单词 | shadow-box |
释义 | shadow-box UK ['ʃæd.əʊ.bɒks] US [-oʊ.bɑ:ks] verb intransitive ■to fight an imaginary enemy by hitting the air with your hands 与假想敌打空拳 ■to pretend to argue about or deal with a problem, often to avoid dealing with the most important problem (常为避免处理最重要的问题)假装争论(或处理)某个问题 •The main political parties are merely shadow-boxing, instead of tackling the real economic problems facing this country.各主要政党只是出虚招,而不是处理该国真正面临的经济问题。 |
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