#英语俚语# 母鸡的牙 Hen's teeth/as scarce as hen's teeth/as rare as hen's teeth 极稀缺,几乎不存在, 极难得到.
我正在看英剧《名利场》(Vanity Fair), 实在太多没听说过的新单词了. 双女主之一艾米的哥哥乔斯初见另一女主贝吉就倾倒了.他爸妈议论他时爸爸说他胖,用的词是lardy, 蛤蛤蛤. 几年后乔斯再见到贝吉,夫妇俩去参加舞会.乔斯也想去,问如何搞到票,罗顿用“母鸡的牙”回应.
例句
- Finding a four-bedroom apartment in the city for under $1,500 a month is about as rare as hen's teeth.市区租金1500块以下的四居室绝无仅有.
- Good mechanics who actually know how to work on classic cars are scarcer than hen's teeth.很难找到能搞定古董车的机械师.