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boats BrE /bəʊts/
NAmE /boʊts/●burn your ˈbridges (BrE also burn your ˈboats) do sth that makes it impossible for you to return to a previous situation 不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水一战◆Once you sign this document, you’ll have burned your boats, and will have to go ahead with the sale.一旦你签署了这份文件，就没有了退路，只有出售。 OPP keep/leave (all) your options open ●a rising ˌtide lifts all ˈboats (saying, especially NAmE, politics 政治) used to say that everybody benefits when a country’s economy grows and improves 水涨众船高（指当国家的经济改善时人人将受益）◆Anger over inequality is absent during periods of expansion, because a rising tide lifts all boats.在经济扩张的年代，没有因不平等而引发愤怒，这是因为经济发展使所有人都受益。 ORIGIN This expression is often associated with US President John F. Kennedy. 这个表达法常与美国总统约翰 ∙F. 肯尼迪联系起来。 |