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词汇积累 | 拓展两个高频文学表达

• 2021 年 05 月 20 日 • 翻译·译事随笔

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eavesdrop

偷听;窃听[/scode]

音标:/'iːvzdrɒp/

英英释义:

If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying.

例句:

①The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations.

政府非法窃听了他的电话。

②The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.

女佣在厨房门后偷听。

Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达:

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这里再补充一个同义短语表达:listen in (on) 窃听;偷听 【If you listen in to a private conversation, you secretly listen to it.】

举个栗子:

He assigned federal agents to listen in on Martin Luther King's phone calls.

他派了联邦探员去窃听马丁·路德·金的电话。

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the dizzy heights(of something)

重要的职位;显赫的地位[/scode]

英英释义:

An important or successful position. This is often used to show that the position is not really very impressive.

例句:

①She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.

她梦想达到超级巨星的地位。

②I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.

我逐渐升到了主任秘书这样的职位。

Romain Gary的小说 Promise at dawn 也出现了这个表达:

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