词汇 "a bad penny always turns up" 在中文的含义
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a bad penny always turns up
US /ə bæd ˈpen.i ˈɔːl.weɪz tɜːrnz ʌp/
UK /ə bæd ˈpen.i ˈɔːl.weɪz tɜːnz ʌp/
成语
讨厌的人总会再现, 恶人总会回头
said to mean that a person you do not like or who is unreliable will always return or appear when they are not wanted
示例:
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I thought he had moved abroad for good, but a bad penny always turns up.
我以为他永远移居国外了，但讨厌的人总是会再次出现。
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Look who's here! I guess a bad penny always turns up.
瞧瞧谁来了！看来讨厌的人总是会再次出现。