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。