1.subject somebody to:使经受,使受到;使遭受,使蒙受
例如:The accident subjected her to a deadly blow.(这次意外使她受到致命的打击。)
You'll subject yourself to shame.(你将使你自己蒙羞。) 1.wine:n.酒,葡萄酒
例如:Let's finish off the wine. (我们把酒喝完吧。)
2.bush:n.挂在酒馆门口的木质招牌
例如:Bush is a tree branch hung as a sign before a tavern or vintner's shop.(Bush是挂在酒馆或葡萄酒商店门口的招牌。) 02月01日:I'm afraid we've run into a sticky wicket right now.我们眼下恐怕是走投无路了。 1.run into:遭遇,陷入
例如:They have run into trouble while designing the new machine.(在设计新机器时他们遇到了麻烦。)
2.sticky wicket:走投无路,进退两难例如:I hate my job but can't quit, as I need the money. I'm on a sticky wicket. (我讨厌我的工作,但又不能辞职,因为我需要钱。对我来说真是一个艰难的境况。)
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be (or bat) on a sticky wicket 处境不利,处于不利地位 02月02日:She's spoken for.她名花有主了。 1.be spoken for:被预定,为别人所有
例如:The new refrigerators have been spoken for.(新型冰箱已订购一空。) 02月03日:Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.率真是诚实与勇敢之子。 1. frankness:n. 率直,坦白
例如:He seems to be lacking in frankness.(他似乎不够坦率。)
2. honesty:n.诚实,正直
例如:He tried to persuade me of his honesty. (他设法使我相信他是诚实的。) 02月04日:I was in a brown study.我刚才走神了。 1.brown study:深思,出神,心不在焉
例如:I tried to attract his attention, but he was in a brown study.(我企图引起他的注意,但他在沉思而无所觉。)
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be in a brown study 沉思默想;空想;幻想 02月05日:You may delay, but time will not.时不我待。 1.delay:v.延期,耽搁
例如:The dense fog delayed the plane's start.(浓雾延误了飞机的起飞。)
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admit of no delay 刻不容缓,毫不迟延地,立刻
without delay 毫不拖延 |