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●ask, tell, etc. sb point ˈblankask, tell, etc. sb very directly, and perhaps rudely 毫不留情地问;直截了当地告诉◆I told him point blank that we no longer wanted him to work for us.我直截了当地告诉他,我们不再需要他为我们工作了。◆She asked me point blank why I didn’t like her.她开门见山地问我为什么不喜欢她。 ORIGIN Point blank originally referred to firing a gun or shooting an arrow directly at the centre of a target from very close to it. * point blank 原指在距离目标中心很近的地方朝它开枪或射箭。 |