fifth wheel 详细解释
fifth wheel
n. 第五个轮子, 半拖车接轮, 转向轮, 备用轮, 多余的人(或物)
ph.
1. 第五个轮子; 备用轮
2. 【喻】多余的人(或物)
Since my girlfriend didn't come, I was a fifth wheel at the party.
因为我女友没有来, 我在舞会上成为多余之人。
We decided to fire that worker, he was just a fifth wheel.
我们决定开除那个工人, 他不过是个多余无用之人。
词形变化
名词: fifth columnism |
英英释义
名词 fifth wheel:
someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
同义词:deadwood
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
同义词:spare
a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate
补充
fifth wheelfifth wheeln.1.多余的事物或人例句
1. He felt more and more like a fifth wheel at the office.他感觉自己在办公室里越来越像个多余的人。热门单词推荐
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