a hundred and ten percent

短语

发音

AU

别名

110%

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion.

    习语 非正式 不可数

    We busted our tails and won; we really gave 110% in that game.

词源

Based on the metaphor of operating a machine at higher than its rated capacity or exceeding the normal maximum of some rated parameter such as speed or temperature.

来源:wiktionary