send-up
['sendʌp]
英文词源
- send-up (n.)
- "a spoof," British slang, 1958, from verbal phrase send up "to mock, make fun of" (1931), from send (v.) + up (adv.), perhaps a transferred sense of the public school term for "to send a boy to the headmaster" (usually for punishment), which is attested from 1821.
双语例句
- 1. "I want to send a telegram." — "Fine, to whom?"
- “我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？”
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- 2. For more details about these products, send a postcard marked HB/FF.
- 要了解这些产品的详细信息，请寄来标明HB/FF字样的明信片。
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- 3. Come on, Bill. Send Tom a card and make his day.
- 来吧，比尔。给汤姆寄张卡片让他高兴高兴吧。
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- 4. The crew did not send out any distress signals.
- 机组人员没有发出任何求救信号。
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- 5. Exceptionally, in times of emergency, we may send a team of experts.
- 在紧急情况下，我们可能会破例派一个专家小组。
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