校园英语口语习惯用语 第87期:every which way

every which way 四散

【讲解】

该习语用于口语,way表示“方向”。该习语的基本含义是“四面八方,到处,上下左右”，引申义是“非常混乱的,杂乱无章的"。

【对话】

A:Who is standing with you just now?

A:刚才你和谁站在一起？

B:The boy of the neighbor's. When I passed through, some other boys were hitting him.

B：邻居家的孩子。当我路过的时候，他正被几个小孩子打。

A:Do you know who the boys are?

A:你知道她们是谁吗？

B:No, the crowd started running every which way when they saw me coming near.

B：不知道，我一走近，他们就四下里跑散了。