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27 Grin and bear it 逆来顺受
7 V0 X' N& J# G释义:to accept a difficult situation without complaining or showing how
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) A5 q" i( i7 Z2 \例句:It’s no fun being sick for for the holidays, but you might as well grin
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6 s" u1 y6 R, V: V 节假日里生病一点都不滑稽,可你也只能这么受着了。
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8 l( W: R0 [1 B典故:这个短语以前也有时写成grin and abide,不过现在这种用法已不复存在。' S9 i/ T$ r, X, L* X- P6 G4 i9 z' M
此语首见于威廉·希基(William Hickey)的《回忆录》(Memories,1775$ Z- Z y! T0 p$ T8 }
年):
' v; h% f2 d9 h" j I recommend you to grin and bear it (an expression used by sailors
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我建议你咬紧牙关撑下去(水手们在经历一段长时间的恶劣天气候说的
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