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rodent
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音标:/'rəʊd(ə)nt/
英英释义:
Rodents are small mammals which have sharp front teeth. Rats, mice, and squirrels are rodents.
例句:
①Rodents carry diseases and are generally regarded as pests.
啮齿目动物传播疾病, 常被当作害虫对待。
②In the absence of predators, the island's rodent population irrupted.
没有了猎食它们的动物,岛上的啮齿动物数量迅速增长。
《经济学人》一篇关于城市和乡村老鼠的文章 Country bumpkins and city slickers 也出现了这个表达:
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old score
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例句:
①Dead Fae risen from the dead to settle old scores.
死去的异种被唤醒要去解决往事。
②For some of the girls there 's an old score to settle.
对于一些女孩有一个旧账解决。
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at dawn 也出现了这个表达:
拓展:
这里补充一个类似的短语:settle an old score with 报复
【If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past.】
举个栗子:
The groups had historic scores to settle with each other.
这两个集团之间有几笔旧账要了结。