单词 | March |
释义 | 🔑 MarchBrE /mɑːtʃ/ NAmE /mɑːrtʃ/ noun [U , C ] (abbreviation Mar. ) the 3rd month of the year , between February and April 三月HELPTo see how March is used , look at the examples at April . * March 的用法见词条 April 下的示例。 ● (as ) mad as a ˈhatter /a March ˈhare (informal ) (of a person 人) mentally ill ; very silly 发狂的;非常愚蠢的ORIGINBecause of the chemicals used in hat -making , workers often suffered from mercury poisoning , which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system . Lewis Carroll was probably thinking of this when he created the eccentric character of the Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . A March hare was called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the mating season .在过去,做帽子用的化学药品经常使工人汞中毒,令他们丧失记忆,神经系统受损。刘易斯 · 卡罗尔在创作《艾丽丝漫游奇境记》中帽商 (Hatter) 这个怪人时,很可能想到了这些。三月的兔子 (March hare) 正处在交配期,行为怪异,因而被称为疯狂的兔子。Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots |
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