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beggars BrE /ˈbegəz/ NAmE /ˈbegərz/► SEE ALLbeggars can’t be choosersif wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride ●ˌbeggars can’t be ˈchoosers (saying) when there is no choice, you have to be satisfied with whatever you can get 叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦;给什么就得要什么◆I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can’t be choosers so I slept on the sofa in the living room. 我倒想睡床,可是有求于人哪能挑三拣四,所以就睡在了客厅的沙发上。●if wishes were ˌhorses, beggars would/might ˈride (saying) wishing for sth does not make it happen 如果愿望都能实现,乞丐早就发财了;愿望难成现实 |