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08:15 Oct 8, 2004 |
English to Chinese translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software | |||||||
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4 | 我在此(就此)径直逃走(走开/避开) |
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4 | 掉头就走 |
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3 | I'm outta here = I'm leaving 我不多呆在这里.=>我直奔就走开这里. |
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i'm making a beeline outta here 我在此(就此)径直逃走(走开/避开) Explanation: Beeline=直线 outta=out |
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i'm making a beeline outta here I'm outta here = I'm leaving 我不多呆在这里.=>我直奔就走开这里. Explanation: outta = (mainly US informal) out of eg We'd better get outta here, man! I'm outta here (= I'm leaving). make a beeline for something = infml to go quickly and directly towards something (非正式)直奔;径往 eg The children made a beeline for the swings. 孩子们朝着秋千直奔. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary ���Ľ��״ʵ� |
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i'm making a beeline outta here 掉头就走 Explanation: or 转身就走,头也不回 This is more to the atmosphere than to the precise word "beeline." It is, of course, more colloquial Chinese. |
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