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9. climb the walls走投无路
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; S8 b: L5 @5 r" n) k释义:show extreme frustration, impatience, or anxiety) f8 O H4 }0 _5 \% g' |0 v' n
2 A9 i u$ z% v; [8 Y例句:That long, boring banquet made me want to climb the walls.0 Q M: d7 u& X/ X
那个冗长无聊的宴会都快把我逼疯了。
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典故:这是现代用法,但起源于从前军人必须攀爬护城墙的时代。此短语出自. u. l, H) O) L, ?7 X% \ [
《圣经·旧约》中较不为人知的《约珥书》(Joel)。其中第二章第七节中; `5 o4 J7 q1 Y- M5 E, t
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They shall run like mighty men: they shall climb the wall like men of
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/ k$ h" ^# H& y8 x, X4 Z. L" b break their ranks. 他们如勇士般奔跑,像战士爬墙,各都步行,不乱队伍。
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