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pony BrE /ˈpəʊni/
NAmE /ˈpoʊni/► SEE ALLa dog and pony show(on) Shanks’s pony●a ˌdog and ˈpony show (NAmE, informal) a complicated presentation, event or display that is designed to attract people’s attention but which has little real content 华而不实的展示会；装门面的活动◆They put on a dog and pony show in the hope of attracting new investors.为了吸引新的投资者，他们摆摆样子，举办了一个场面盛大的展会。◆The protest was just a dog and pony show designed to bring in the media.这次抗议活动纯粹是作秀，目的在于吸引媒体关注。●(on) Shanks’s ˈpony (BrE, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc.; on foot 步行；徒步◆‘How are we going to get there?’ ‘I suppose it’ll have to be Shanks’s pony.’“我们怎么到那儿去？”“我想我们只能步行了。”◆You young people go everywhere by car these days. When I was young all we had was Shanks’s pony.你们年轻人现在到哪儿去都坐车。我年轻那会儿只能靠两条腿。 NOTE Shanks is an informal word for your legs. * shanks 是腿的非正式用语。 |