Oh, I'd see that movie at the drop of a hat. Sure!

是的，我想马上就看。没问题！

But what does this expression mean? At the drop of a hat.

但是今天的这个短语表示什么意思呢？立即。

Suddenly, I realized I had not looked at the drop of water for several days.

突然，我意识到我已经好几天没看那滴水了。

At the drop of a hat means to act quickly, without delay or much planning.

“At the drop of a hat”表示立即行动，不拖延或做过多计划。

Those things are much more ubiquitous and they can be changed at the drop of a hat”.

那些东西更普遍而且可以随时更换。”

In our example, Jonathan says he would see that movie at the drop of a hat.

今天的例子中，乔纳森称他想看电影，想立即去看。

You have to be flexible and a little bit resilient because plans change like at the drop of a hat.

必须灵活一点，有一点弹性，因为计划会突然改变。

She's energetic, she's got lots of great ideas, but she'll often change her mind at the drop of a hat.

她精力充沛，有很多好主意，但她经常会立马改变主意。

Some of these corporations threaten to sue at the drop of a hat.

【drop】这些大公司中有几家威胁说要马上提出诉讼。

5 Simeon and Levi are two of a kind, ready to fight at the drop of a hat.

5 西缅和利未是弟兄；他们的刀剑是残忍的器具。

Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it " at the drop of a hat" -- immediately, without waiting.

不过，对于我自己的钱，我会马上花个精光。

Which meant that at the drop of a dime we could shut down the entire office and still operate this global news business.

这意味着我们可以在一毛钱的情况下关闭整个办公室并继续经营这项全球新闻业务。

Steven... I can't just leave everything at the drop of a hat! With everything that has happened between us, I just don't know you any more.

斯蒂芬....我不能就这样立即丢下一切离开！我们之前发生的一切让我觉得不认识你了。

Did your parents make a big fuss whenever you got sick and let you stay home from school at the drop of a hat?

你的父母有没有在你生病的时候大吵大闹，让你放学回家？

So we thought this was a really great use of the space and something that could kind of change at the drop of a hat.

所以我们认为这是对空间的一个很好的利用，并且可以在一瞬间改变。

Well, I never used to sweat much, but now I seem to break out in a sweat at the drop of a hat. My clothes often get soaking wet.

我以前从来没出过这么多汗，但是现在我似乎立刻就出汗了。我的衣服总是湿透了。

It can only be a maximum of twice your salary, whereas back in my day you'd get six times your salary at the drop of a hat.

最多只能是你工资的两倍，而在我的那个年代，你随时都可以得到六倍的工资。

I think we have gotten very new, you know? We tear down old buildings at the drop of a hat, replacing them with things like car parks and food courts.

我觉得新加坡变得非常新了。你知道吗? 我们毫不迟疑地把旧大楼给拆了，以停车场和美食广场取而代之。

It may seem cynical, but people come and go, and relationships and feelings change or sour at the drop of a hat. Nobody wants a situation where things are taken too personally and office dynamics and performance get affected.

这么说或许有些冷漠，但是人们来来去去，人际关系和感情会随时改变或变质。 没有人希望在一个对人不对事、办公室气氛和工作表现都受到影响的环境下工作。