单词 | -to-be |
释义 | -to-be in British Englishadjective (in combination) about to be; future a mother-to-be the bride-to-be -to-be in American English (təˈbi) future; that will be (as specified) in the future used after a noun, esp. one indicating a family relationship bride-to-be, father-to-be All related terms of '-to-be'to be had If you have been had , someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price . be able to If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it. be used to If you are used to something, you are familiar with it because you have done it or experienced it many times before. have to be to be unquestionably or without doubt to be sure You use to be sure when you are admitting that something is true, although it seems to contradict a more general statement that you are making. be about to If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon . If something is about to happen , it will happen very soon. be going to If you say that something is going to happen , you mean that it will happen in the future , usually quite soon . be meant to If you say that something is meant to happen , you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen. be to blame to be at fault or culpable bride-to-be A bride-to-be is a woman who is soon going to be married. mother-to-be A mother-to-be is a woman who is pregnant , especially for the first time. to be exact You say to be exact to indicate that you are slightly correcting or giving more detailed information about what you have been saying . (to) be fair You use fair in expressions such as to be fair and let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given. to be frank You can say ' to be frank ' or ' to be frank with you ' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion , especially when the person you are talking to might not like it. to be honest You can say ' to be honest ' before or after a statement to indicate that you are telling the truth about your own opinions or feelings , especially if you think these will disappoint the person you are talking to. be nothing to not to concern or be significant to (someone) be witness to If you are witness to something, you see it happen . mothers-to-be a woman who is expecting a baby to be bursting to want desperately to urinate to be precise You say ' to be precise ' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given. to be slouched to sit , lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out be cut to size If an object is cut to size , its size is altered to make it suitable for a particular purpose. be news to sb If you say that something is news to you, you mean that you did not previously know what you have just been told , especially when you are surprised or annoyed about it. be raring to go If you say that you are raring to go , you mean that you are very eager to start doing something. cracked up to be alleged or believed to be fit to be tied very angry to be off limits If an area or a place is off limits , you are not allowed to go there. to be the case If you say that something is the case , you mean that it is true or correct . be as good as to would you please be a wake-up to to be fully alert to (a person, thing, action , etc) not to be outdone You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action. to be above ground to be alive to be eaten alive If you say that someone will be eaten alive , you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger. to be headquartered to be based ; to have headquarters (in a place) to be out of sth if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it to be taken aback If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once. to be tickled pink If you are tickled pink , you are extremely pleased about something. to be brought to bed to give birth (to) to be full to bursting to be very full be burnt to a crisp If something is burnt to a crisp , it is completely burnt. be eyeball to eyeball if two people who are disagreeing with each other are eyeball to eyeball, they are physically close together, and it seems likely that they will start arguing or fighting be Greek to someone to be impossible for someone to understand be hung out to dry to be in a very difficult situation where you have been abandoned by the people who previously supported you be liable to do sth When something is liable to happen , it is very likely to happen. be (or get) wise to to be (or become) aware of; have (or attain ) a proper understanding of get (or be) hip to to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about have/be to do with If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing. it would be wise to If someone says to you that it would be wise to do something, they are advising you to do it, because it is the most sensible and reasonable action or decision in a particular situation. never-to-be-forgotten unforgettable to be a showstopper to be very impressive ; to be sensational |
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