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Human speech is like a cracked tin kettle, on which we hammer out tunes to make bears dance when we long to move the stars.
人类语言就像一只破锅,我们敲敲打打,希望音响铿锵,感动星宿,实际只有狗熊闻声起舞而已。
词汇点津:
crack
vt. & vi. (使…)开裂,破裂;(使)身体上或精神上垮掉;打开,砸开;(使)发出爆裂声
n. 裂缝,缝隙;噼啪声,爆裂声;意外的一下重击;试图,尝试;俏皮话;强效可卡因(crack cocaine)
例句
His owner walked on without noticing the dog except to crack the whip at him.
主人没有注意到狗,只是用鞭子抽打它。
So they will eventually crack the voice issues.
所以他们终究会解决语音方面的问题。
Their faces cracked into identical evil grins.
两人脸上同时绽开了一模一样的坏笑。
There is a crack in that wall.
那面墙有道裂缝。
He always has a good crack to lighten the mood.
他总是能说一些俏皮话来活跃气氛。
You would be a crack addict? - I'd be a crack addict, for sure.
你会是个瘾君子吗?- 我肯定会是个瘾君子。
常见搭配
crack down on 镇压;制裁
e.g The police will be cracking down on lager louts this summer.
今年夏天,警方将采取严厉措施对付那些酗酒滋事的年轻人。
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