| 单词 | spring something on somebody |
| 释义 | spring something on somebodyspring something on somebody phrasal verbphr v TELLto tell someone something or ask them to do something when they do not expect it and are not ready for it 向〔某人〕突然说[要求]〔意料之外的事〕 It’s not fair to spring this on her without any warning. 事先也不说一声就这样要求她，这是不公平的。 Examples from the Corpus spring on • As he prepared for his senior season at Hart, 30 college coaches attended spring practice.• Close by are the famous Dimmuborgir, Grjótagjá and Stóragjá underground hot springs.• The two companies had begun negotiations last spring.• Instead, his cheerleading coach said, he chose to spend his spring break on a cruise ship.• One spring Conran went on a tour of sixty shops which sold his furniture.• But now I feel I should have sprung it on him more or less suddenly.• Storia Two, published last spring, was on Love, while Storia Three is based on a game of literary consequences.• And in other areas strong regional bodies have sprung up on their own, such as the Cape Cod Commission. → spring something on somebody at spring2(PHRASAL VERB) |
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