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
- "On the other hand, when the eyes are set too high up in the skull and too near the ears, it also amounts to a fault, the head being said to have a" foreign appearance.
其他方面,如果眼睛位置太高,太靠近耳朵,也属于有缺陷,称为“外国表情”。眼神应该显示出热情。 - Generous to a fault, she took all her friends out for a lavish dinner.
她极为慷慨,请她所有的朋友出去吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。 - In addition, people who are ambitious and driven enough to become chief executives are forceful and self-confident to a fault.
此外,野心勃勃、有志当首席执行官的人,都是既强势又过于自信的人。 - 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。 - Complacent: Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned.
自满的:对缺点的满意;自我满足且不关心。 - In this case, the destination machine cannot be reached due to a fault.
在这里,由于故障无法连接目的地机器。 - John carries thoroughness to a fault; he spends many hours writing his reports.
约翰花了太多的时间写报告,报告写得过份详细了。 - "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。 - 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。 - To lose the plot can mean either to become angry and/ or exasperated to a fault, or in a derogatory if slightly outdated sense to mean someone who has become irrational and/ or acting ridiculously.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。