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Cucumber Cool 英[ˈkju:Kʌmbə(R 美[ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ N.黄瓜,胡瓜 N Var 黄瓜 Long

单词 cucumber
音标
英[ˈkju:kʌmbə(r)] 美[ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ]
解释
n.黄瓜,胡瓜;
例句

N-VAR
黄瓜
A cucumber is a long thin vegetable with a hard green skin and wet transparent flesh. It is eaten raw in salads.

PHRASE
(尤指意料之外地)非常冷静,泰然自若
If you say that someone is as cool as a cucumber, you are emphasizing that they are very calm and relaxed, especially when you would not expect them to be.
例:You can hardly be held responsible for Darrow waltzing in, cool as a cucumber, and demanding thousands of pounds.达罗不慌不忙、大摇大摆地走进来,索要几千英镑,这跟你一点关系都没有。
变形
pl:cucumbers~

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