Adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
用借来的衣服装点自己,狐假虎威,拉大旗作虎皮
🧩 词语组成解析
oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]
pron. 自己，自身;亲自，自行;其;亲手;
with
[wɪð]
prep. 和，跟;随着;关于;和…一致;
a. 借来的, 伪造的, 虚构的
n. 羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物
🗣️ 情景例句
And there's so much to do.
而且这里总是有许多事可做。
I doubt he'll win the election.
我怀疑他是否能赢得选举。
The girl asked to see a timetable, feeling sure that her father could not have made such a mistake.
姑娘要求看到时刻表，因为她相信父亲不能把这么大的事弄错。