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单词 to eat crow
释义
to eat crow
  • 简明释义
  • 吃乌鸦:在执着的立场被证明错误后承认并感到羞辱。乌鸦是食腐动物,吃乌鸦可能在情感上难以接受,就像被证明错误一样。该习语的确切起源不详,但可能始于1850年左右发表的一篇关于一个愚蠢的纽约农民的美国故事。
  • 网络释义
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    ?吃乌鸦

    吃乌鸦To Eat Crow 乌鸦是不祥的预兆。The crow is a bird of ill omen.

  • 2

    ?自己给自己丢脸

    ... T Crow Eat Crow 乡土摇滚 To eat crow. 自己给自己丢脸 E eat crow 由于夸大其词或过分自信 ...

  • 双语例句
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    A person who is in the habit of talking big often has to eat crow in the end.
    一个习惯于夸夸其谈的人到最后还是要收回自己的话。
  • 2
    They boasted that they could beat the new team, but they lost and had to eat crow.
    他们自夸能击败那支新队,但是他们输了,只好认错。
  • 3
    They boasted that they could beat that new team, but they lost and had to eat crow.
    他们自夸能击败那支新队,但是他们输了,只好认错。
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