Misforunes come on horseback and go away on foot.
遭灾易,消灾难。
英文谚语 3120 句(二)
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满(…岁);
int. 嗨!;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义:leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
n. 马背;隆起的条状地带(山脊);
adj. 性急的,草率的,未经充分考虑的;
adv. 在马背上;
"Police on horseback tried to ride the criminal down."
骑警奋力追赶那名罪犯.
近义:astride
n. 脚;底部;英尺(=12 英寸或 30。48 厘米);脚步;
vt. 走,踏;
vt.& vi. 结算,总计,共计;
"In a pinch, you could get home on foot."
在万不得已时, 你可以步行回家.
近义:subvene, defray, tootsy, tootsie, mount, rock