| 词组 | lone voice in the wilderness |
| 释义 | Idiom lone voice in the wildernessa (lone) voice in the wilderness if you are a voice in the wilderness, you are the only person expressing a particular opinion, although later other people understand that you were right.With her passionate pleas for peace, she was a lone voice in the wilderness. (lone) voice in the wildernessOne who expresses an unpopular opinion or idea. She felt like a voice in the wilderness as she tried to warn others about the impending economic collapse. He was a lone voice in the wilderness as he tried to expose the vast corruption within the organization. a voice in the wildernessan unheeded advocate of reform.The phrase was originally used with reference to the words of John the Baptist, who proclaimed the coming of the Messiah: ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness’ (John 1:23). a voice (crying) in the ˈwildernessa warning of a danger given by a person or small group which most people do not pay any attention to: A few scientists in the early 1980s were warning of the dangers of AIDS but nobody took them seriously. They were just a voice in the wilderness.This comes from a description of John the Baptist in the Bible. |
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