had their deaths announced on wikipedia while they were still in fine fettle .
- 好几位政界名人跟电视明星，就曾在维基百科上宣布翘了辫子，尽管他们仍生龙活虎。
- 4. True enough , but mr nazarbayev himself looks in fine fettle and does not seem ready to make room for the younger generation .
- 纳扎尔巴耶夫年事已高毋庸置疑，但看起来他依旧精神矍铄，似乎尚未准备让贤给年轻一辈。
- 5. With the financial system once again apparently in fine fettle , and economists declaring that the recession ended in june , it is reasonable to ask why the balance sheet is still growing .
- 在金融体系再度显得身强体壮、经济学家宣称衰退已在6月份结束的情况下，人们有理由问，美联储的资产负债表为什么还在膨胀。