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单词 built on sand
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built on sand
  • 简明释义
  • 建立在沙土上:比喻基础不牢固,容易倒塌或失败的事物。
  • 网络释义
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  • 双语例句
  • 1
    Dependence on long-distance trade also meant that the great empires of the Middle East were built both literally and figuratively on shifting sand.
    对长途贸易的依赖也意味着,伟大的中东帝国无论是实际上还是象征意义上,都是建立在流沙之上的。
  • 2
    He refers to the story from the Sermon on the Mount about how houses built on sand fall, while those built on rock remain standing.
    他引用的是“登山宝训”的故事,里面说,建在沙上的房子会倒,建在岩石上的房子依然屹立。
  • 3
    He is one of a stubborn bunch of pessimists who believe that share prices are overvalued and the economic recovery is built on sand.
    他是冥顽不灵的悲观论者之一,觉得股价估值过高,认为经济复苏的根基不够坚实。
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