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9. climb the walls走投无路
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. b) I+ d. b1 K2 v. Q) G释义:show extreme frustration, impatience, or anxiety
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9 y. b0 ~% _0 h3 D+ x8 Z例句:That long, boring banquet made me want to climb the walls.. e: ~' s3 F. `8 f5 M
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
# T- f+ Z( M, y0 P 《圣经·旧约》中较不为人知的《约珥书》(Joel)。其中第二章第七节中
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war; and they shall march every one of his ways, and they shall not
# }2 l& V7 r0 Q" H9 J5 v 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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