quits

quits

【形容词】

1. 解释：相等的，不欠的，不相上下的

2. 词性：形容词

3. 同义词：even, level, balanced, square, tied

4. 反义词：uneven, unbalanced, unequal

5. 柯林斯词典：

（a）If two people or things are quits, they are equal or level with each other.

（b）If you are quits with someone, you are now equal in score, level, or quality with them, after having been behind them.

（c）If you and someone else are quits, you have now stopped competing or fighting against each other.

6. 牛津词典：

（a）Equal or even in score or position.

（b）Even or level with someone in a contest or rivalry.

（c）Having no outstanding or unsettled accounts.

【名词】

1. 解释：平手，不欠债

2. 词性：名词

3. 柯林斯词典：

（a）If two people or things are quits, they have the same score, and neither is winning.

（b）If you are quits with someone, you no longer owe them any money or have any obligations to them.

4. 牛津词典：

（a）A situation in which scores are level or no money is owed.

（b）A situation in which two people are no longer indebted to each other.

【词语辨析】

quit, resign, retire

这些动词均含“辞职；退休”的意思。

(1) quit：多指辞去工作、职位，不再从事某项活动。

(2) resign：侧重主动放弃某个职务、职位或工作，尤指因不满或抗议而辞职。

(3) retire：指根据规定年龄、工龄或身体原因而停止工作。

【词汇扩充】

quitclaim：放弃权利

quittance：（对义务的）免除；赔偿

quitted：过去式及过去分词

quitter：易受挫折的人；不坚持的人

quittor：蹄叶炎；蹄癣

【用法】

1. quit作为形容词时，常用于be quits（与某人）平手的结构中。

2. quit作为名词时，常与介词with连用，表示“与某人平手，不再亏欠某人”。

【柯林斯词典例句】

1. After two months of fighting, the two sides are quits.
2. I'm quits with you, friend.
3. After a long dispute, they decided to be quits.

【牛津词典例句】

1. His opponents were quits with him after the ninth hole.
2. I'm quits with you, so don't expect any more help from me.
3. She told him that they were quits and that she didn't owe him any money.

【中英双语例句】

1. 他们之间的争斗结束后，两人旗鼓相当。
2. 我和你平手了，朋友。
3. 经过长时间的争执，他们决定不再争斗。
4. 在第九洞之后，他的对手与他平分秋色。
5. 我和你平手了，所以不要再期望我提供任何帮助。
6. 她告诉他他们已经清账了，她不再欠他任何钱。