| 释义 |
●the ˌgenie is out of the ˈbottleused to say that an action has been taken that will cause a big and permanent change in people’s lives, especially one which might make a situation worse （形容将对人们的生活造成永久性的、尤指负面影响的事件已经发生）妖怪已经放出魔瓶了◆Now that genetically modified foods are on our supermarket shelves, the genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in.转基因食品已经摆在了超市的货架上，放出魔瓶的妖怪再也无法收回。 |