1 出于各种目的和意图 for all intensive and purposes ( ☓) for all intents and purposes (√) For all intents and purposes, the case is closed. 不论从哪点来看,事情到此为止。 2 闪光的并不都是金子;看起来有价值实际上不一定有 All that glitters is not gold. ( ☓) All that glisters is not gold. (√) 3 某事不符合预期 a damp squid ( ☓) a damp squib (√) The Copenhagen climate accord may have been a damp squib, but it pushed governmentsa bit further in the right direction. 哥本哈根气候协议也许令人失望,但它推动各国政府向着正确方向稍微迈进了一步。 4 把某事扼杀在摇篮里 nip it in the butt ( ☓) nip it in the bud (√) You must take immediate action and nip it in the bud. 你必须立刻采取行动,防患于未然。 5 刹那之间 one foul swoop ( ☓) one fell swoop (√) Not all the authority's problems can be solved at one fell swoop. 问题没那么容易一下子解决。 |
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