| 释义 |
sting /stɪŋ/► SEE ALLa sting in the tailtake the sting out of sth
●a ˌsting in the ˈtail (informal) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. 煞风景的结局；悲剧的结局◆Roald Dahl’s stories often have a sting in the tail; that’s why I like them.
罗德 ∙ 达尔的小说结尾往往具悲剧性，那正是我喜欢它们的原因。●take the ˈsting out of sth (of a situation 境况) take away the part that is unpleasant or dangerous 使不引起刺痛；使不再危险◆We can pay the electricity bill in monthly instalments if we want, which takes the sting out of it.
我们可以在自愿的前提下分期付电费，这样交起来就不那么痛苦了。 |