“at+形容詞+名詞”的常見搭配　　

■湖南  陳根花　　

at first glance 乍一看，一看就　　

At first glance the problem seemed easy. 乍一看問題似乎很容易解決。　　

She could tell at first glance to which class a man belonged. 她一眼就能看出一個(gè)人屬于哪個(gè)階級(jí)。　　

at first sight 乍一看，一見面　　

At first sight I thought you were Jim. 乍一看，我還以為你是你吉姆呢。　　

She fell in love with it at first sight. 她一見到它就喜歡上了。　　

【注】該短語(yǔ)與前面的at first glance常可互換。　　

at full blast （聲音）大得驚人的；處于高潮的　　

He had the television on at full blast. 他把電視的音量調(diào)得很大。　　

An orchestra playing at full blast is a tremendous sound. 管弦樂隊(duì)全力演奏聲音大得驚人。　　

at full speed 全速地　　

We were moving at full [top] speed. 我們以全速前進(jìn)。　　

He was running at full speed when a tendon snapped in his leg. 他正全速奔跑時(shí)，腿部的一條肌腱斷裂了。　　

at full length 極詳細(xì)地；全身平伸地　　

He described his journey at full length. 他詳細(xì)地介紹了他的旅。　　

He lay on the grund at full length. 他伸直身體躺在地上。　　

at full volume 音量最大地　　

The TV was on at full volume. 電視機(jī)音量已開到了最大了。　　

The car stereo was on at full volume. 汽車音響開到了最大。　　

at great length 詳細(xì)地，細(xì)致地，冗長(zhǎng)地　　

He expounded his views on education to me at great length. 他向我詳細(xì)講述了他的教育觀點(diǎn)。　　

They discussed at great length what they should do. 他們對(duì)應(yīng)該做什么這一問題進(jìn)行了細(xì)致的討論。　　

at long last 終于　　

At long last the storm was over. 暴風(fēng)雨終于過去了。　　

At long last a compromise was agreed on. 通過互讓最終達(dá)成折衷協(xié)議。　　

【注】該短語(yǔ)與at last同義，但語(yǔ)氣稍強(qiáng)。　　

at public expense　　

The bridge was built at public expense. 這座橋是政府出錢修建的。　　

Most children in Britain are educated at public expense. 英國(guó)大多數(shù)兒童靠公費(fèi)受教育。　　

at short notice 在短時(shí)間內(nèi)，接到通知的短時(shí)間內(nèi)　　

Can you be ready at short notice? 你能在短時(shí)間內(nèi)準(zhǔn)備好嗎?　　

He had to leave at short leave. 他接到通知后得馬上離開。　　

at top speed 以最高速度(www.hz123456.com)　　

The locomotive is coming at top speed. 火車頭正以最高速度駛來。　　

The dog made after the rabbit at top speed. 狗高速追趕那只兔子。