All-overs与Overalls的用法辨析:
1. All-overs(复合名词)
词源:all(全部)+ over(覆盖)的复合形式
词义:指全身性不适/紧张感(美式俚语)
用法特征:
-- 多用于非正式口语场景
-- 常与get/have搭配(如"I got the all-overs")
-- 特指因紧张、兴奋或疾病导致的全身性反应
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word-vs-word-cn
【All-overs】 —(coll.) a feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.
- We’re out of sorts for want of a smoke. We’ve got the 【all-overs】 , haven’t us, deary?
【Overalls】 —a one-piece garment worn to protect a worker’s clothes; loose-fitting work pants with shoulder straps.
- An elderly man dressed in faded 【overalls】 took the witness stand.