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| /ˈenvələʊp/ |
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| 1 | a flat paper case for a letter or document , with a part that you stick down to close it before you write an address on it and send it through the post 信封 |
| | 1a | quickly and without thinking about all the details 匆忙地；不假思索地 | | The proposal was no doubt drawn up on the back of an envelope. 这项提议无疑是草草提出的。 | |
| | 1b | to do the boring work of putting letters inside envelopes 做装信这种乏味无聊的工作 | |
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| 2 | a thin case that contains something 封套；封皮 |
| PHRASE |
| - | push the envelope mainly AMERICAN informal
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| to go to the limits of what you are allowed to do |
| 挑战限制尺度 |
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