每日學(xué)英語:Dog in the manger 占著茅坑不拉屎
2023-12-25 14:24:55 每日學(xué)英語
dog in the manger 直觀看就是占馬槽的狗,是指占著茅坑不拉屎;損人不利己,用來比喻那些占著位置不干活的人。
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Don't be such a dog in the manger ! If you don't want that model plane, give it to Tony.
不要占著茅坑不拉屎!如果你不玩那架模型飛機(jī),就送給托尼吧。
I'd better quit now. I don't want to be a dog in the manger.
我最好現(xiàn)在離職。我不想占著茅坑不拉屎。