to a fault
英 [tu ə fɔːlt]
美 [tu ə fɔːlt]
(好得)过分,过头; (好得)过头
英英释义
adv
- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- too big
双语例句
- He's a very kind-hearted man, and generous to a fault.
他是一个心地很善良的人,但过分慷慨了。 - He is tough to a fault is Joseph: but it's a great name, Sir.
不过这是个伟大的姓,先生。 - Generous to a fault, he was noted for his hospitality.
他非常慷慨,以其好客而出名。 - Aunt Kathy wants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to a fault.
凯西姨妈要求她家里一切绝对井井有条。她爱整洁太过分了。 - Jogindranath, on the other hand, was gentle to a fault.
另一方面,约根德纳特有过份温和的缺点。 - To lose the plot can mean either to become angry and/ or exasperated to a fault, or in a derogatory if slightly outdated sense to mean someone who has become irrational and/ or acting ridiculously.
所谓tolosetheplot可以指变得很生气或愤怒到了缺乏逻辑了,或者用于贬义可能有些过时了的意思表示某人没有理智、表现极为荒谬。 - His hospitality was great, almost to a fault, and he seldom came home without bringing a guest.
另外,他还是一个极其好客的人,这几乎成了他的一个性格弱点,他很少有不带客人回家的时候。 - Jefferson was generous to a fault
杰斐逊大方得过了头。 - "They were fine people: honest, industrious, and generous to a fault," declared the second traveler.
第二位旅客宣称:「他们都是好人,诚实、勤奋、以及对别人的错误很宽容。 - Unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work; a shy retiring girl.
谦逊的对待错误,怀疑他的作品的价值;一个害羞而谦逊的女孩。
