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Indian /ˈɪndiən/► SEE ALLan Indian summer(in) single/Indian file ●an ˌIndian ˈsummer1. a period of unusually dry, warm weather in the autumn 秋季的晴暖天气◆We had a splendid Indian summer last October. 去年 10 月,我们度过了一个十分美妙、暖和的晚秋。2. a period of success or happiness near the end of sb’s life 老树发新枝;垂暮之年的成功(或幸福)◆He made his best movies in his seventies; it was for him a real Indian summer. 他七十多岁拍出自己最好的几部电影,真是垂暮之年又回春呀。●(in) single/Indian ˈfilein a line, one person after another 排成一列◆The whole class walked along behind the teacher in single file.全班排成一队跟在老师的后面走过来。 ORIGIN When American Indians walked in a group, each person walked in the footsteps of the person in front so that they could not be counted by the enemy. 一队美洲印第安人集体行动时,后面的人会踩着前面一人的脚印走,以免被敌人发现己方的确切人数。 |