pros and cons (利弊,优点与缺点) ,这种结构的常用习语知多少,请看我目前的收集。
boom and bust 繁荣与萧条,繁荣与崩溃
Evergrande, now delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is a symbol of China’s real estate boom and bust.
已从香港联交所退市的恒大,是中国房地产繁荣与萧条的象征。
bright and breezy 风和日丽的;乐观快乐的,活泼轻快的,无忧无虑的
Some people always look on the bright side of things. That is why they are always bright and breezy.
有些人总是看到事物光明的一面。这就是为什么他们总是心情愉快、轻松愉快。
breakthroughs and setbacks 突破与挫折
challenges and opportunities 挑战与机遇
dreams and realities 梦想与现实
ebbs and flows 潮起潮落
The assertion of men’s interests in American culture ebbs and flows in response to feminism.
美国文化中男性利益的主张随着女权主义运动而起伏不定。
give and take 合作与让步;礼尙往来 ; 平等交换
give-and-take 妥协;互让;意见交换
Chancellor Merz would probably agree to ease the debt brake after the election in exchange for concessions from his coalition partners, perhaps on welfare or on immigration, as part of the give and take of coalition talks in Germany.
作为德国联合政府谈判中互利互惠的一部分,总理默茨可能会在选举后同意放松债务限制,以换取联盟伙伴在福利或移民问题上做出让步。
grit and grandeur 勇气和伟大
Paulette Jiles, a horse-riding poet and historical novelist who evoked the grit and grandeur of the American West in “News of the World,” died at 82.
保莱特·吉尔斯 (Paulette Jiles) 是一位擅骑马的诗人和历史小说家,她在《世界新闻》中描绘了美国西部的勇气和宏伟,她于 82 岁时去世。
highs and lows 高潮和低谷;酸甜苦辣
TIME looks back on the highs and lows of his colorful career in this special edition.
《时代》杂志在本期特刊中回顾了他丰富多彩的职业生涯中的起起伏伏。
Music works with our emotions, and helps us to deal with the highs and lows of life.
音乐能够触动我们的情感,帮助我们应对人生的起起伏伏。
Religious belief plays a vital role in navigating the highs and lows of people's life.
宗教信仰在人们应对人生的起起伏伏中扮演着至关重要的角色。
inside and out 彻底地,全面地
She was beautiful inside and out.
ins and outs 复杂细节
Ensuring the public understands the ins and outs of new technology is vital to build trust.
确保公众了解新技术的方方面面对于建立信任至关重要。
- I have a friend who knows all the ins and outs of the city.
- It's always a good idea to have a guide who knows the city well.
- 我有一个朋友,他对这座城市了如指掌。
- 有一位熟悉这座城市的导游总是好的。
joys and sorrows 悲欢,悲欢离合,欢乐与悲伤
laughter and tears 笑与泪
leaps and bounds 突飞猛进,一日千里
advance by leaps and bounds 突飞猛进,一日千里
Swedish industrial front is developing by leaps and bounds in the late years.
瑞典工业前沿近年来发展迅速。
loud and clear 声音清晰;清楚明了
Michigan's primary voters are making their voices heard loud and clear, overwhelmingly supporting the suspend of the power plant.
密歇根州初选选民的呼声响亮而清晰,绝大多数人支持暂停发电厂。
means and ends 手段和目的
However, government is about means as well as ends, and here Mr Trump's critics are right to be alarmed.
然而,政府既要考虑手段,也要考虑目的,因此特朗普的批评者有理由感到警惕。
near and far 无论远近
Big tech had better get used to grappling with more such predicaments - near and far.
大型科技公司最好习惯于应对更多类似的困境——无论远近。
pros and cons 利弊
strengths and weaknesses 优点和缺点
safe and well 安然无恙
[title] Three children found safe and well
[标题] 三名儿童平安归来
[title] Three young children who went missing after day out at Thorpe park found
[标题] 三名在索普公园游玩一天后失踪的幼儿被找到
safe and sound 安然无恙,平安无事
The children were found safe and sound.
time and again 一次又一次
Multinational firms might chafe at fussy EU regulations, or rage when fined by Eurocrats. But time and again, they adopted EU standards worldwide.
跨国公司或许会对繁琐的欧盟法规感到不满,或许会对欧盟官员的罚款感到愤怒。但它们一次又一次地在全球范围内采用了欧盟标准。
on and off 断断续续地,不时地 (or on-and-off)
It rained on and off all day.
雨断断续续下了一整天。
A giant neon sign flashed on and off on top of that mansion.
那栋豪宅顶上,一块巨大的霓虹灯忽明忽暗地闪烁着。
Cyclists jump on and off pavements and ride at speed along the pavements.
骑自行车的人在人行道上穿梭,飞驰而过。
far and away 明显地、远远地、无疑地
The BJP remains far and away India's most popular party, with almost double Congress's popular support and more than double its seats.
印度人民党仍然是印度最受欢迎的政党,其民众支持率几乎是国大党的两倍,席位也是国大党的两倍多。
hustle and bustle 繁忙和喧嚣,熙熙攘攘,忙忙碌碌
I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.
我喜欢熙熙攘攘的市集。
We wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan.
我们想远离大都市的喧嚣。
As we prepare for the upcoming holiday season, it's easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the season and not think about safety.
在为即将到来的假期做准备时,我们很容易迷失在喧嚣之中,而忽略了安全问题。
My expectation is that it would be a break from the hustle and bustle of Penn, and I was right.
我期望这能让我们暂时告别宾夕法尼亚大学的喧嚣,而我的期望是对的。
thick and fast 大量而迅速地
come thick and fast 接连不断地到来
Traffic accidents are occurring thick and fast in the area.
该地区交通事故频发。
In the past few decades, technological advances have come thick and fast.
在过去的几十年里,技术进步飞速发展。
thick and thin 困难和障碍,在任何情况下
through thick and thin 共同经历 ; 风雨同舟(to stay with someone through good times and through bad times)
My grandparents have been married for 50 years. They stayed together through thick and thin.
我的祖父母结婚已经50年了,他们同甘共苦,携手共进。
ups and downs 起起落落,起伏兴衰
Mike and Keith's legendary friendship has certainly been up and down over the years.
多年来,迈克和基思的传奇友谊确实起伏不定。
wax and wane 盛衰,盈缺,涨跌,周期性变化
Environments change for better and worse, populations of plants and animals wax and wane.
环境时好时坏,动植物的数量时多时少。

