假如你对一件事儿是 a bee in your bonnet1, 那就是说你不可以停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。大家常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担心、着急或因某事而非常生气。单词 bonnet 在这里指的是一种帽子。
例句
The council wants to close down our local library. Ive got a bee in my bonnet about it!
Mums got such a bee in her bonnet about the wedding. I keep telling her that it will be fine, but shes very worried.
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短语 the bees knees 的意思是非常不错、了不起,它可以形容人或事。
例句
Darren bought me a new car for my birthday - hes the bees knees.