等中英惯用短语:
| - (土耳其等国的相当于红十字会的)红新月会 Red Crescent
- (在卖主门前举行的)旧家具、衣服等的出售 garage [tag, yard] sale
- (在印度等地)暴发致富(指殖民者) shake the pagoda tree
- (在同类中)最低等, 最不重要 a [the] poor relation
- (在宴会上等)表演余兴的才能 parlour tricks
- (夜总会等处)表演色情舞蹈的舞女 shindig dancer
- (天主教)(可用祈祷等赎的)轻微的罪过 venial sin
- (头发等)剪短的 closely shorn
- (头脑等)充满了(错误); 尽是(错误) as full(of errors) as an egg is of meat
- (女人用卷发器等)使头发成波浪形; 做头发 set one's hair
- (孤岛等的)麻疯病人隔离区 leper colony
- (官员等)必须住在任所。 R-is required.
- (客轮)三等舱 tourist class
- (客轮)二等舱 cabin class
- (家畜等)能吃不能做; (人)好吃懒做; 吃得太多 eat one's head off
- (寡妇等)准备再嫁(来自法语) wear a straw in her ear
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