BBC地道英语 – Quick/slow on the uptake
当我们说某人 “quick on the uptake”,意思是这个人 “很快就能明白或掌握某件事情”。反之,假如说某人 “slow on the uptake”,就表示这个人 “理解某件事情感到很吃力,领悟较慢”。
当我们说某人 “quick on the uptake”,意思是这个人 “很快就能明白或掌握某件事情”。反之,假如说某人 “slow on the uptake”,就表示这个人 “理解某件事情感到很吃力,领悟较慢”。
When the public voice called for war, all knew, and still know, that without them it could not be carried on through the period which it might last, and the patriotism, the good sense, and the manly spirit of our fellow-citizens are pledges for the cheerfulness with which they will bear each his share of the common burden.