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invite someone with complete sincerity 三顾茅庐
2023-12-07三顾茅庐”，汉语成语，字面意思是pay three visits to the thatched cottage”，原为刘备拜访诸葛亮的故事。后人用三顾茅庐”来比喻诚心实意地一再邀请。可以翻译为invite someone with complete sincer...
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stare in the face 就在眼前
2023-12-07当某人或某事 stares you in the face 的时候，这个形容比喻什么事情很明显，就在眼前。例句The detective realised soon that he had been staring the solution to the crime in the face all ...
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to soldier on 顽强地坚持下去
2023-12-07当你做事情碰到困难但仍然顽强地坚持下去，这样的态度就可以被形容为 to soldier on.例句He picked up a nasty injury but had to soldier on till the end of the football match because the coac...
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jaw-dropping 令人瞠目结舌
2023-12-07在我们为某事感到惊呆时可以用 jaw-dropping 来形容，类似汉语里的瞠目结舌。例句Norway's Lofoten islands are famous for their jaw-dropping views of the Midnight Sun and Northern Lig...
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come and go like a shadow 神出鬼没
2023-12-07神出鬼没”，汉语成语，像神鬼那样出没无常。原指用兵灵活机动，今多比喻行动变化迅速，出没无常，不可捉摸。可以翻译为come and go like a shadow，appear and disappear mysteriously”等。例句：游击队神出鬼没，搞得敌人晕头转向。...
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jerry-built 偷工减料
2023-12-07偷工减料”，汉语成语，意思是暗中掺假或削减工序和用料（cheat on labour and materials）”，也比喻做事敷衍了事，贪图省力。与英文习语jerry-built”意思相近，表示badly or hastily built with materi...
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to make a meal out of something 小题大做
2023-12-07成语 to make a meal out of something 的意思是小题大做，故意夸大事情的状况。也常被用于形容某人故意夸大事情的难度，或者故意让事情变得更加复杂。例句One thing I hate about football is the way the players always...
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to be in a (bit of a) pickle 碰到小麻烦
2023-12-07泡菜 pickles 有时候真的是特别的酸， 也不是一个人人都能接受的口味。这个词出现在短语 to be in a pickle 中的时候，意思是碰到了麻烦。不过一般用来形容不方便的情况，而不是指真正很严重的问题。例句I'm in a bit of a pickle. I invited t...
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to have bigger fish to fry 另有要事要办
2023-12-07炸鱼条可是一道受欢迎的家常菜。不过当我们听到某人说他有更大的鱼需要炸的时候 I have bigger fish to fry，这和下厨房一点关系都没有，实际上他的意思是说他有更要紧的事情需要处理。例句I know you're upset that we're not going ...
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面包在世界上很多国家算主食供人们享用。当切片面包被推向市场时，厂商把这一产品作为一个伟大的成就呈现给消费者们。如今，the best thing since sliced bread 自切片面包以来最好的发明”这个表达常被用于介绍可以提高我们生活水平的新发明和新装置。而实际上，这些新设备...