若是遇到什么復雜情況,長輩們常常囑咐我們要“見機行事”,“抓住了機會”就好辦事,要是錯過了機會,就只有慨嘆“痛失良機”了。今天我們就來學學這三個詞的表達。
1. 抓住機會 jump at the chance
Jump at the chance 的意思就是“(迅速地)抓住機會”,跳起來抓,是夠迅速的,比如:When the lead singer became ill, Sheila jumped at the chance to replace her.
這個片語還有個很形象的變體,就是jump at the bait,看見有好處就跳上去了,比如:They offered a large reward, hoping that someone would jump at the bait.
另外,jump at 也可以表示“抓住……”,通常是有好處的事情,例如:When Dad said he'd help pay for my vacation, I jumped at the offer.