单词 | at |
释义 | at unstressed prep.   1. expressing position, exact or approximate (wait at the corner; at the top of the hill; met at Bath; is at school; at a distance).   2. expressing a point in time (see you at three; went at dawn).   3. expressing a point in a scale or range (at boiling-point; at his best).   4. expressing engagement or concern in a state or activity (at war; at work; at odds).   5. expressing a value or rate (sell at {pound}10 each).   6. a with or with reference to; in terms of (at a disadvantage; annoyed at losing; good at cricket; play at fighting; sick at heart; came at a run; at short notice; work at it). b by means of (starts at a touch; drank it at a gulp).   7. expressing: a motion towards (arrived at the station; went at them). b aim towards or pursuit of (physically or conceptually) (aim at the target; work at a solution; guess at the truth; laughed at us; has been at the milk again). Phrases and idioms at all see ALL. at hand see HAND. at home see HOME. at it   1. engaged in an activity; working hard.   2. colloq. repeating a habitual (usu. disapproved of) activity (found them at it again). at once see ONCE. at that moreover (found one, and a good one at that). at times see TIME. where it's at sl. the fashionable scene or activity. Etymology: OE {aelig}t, rel. to L ad to |
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