| 词汇 | once-over |
| 释义 | once-over noun informaluk /ˈwʌns.əʊ.vər/ us /ˈwʌns.oʊ.vɚ/ once-overnoun (LOOKING)give something/someone the once-over to look at and examine something or someone quickly: 对…草草检查一下；对…走马观花地看一遍 The security guards gave me the once-over, but they didn't ask me for any identification.保安人员草草扫了我一眼，但是他们没有向我要任何证件。 once-overnoun (CLEANING)[ S ] the act of quickly cleaning a place: 匆匆清扫，草草打扫 Would you mind giving the carpet a once-over with the vacuum cleaner?你用吸尘器快速清理一下地毯好吗？ Cleaning & tidying places & things adjust airing bed bioremediation clean something out dust dusting freshen (someone/something) up going-over Hoover muck sandblast smarten (someone/something) up spiff someone/something up spit spit and polishidiom spring-clean spruce tidy valet once-over | American Dictionaryonce-over noun[ Cusually sing ] infmlus/ˈwʌnsˌoʊ·vər/ a quick examination of someone or something: The security guards gave me the once-over. Examples of once-overonce-over Some doctors limit themselves to a brief interview and a once-over with the stethoscope. From Slate Magazine He knows airport security sometimes gives him an extra once-over. From MLive.com A moment later a solitary figure strolled by the main gate, kicking pebbles and looking around -- a final once-over, according to the officials. From New York Times But in other places, they are not required to get the once-over. From Minneapolis Star Tribune Just a few stories of overly watchful officers giving people a thorough once-over if they refuse may be enough to persuade reluctant air travelers to submit to a virtual strip-search. From Chicago Tribune But when you read claims that it actually harms people, just be sure you give them a careful once-over, just so you know what the evidence is. From NPR Rather than bother looking hard at the paintings on which he labored, best to give them a once-over and move on to the watershed that he heralded. From Los Angeles Times Drop around later and give her a final once-over. From Project Gutenberg Or perhaps you already hold speed records at giving your face the once-over. From Project Gutenberg You're a good steady driver, and the road's perfectly safe--if you give people the once-over before you pick 'em up. From Project Gutenberg But he manages to give me the once-over real thorough as he's towin' me in. From Project Gutenberg Our coach has scouts giving your brother's team the once-over. From Project Gutenberg The executive officer then led them through the rest of the boat, giving them a quick once-over of the entire ship during their first trip. From Project Gutenberg Every motor, machine and conveyor in the place was being given the once-over. From Project Gutenberg Giving the town the once-over. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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