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farm BrE /fɑːm/ NAmE /fɑːrm/► SEE ALLbet the farm/ranchbuy the farm●bet the ˈfarm/ˈranch (NAmE) risk everything that you have on sth 孤注一掷◆It might succeed but don’t bet the farm on it.这或许会成功,但不要孤注一掷。◆It’s a bet-the-farm situation.这是一个破釜沉舟的局面。●buy the ˈfarm (informal, humorous, especially NAmE) die 死◆I’d like to visit India one day, before I buy the farm.我希望死之前能到印度去看看。 ORIGIN This comes from the military, perhaps referring to the dream of many soldiers and pilots of buying a farm when the war was over. 这个习语源于军队,或许指许多士兵或飞行员都梦想着战争结束后能买一座农场。 |