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wool /wʊl/► SEE ALLpull the wool over sb’s eyeswrap sb up in cotton wool●pull the ˈwool over sb’s eyes (informal) deceive sb; hide the truth from sb 蒙蔽；掩人耳目；隐瞒意图◆It’s no use you trying to pull the wool over my eyes; you didn’t go to school again today, didn’t you?你骗不了我，你今天又没去上学，对不对？ OPP open your/sb’s eyes (to sth) ORIGIN This idiom may refer to a time in the past when judges and other important people wore wigs made of wool. If somebody pulled the wig over their eyes, they were not be able to see what was happening. 这个习语源于旧时法官等显要人物戴羊毛做的假发，如果有人把他们的假发拉下来遮住眼睛，他们就看不见了。●wrap sb up in cotton ˈwool (informal) protect sb too much from dangers or risks 过分呵护；娇惯◆If you keep your children wrapped up in cotton wool, they’ll never learn to be independent.过分呵护溺爱孩子会使他们永远学不会独立。 |