rise above 不受…的影响;克服;摆脱

时间:2022-02-22 01:07:59

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1. rise above 这个动词短语表示“不受…的影响;克服;摆脱”,和overcome意思差不多。
 
He rose above his pain/bad luck/difficulties.
他战胜了疼痛/厄运/困难。
 
2. come down on 的意思和punish、criticize差不多,但是语气更强烈些,表示“严厉处罚;斥责;训斥”。
 
They're coming down heavily on people for not paying their license1 fees.
他们对不缴纳执照费的人处以重罚。
 
The authorities plan to come down hard on truancy2 in future.
当局计划将来严惩逃学者。
 
3. steal sb's thunder
 
抢风头的英语表达很直接,就是steal sb's thunder。
 
thunder是雷,雷声;轰隆声,最初抢风头就是抢“雷声”。
 
1704年,还不太出名的剧作家约翰·丹尼斯发表了新作Appius and Virginia,他为该剧发明了一种机器,可以在舞台上模仿打雷的声音。结果这个装置被他人抢先使用,而他的剧作无人问津。
 
Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy3.
在我打算告诉大家我怀孕的消息之前两天,桑迪抢先宣布她怀孕了,抢了我的风头。

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1 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
2 truancy 5GdyV     
n.逃学,旷课
参考例句:
  • Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.学校需要减少旷课人数。
  • It was a day for impulse and truancy.这是个适于冲动或偷懒的日子。
3 pregnancy lPwxP     
n.怀孕,怀孕期
参考例句:
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
  • Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

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