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parrot-fashion /ˈpærət ˌfæʃn/► SEE ALL(learn, repeat, etc. sth) parrot-fashion(as) sick as a parrot ●(learn, repeat, etc. sth) ˈparrot-fashion (BrE, disapproving) (learn, repeat, etc. sth) without understanding the meaning 鹦鹉学舌;机械模仿而不解其义地◆When we were at school we used to learn history parrot-fashion; all I can remember now is the dates. 我们在学校时学习历史都是死记硬背,现在我能记住的只是一些年代。 NOTE This idiom refer to the fact that parrots can learn phrases and repeat them after you without understanding what they mean. 这个习语原指鹦鹉学舌,鹦鹉虽不懂人们所教的词语的意思,但能学会并跟读这些词。 ●(as) sick as a ˈparrot (BrE, humorous) very disappointed 很失望◆She was as sick as a parrot when she found out that her sister had been nominated for a prize and she hadn’t.得知妹妹获得奖项提名而自己没有,她大失所望。 |