汉英词典
MEANING OF 一五一十
一五一十
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
五、十 Count unit / Count up the numbers in five and ten places / The metaphorical narrative is from beginning to end, without omission / Also describe the number of counts
以五为单位往下计数。
形容叙述得原原本本，没有遗漏。
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他把事情一五一十都给妻子讲了。 He told his wife about the matter without hiding anything. | ||
他把事情一五一十地都给父母讲了。 He told his parents the whole story exactly as it had happened. | ||
他一五一十地提出很多借口为自己的行为辩解。 E.g: he launched into a long series of excuses for his behavior. | ||
说来话长，如果你真的想知道，我就一五一十地告诉你。 It's a long story. If you really wanna know, I will tell you exactly. | ||
但我们相信国会和环境保护局有责任保护公众，在这种燃料的安全性测试及其与汽油动力发动机的兼容性测试没有一五一十的完成之前，他们不应该授权E15燃料的使用。 They shouldn't authorise E15 unless full and complete scientific testing confirms it's safe and compatible with all gasoline-powered engines. | ||
