| 词汇 | third-wheel |
| 释义 | third wheel noun[ C ] mainly USuk /ˌθɜːd ˈwiːl/ us /ˌθɜːd ˈwiːl/ someone who is not wanted or needed in a situation, especially someone who is present with two other people who are in a romantic relationship: I hated to be alone, so I tagged along as a third wheel with other couples. He was one of those annoying, impossible to get rid of, third wheels. He complained during last week's California debate that he was being treated as a third wheel. She doesn't seem to realize that she's become a third wheel, so she keeps coming over and staying for hours. He risked becoming a potentially divisive third wheel for the Democrats. I'm sure my husband never felt like a third wheel when our baby was born. Too much and unnecessary ado be up to your neck (in something)idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom drown gush heavy-handed hyper immoderate immoderately inappeasable infest play gooseberryidiom plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora unwarranted weigh someone/something down third wheel verb[ I ] mainly USuk /ˌθɜːd ˈwiːl/ us /ˌθɜːd ˈwiːl/ to be in a situation where you are not wanted or needed, especially to be present with two other people who are in a romantic relationship: I hate third wheeling with my married friends. Compare play gooseberryUKinformal Too much and unnecessary ado be up to your neck (in something)idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom drown gush heavy-handed hyper immoderate immoderately inappeasable infest play gooseberryidiom plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora unwarranted weigh someone/something down |
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