“at+one’s+名詞”的常見搭配　　

■湖南  陳根花　　

at one’s best 處于最佳狀態　　

Beer is at its best when it is cool. 冷啤酒味道最好。　　

I wasn’t feeling at my best at the party so I didn’t enjoy it. 聚會上我身體不太舒服，所以興致不高。　　

at one’s convenience 在方便的時候　　

You may pay me at your convenience. 你可以在方便時付款給我。　　

I’d like to have a talk with him at his convenience. 我想在他方便的時候同他談一次。　　

at one’s elbow 在附近，在左右　　

He keeps the book always at his elbow. 他手邊總是備有這本書。　　

Jim was hovering at her elbow, trying to say something. 吉姆在她身邊轉來轉去，想說些什么。　　

at one’s heels 緊跟在……后面　　

The thief ran off with an angry crowd at his heels. 那小偷在前面跑，一群憤怒的人在后面緊追。　　

Pacing up and down at the heels of the animals was farmer Boldwood himself. 在牲畜后面走來走去的是牧民博爾德伍德自己。　　

【注】有時也說on one’s heels。如：　　

On the heels of the drought came a new disaster. 繼干旱之后又發生新的災害。　　

at one’s leisure 有空時，方便時　　

Please do it at your leisure. 請你在有空時做一下。　　

Please look through the papers at your leisure. 有空煩請過目這些文件。　　

at one’s peril （尤用于告誡某人勿做某事）自擔風險　　

The bicycle has no brakes—you ride it at your peril. 這輛自行車沒閘——你要騎可太危險了。　　

We soon discovered that you disobeyed Clara at your peril. 我們很快就發現，你不聽克萊拉的話而使自己處于危險的境地。　　

【注】該短語與at the peril of（冒……的危險）意思不同。如：　　

You do it at the peril of your life. 你做那件事要冒生命的危險。　　

at one’s service 聽憑某人使用，聽憑某人吩咐　　

My car is at your service. 我的汽車隨你使用。　　

If you need advice, I’m at your service. 如果你需要參考意見，我隨時可以幫忙。　　

at one’s wits’ end 智窮計盡，不知所措，一籌莫展(www.hz123456.com)　

This physician seemed to be at his wits’ end. 這位醫生似乎束手無策了。　　

I’m at my wits’ end worrying about how to pay the bills. 怎樣才能付清這些賬，我完全沒有主意。