buy a pig in a poke 瞎买东西,盲目同意
时间:2021-11-10 08:51:30
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字面理解是“从口袋里买只猪”,买家看起来就不太聪明的样子。因此这个俚语的意思是“(不管好坏)瞎买东西”,也有“盲目同意”之意。
例句:
He regretted buying a pig in a
poke1 because the secondhand computer he had bought didn’t work.
他后悔自己瞎买东西,因为他买的二手电脑根本不能用。
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poke
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n.刺,戳,袋;vt.拨开,刺,戳;vi.戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 |
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- We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
- Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。
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