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商务英语词汇:巢穴 lair

EXAMPLE: The wolf cubs played happily in their mother's lair.

狼崽在妈妈的巢穴里快乐地玩耍。

今日单词

lair

中文释义

1.巢穴(名词);2.藏匿之所(名词)

英文释义

1. (noun) The underground home of a wild animal; den.

2. (noun) A secret place where a person can feel safe; hideaway.

例句

EXAMPLE 1: The wolf cubs played happily in their mother's lair.

狼崽在妈妈的巢穴里快乐地玩耍。

EXAMPLE 2: The scholar抯 lair was a small library in the back of his old house.

这位学者的藏匿之所是自家老房子后面的一座小图书馆。

今日短语

foregone conclusion

中文释义

定局

英文释义

A result that everyone assumes to be inevitable.

例句

EXAMPLE: The victory of the famous Olympic runner had been a foregone conclusion, but the race was won by a previously unknown young man.

这位著名的奥运会跑步选手一直被认为胜局已定,但结果却是被一位之前名不见经传的年轻人赢得了比赛。