释义 |
wilderness BrE /ˈwɪldənəs/ NAmE /-dərn-/► SEE ALLin the wildernessa voice (crying) in the wilderness ●in the ˈwilderness (of politicians 政治家) no longer having power, influence or importance because they no longer hold high office 在野,不再当政(或掌权)◆After a few years in the wilderness she was allowed to return to a job in the government. 被迫退出政坛几年之后她重新获得了一个政府的职务。●a voice (crying) in the ˈwildernessa warning of a danger given by a person or small group which most people do not pay any attention to 旷野里的呼唤;无人理睬的警告◆A few scientists in the early 1980s were warning of the dangers of AIDS but nobody took them seriously. They were just a voice in the wilderness.几位科学家在20世纪80年代早期就曾警告过艾滋病的危险性,但当时人们都不以为然。这些警告就像是旷野里的呼唤,无人理会。 ORIGIN This comes from a description of John the Baptist in the Bible. 这个习语源于《圣经》中对施洗者圣约翰的描述。 |