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词组 pie
释义 pie /paɪ/ SEE ALL
ˌpie in the ˈsky (informal) ideas that are not practical; false hopes or promises 不现实的想法;不能实现的允诺;空中楼阁Most voters know that the big promises which politicians make before an election are just pie in the sky.
大部分选民都知道政客们在选举前的美妙许诺都是空头支票。
He says he’s going to make a movie in Hollywood, but I think it’s all pie in the sky.
他说他要在好莱坞拍部电影,可我认为那是异想天开。
ORIGIN This comes from a song written in 1911 by Joe Hill, who worked to improve the rights of workers in America. The song criticizes religion for creating false hopes in the poor:‘Work and pray, Live on hay, You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.’ 这个习语源于乔 ∙ 希尔在 1911 年所写的一首歌,希尔致力于改善美国工人的权利。这首歌批判宗教给穷人带来的虚幻的希望:“工作吧,祈祷吧,吃草吧,死后就会有天上的馅饼吃了。”
as Aˌmerican as apple ˈpieused to say that sth is typical of America 地道美国式的For me, baseball is as American as apple pie.对我来说,棒球同苹果派一样是地道的美国玩意儿。a share/slice of the ˈcake (BrE) (NAmE a piece/share/slice of the ˈpie) a share of the benefits or profits 分得的一份好处(或利益)Third-world countries are discovering how their natural resources have been exploited by the rest of the world and now they want a bigger slice of the cake.第三世界国家逐渐发现他们的自然资源被其他国家开发利用,现在他们想要享有更大的份额。(as) ˌeasy as ABˈC/ˈpie/falling off a ˈlog (informal) very easy 极其简单;极容易Try using the new photocopier. It’s as easy as pie.试试那台新的复印机吧,简单极了。ˌeat humble ˈpie (BrE) (NAmE eat ˈcrow) say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made 认错;低头谢罪I had to eat humble pie when Harry, who I said would never have any success, won first prize.哈里得了一等奖,我不得不低头道歉,因为我曾说过他永远也不可能成功。 ORIGIN This comes from a pun on the old word umbles, meaning ‘offal’ (= the inside parts of an animal), which was considered inferior food. 这个习语源于古词 umbles,指动物内脏,过去被视为下等食物,该词与 humble 为谐音双关。have a finger in every ˈpie (informal) be involved in everything that happens 处处插手;什么都管Jane likes to have a finger in every pie.简就喜欢多管闲事。(as) ˌnice as ˈpie (informal) very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it (尤指出乎意料地)很善良,非常友好He’d been very nervous about meeting everyone, but they were all as nice as pie.与大家见面他很紧张,不过每个人都很友好。
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