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詞彙集 危險與威脅(屬於 危險):完整且詳細的清單

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all hell breaks loose

/ɔːl hel breɪks luːs/

(idiom) 一片混亂, 天下大亂

範例:

When the fire alarm went off, all hell broke loose in the building.
火警警報響起時,大樓裡一片混亂

bring something to a head

/brɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ tuː ə hɛd/

(idiom) 使達到高潮, 使問題激化

範例:

The ongoing dispute was finally brought to a head by the manager's intervention.
經理的干預最終使持續的爭端達到高潮

come to a head

/kʌm tu ə hɛd/

(idiom) 達到緊要關頭, 達到危機點

範例:

The long-standing dispute between the neighbors finally came to a head.
鄰里之間長期存在的爭執終於到了緊要關頭

on the line

/ɑn ðə laɪn/

(idiom) 岌岌可危, 處於危險之中, 在電話上

範例:

His reputation is on the line with this new project.
他的聲譽因這個新項目而岌岌可危

on the rocks

/ɑn ðə rɑks/

(idiom) 亮起紅燈, 岌岌可危, 陷入困境

範例:

Their marriage has been on the rocks for months.
他們的婚姻已經亮起紅燈好幾個月了。

on the hook for

/ɑn ðə hʊk fɔr/

(idiom) 承擔責任, 負責

範例:

After the accident, he was on the hook for all the repair costs.
事故發生後,他承擔了所有的維修費用。

burn something to a crisp

/bɜrn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ tu ə krɪsp/

(idiom) 把...烤焦, 把...燒成炭

範例:

I left the pizza in the oven too long and burned it to a crisp.
我把披薩放在烤箱裡太久了,烤焦了

or else

/ɔːr ɛls/

(phrase) 否則, 不然

範例:

You need to finish your homework, or else you won't be allowed to play.
你得完成作業,否則就不准玩。

in someone's crosshairs

/ɪn ˈsʌm.wʌnz ˈkrɔs.hɛrz/

(idiom) 成為某人的目標, 在某人的瞄準鏡中

範例:

After the scandal, the CEO found himself in everyone's crosshairs.
醜聞之後,這位首席執行官發現自己成了眾矢之的
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