in one's blood 天生的
表达 to have something in someones blood 或 be in someones blood 的意思是 某人的能力、天分或特质是遗传的,也就是俗话说的 天生的。譬如,一家人当中假如有很多成员都从事一类工作或拥有同一种天分,那就能说这项技能是他们家族遗传的,即 in their blood。
例句
Being a baker1 is in my blood our family has owned a bakery for many generations.
我骨子里就是个糕点师。大家家经营面包房已经好几代了。
Art is in my blood my mother was a painter and her father was a sculptor2.
我的艺术细胞是与生俱来的。我妈妈曾是一名画家,她爸爸曾是一名雕塑家。
People in every generation of Petes family have been football players its in their blood.
彼得家的每一代人都是足球运动员。他们天生就是这块料。
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