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每日商务英语 第120期:言归于好

时间：2013-12-14 01:06:10

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 to bury the hatchet1 言归于好（成语）

 
英文释义 
To end an argument. (NOTE: "hatchet" was a smallceremonial war axe2 that was buried by Americanindigenous people when they ended a war.)
 
例句 My uncles argued for years, but at my wedding, they decided3 to bury the hatchet and becomefriends again.我的叔叔们吵了好几年架，但在我的婚礼上，他们决定和解，重新和好。

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1 hatchet Dd0zr     
n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀
参考例句：
  • I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
  • Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。
2 axe 2oVyI     
n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减
参考例句：
  • Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
  • The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。