英语口语学习词典：600词走遍英联邦(L) lot（mp3下载）

lot

a (real, thoroughly...) bad lot

意：(真是，大…)坏蛋，坏家伙;废物，懒蛋;不是个东西
例 .I don't want you associating with Cora, she's a thoroughly bad lot!
我不让你跟科拉交往，她不是个东西!
Colin? He's a real bad lot! Don't trust him!
柯林?他可不是个好货!甭信任他!

fat lot of（good） ...

用：用作反语，表示很少。
意：才..(得很);没用
例，A fat lot of goad it di d her.
这样做时她一点好处也没有。
Fat lat of good that will do, trying to paint a whale wall with a one-inch brushi
想用1英寸宽的，}}1子漆整面墙，根本不行!
A: We should have asked what the time was.
当时我们应该问一下是什么时间。
B: A fat lat of good that would be?
问了又有什么用!

A( fat） lot you care!

用：用作反语来讽刺假关心的人。
意：你可真是太关心了!你关心什么!
例:How's she now?
她现在怎么样啦?
B: A lot you care!
你可真关心她啊!

It's asking a lot

意：再麻烦您一次;太麻烦您了;真不好意思(如无上下文.意思是“这样要求太过分了”)。
例，It's asking a iot, I know, but could you go instead of me?
我知道这太麻烦您了，您就替我去吧，好吗?
Very snrry, sir, it's really asking a lot, but could you please moue your car a little in that direction?
真不好意思，先生，还得麻烦您一下，请您把车往那边移一点儿好吗?

That's your( the} lot.

意：给你的就那么多;再没有了;全都给你了;没有了
例 .No, you can't have another one; that's your lot.
不行，你不能再要了，给你的就那么多。
Sorry, that's the lot for the moment. If you want more, you're got to wait a few days.
对不起，到目前就这么多，没有了。想多要的话，还得等几天。