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●the ˌapple of sb’s ˈeyea person, usually a child, who sb loves very much; a favourite child 心肝宝贝；掌上明珠◆The second child, John, was the apple of his mother’s eye.
老二约翰是他妈妈的心肝宝贝。 ORIGIN In the past, the pupil (= the small round black area at the centre of the eye) was called the ‘apple’ of the eye, the part that had to be protected most carefully. 旧时，pupil （瞳孔）被称作是眼睛中的“苹果”，需要精心保护。 |