单词 | the brass ring |
释义 | ● the ˌbrass ˈring (NAmE , informal ) the opportunity to be successful ; success that you have worked hard to get 成功的机遇;获胜良机;(来之不易的)成功◆ The girls' outdoor track team has grabbed the brass ring seven times . 女子室外径赛运动队已经七次夺冠。ORIGINFrom the custom of giving a free ride to any child who grabbed one of the rings hanging around the side of a merry -go -round at a fairground .源自一种习俗,孩子只要抓住露天游乐场旋转木马边悬挂的铜环,就可以免费骑木马一次。See also brass |
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