英语单词 | silver lining |
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中文释义 | n.一线希望 |
vocab简明 | Use the term silver lining when you want to emphasize the hopeful side of a situation that might seem gloomy on the surface. |
vocab扩展 | The common expression "every cloud has a silver lining" means that even the worst events or situations have some positive aspect. You are most likely to remind a sad or discouraged friend that there is a silver lining as a way of cheering him up. The origin of the phrase seems to be John Milton's 1634 poem "Comus," which includes the line, "Was I deceived? or did a sable cloud/Turn forth her silver lining on the night?" |
真题原句 | Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown. |
柯林斯星级 | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [PHRASE 短语]黑暗中总有一线光明 If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
2 [N-SING 单数名词](困境中的)一线希望 If you talk about a silver lining, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
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来源 | 2004.3 |
Tags: 单词::2004, 单词::阅读词库
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