五分钟英语：“full of itself”和有关 full 的成语

Full of oneself 有“自高自大”，“趾高气扬”的意思。

下面挺有意思的广告是一个非常恰当的用法：

再举一个例子：

Irene is full of herself since she was elected president of the parents’ association.

自从被选为家长会会长后艾琳就自高自大起来。 

Full 是个有灵活性的形容词。请看下面几个其他有趣的用法：

It’s obvious Mary had an operation to give her a fuller figure.

很明显，玛丽做了一次隆胸手术。

The economic slowdown became a full-blown recession in Q2 2009.

美国的经济减缓在2009年第二季度已成为全面的经济衰退。

This red wine has a robust, full-bodied flavor.

这红葡萄酒有很醇厚，浓烈的味道。

The industry is putting on full-court press to build electric cars.

全世界汽车业正全盘努力地制造电动汽车。

History has come full circle. These old dresses are in style again.

这种旧服装又时髦起来了， 历史又兜了一圈。

We arrived to see the holiday in full swing. There were crowds everywhere.

我们来的时候正是节假日的高峰期。到处人山人海。

We are working full out to meet the demand for our products.

我们正在全力地增加产量以保证供应。

In the fullness of time, Howard will compensate us for his errors.

在时机成熟的时候霍华德将会补偿我们的。  

期待大家英语“突飞猛进”！

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