重点词汇词组
The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.
out of office 不执政;离职
eg. He was voted out of office.
经投票他被免去了职务。
【相似短语辨析】out of the office 不在办公室;离开办公室
pompous 自大的;浮夸的;爱炫耀的
eg. He appears pompous but is a good man underneath.
他表面看来傲慢, 但骨子里是个好人。
【近义词】arrogant, purple
【同根词】pomp n.盛况,排场;壮丽
tame adj.驯服的;平淡的;乏味的 v.驯服
eg. The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.
亚马逊人被认为是最早驯化了马的人。
【常见搭配】tame cat 极其顺从的人;家猫
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