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●a ˈmare’s nest1. an idea or a discovery that seems interesting and exciting but is found to be false or have no value (看似有趣但)毫无价值的发现◆I fancy this will prove to be a mare’s nest! We have had these mysteries before. 我认为这不会有什么价值,之前我们也遇到过这样的谜团。 NOTE A mare is a female horse or donkey. They do not make nests and so a mare’s nest does not exist. * mare 指母马或母驴。它们不筑巢穴,因而没有 mare's nest 一说。 2. a difficult or complicated situation; a mess 困境;复杂的局面;一团糟◆This area of the law is a veritable mare’s nest. 这一领域实际上就是法律的盲区。◆My hair is a mare’s nest! 我的头发乱糟糟的! |