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cyberbullying (bullying online) noun | |
dodge a bullet (have a narrow escape) verb | 逃過一劫verb |
ebullioscope (an instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids) noun [UK: ɪbˈʊlɪˌɒskəʊp] [US: ɪbˈʊlɪˌɑːskoʊp] | 沸点测定器noun |
John Bull (personification of the UK government) proper noun [UK: ˈdʒɒn.ˈbʊl] [US: ˈdʒɒn.ˈbʊl] | 約翰牛proper noun 约翰牛 /Yuēhàn Niú/proper noun |
silver bullet [silver bullets] (solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results) noun | 良方noun 高招noun |
stray bullet (a bullet that hits an unintended target) noun [UK: streɪ ˈbʊ.lɪt] [US: ˈstreɪ ˈbʊ.lət] | 流弹 /liúdàn/noun 流彈noun |
take the bull by the horns (to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) verb [UK: teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːrnz] |