例句:
(英) Give me a bottle of cheap cider, please.
(美)Two ciders, please.
解釋:
(英) cider:蘋果酒。
(美) cider:蘋果汁。
cider 在台灣叫做西打,即 apple cider (蘋果西打),是一種汽水。
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例句:
(英) Give me a bottle of cheap cider, please.
(美)Two ciders, please.
解釋:
(英) cider:蘋果酒。
(美) cider:蘋果汁。
cider 在台灣叫做西打,即 apple cider (蘋果西打),是一種汽水。
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例句:
(英) Our business is on the up and up.
(美) Mary, don't think everyone is on the up and up with you. There're dishonest people around.
解釋:
(英) on the up and up/on the up-and-up:蒸蒸日上;竿頭日進。
(美) on the up and up/on the up-and-up:誠實的,正直的;可靠的,值得信賴的。
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