...did you do in the contest?—Close, but no cigar. I got second place.这里的 Close, but no cigar 是什么意思啊?查词典,它是习语,意思是“差不多,但不完全对”。如:—Was I right? 我说的对吗?—Close,but no cigar. 差不多,但不完全对。但这...
...分是过去时态,如果用现在时态is表达这个电影本身很好的事实是否可以?2) I came (was coming) to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.had to phone and cance在句中是什么意思?动词时态用came还是was coming? 3)现在完成时和现在...
A recent drop in the price of rhino horn did not come soon enough to save the northern white rhino from near-certain extinction.这句话摘自Washington Post,其中near-certain的结构和意思看不懂,是复合形容词吗?