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A pat on the back

发布时间：2016-02-29 编辑：查字典英语网小编

　　【a pat on the back】赞扬;鼓励　　例:Pats on the back werent enough; he wanted hard cash.光表扬不够,他要的是现钱. 　　【反义】a kick in the teeth/pants责备,非难　　例:All she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth. 　　【近义】a shot in the arm鼓励　　pull for为鼓劲　　speak highly of赞扬　　A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox 在后背上拍一下离在屁股上踢一脚只有几节脊椎骨那么远，可是效果却要好得多。

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