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forewarned BrE /fɔːˈwɔːnd/
NAmE /fɔːrˈwɔːrnd/
●foreˌwarned is foreˈarmed (saying) if you know about problems, dangers, etc. before they happen, you can be better prepared for them 有备无患；事先有所警惕，就更易防范◆Jim says that Betty is very angry with me still. Well, forewarned is forearmed, and I’ll have to think up an excuse before I see her.
吉姆说贝蒂还在生我的气。好在他的话给我提了个醒，我会在见她之前想出一个解释来。 NOTE Fore- in these words means ‘before something happens’ or ‘in advance’. 这些词语中 fore- 指“事先；预先”的意思。 |