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9. climb the walls走投无路8 Y6 ]( w5 ]9 x( h
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释义:show extreme frustration, impatience, or anxiety
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例句:That long, boring banquet made me want to climb the walls. l9 i5 r9 e, X
那个冗长无聊的宴会都快把我逼疯了。
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* |" Z0 Z, W, E/ U, a& K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$ F4 h- \8 _1 v/ ^4 P( i4 D4 U1 x7 z
《圣经·旧约》中较不为人知的《约珥书》(Joel)。其中第二章第七节中! ?1 O+ |9 }. c; J, g! K8 U4 }- f, \
说道:
8 T: `' |! \! i6 g/ o, W! A% r They shall run like mighty men: they shall climb the wall like men of
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break their ranks. 他们如勇士般奔跑,像战士爬墙,各都步行,不乱队伍。* V, _5 V! {/ b0 y9 ?% b3 H
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