短語:
to squirrel something away的意思是把東西儲存或藏起來以備日后使用。
例句:
Joan's salary is very low but a few years ago she started to squirrel money away. It took her a long time, but she finally saved enough for a deposit for a flat.
Just how much personal information are websites squirrelling away about us from our own computers?
注意:
短語weasel out的意思是逃避、推諉。若一個人weaselled out of something,意思就是說此人逃避責(zé)任。
例句:
Mary wanted a promotion but didn't want to work hard so she tried to weasel her way out of the most difficult tasks in the office.
常識補(bǔ)充:
People in Britain whose bird tables are a target for hungry squirrels are being encouraged to add a bit of spice to the meal. The UK's Royal Society for Protection of Birds said chilli powder is a safe and effective way to keep squirrels away from nuts and seeds, without harming garden birds.
英國很多住戶院子里的鳥食臺成為了饑餓松鼠的目標(biāo),因此政府鼓勵住戶給鳥食里添加少量的調(diào)料。英國貝德福德郡皇家鳥類保護(hù)學(xué)會說辣椒粉可以使松鼠遠(yuǎn)離各種堅果和果仁,這種方法既安全又有效而且對花園里的鳥類沒有任何傷害。
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