人体英语趣说之joint 关节

joint 关节 Joints our places in the body where the bones come together. If you fall，you may put your knee or arm out of joint.The phrase out of joint may be used figuratively . A rude person is out of joint with other well-mannered guests at the party. A similar expression with a different meaning is to put someone's nose out of joint. Sometimes your mother puts your nose out of joint by not letting you go out and play，doesn't she？ 关节是体内骨头连接的地方。如果你跌倒，你的膝盖或胳膊就有可能脱臼（out of joint。短语out of joint，也可以用作比喻。在晚会上举止粗鲁的人与其他斯文有礼的宾客显得格格不入（out of joint）。 to put someone's nose out of joint（使某人失宠，令某人失望）是一个类似的，有着不同含义的成语。有时候妈妈不让你去外面玩，令你觉得很失望，是不是这样呢？