PHRASE 倾诉的对象 If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on or is a shoulder to cry on, they listen sympathetically as you talk about your troubles.
Mrs Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on... 巴兰特斯夫人很希望能在女儿身边听她倾诉。
Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on. 罗兰有时把我看作是一个可以倾诉的对象。
PHRASE 远胜过;大大超越 If you say that someone or something stands head and shoulders above other people or things, you mean that they are a lot better than them.
The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest... 这两名候选人从所有人中脱颖而出。
I am very impressed by your magazine. It is head and shoulders above any other. 我对你们的杂志印象非常深刻。感觉比其他杂志好多了。
PHRASE 惴惴不安;小心翼翼;小心提防 If you say that someone is looking over their shoulder, you mean that they feel anxious all the time about what someone may do to them.
When a company keeps making people redundant, those who are left behind might start looking over their shoulder. 当一家公司不停地裁员时,那些留下来的员工也会开始惴惴不安了。
PHRASE 并肩;肩并肩 If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching.
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain... 他们开始迈着一致的步伐并肩而行,低着头躲避雨水。
We went on board and saw these people packed shoulder to shoulder on the decks. 我们上了船,看见这些人在甲板上肩挨着肩挤在一起。
PHRASE 同心协力地 If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other.
They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy... 他们可以同心协力,对抗共同的敌人。
We will need you and the chairman standing shoulder to shoulder on basic positions. 我们需要你和主席在一些基本立场上共同进退。