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》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《​铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEkeep something at bayMEANINGIf you keep something at bay, you stop something that couldbe a proem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.EXAMPLESWe kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall ofsandbags around our house.A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is tomeditate or do some sort of relaxation technique.

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》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEshow your true colorsMEANINGYou show your true colours if you show what you're really like, or you reveal your true character.EXAMPLESBob always acts like he's a strong, brave guy, but when the hurricane hit he showed his true colors. He was too scared to go check on old Mrs Flowers, our next-door neigur.The players showed their true colours when they came back from three goals down to win the match.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEweather a stormMEANINGIf you weather a storm, you survive a dangerous event ordeal with a difficult situation.EXAMPLESEveryone waited to see if the president could weather the storm caused by his son's arrest for using illegal drugs.Poor Mandy had to stand there and weather the storm as her boss shouted insults at her for letting him forget something.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《​铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEfresh as a daisyMEANINGIf you feel as fresh as a daisy, you feel energetic and lively.EXAMPLESI might look awful first thing in the morning, but after a cup of tea and a bit of meditation I'm as fresh as a daisy.George looked terrie when he got to work, so Annie said, "Fresh as a daisy this morning, are we?" and George just grunted.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEneck of the woodsMEANINGA neck of the woods is a neigrhood or a district, usuallyrural.EXAMPLESWhat brings you to our neck of the woods?Have land prices gone up in your neck of the woods too?

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粉丝V:tiedanfufu加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEthe writing is on the wallMEANINGIf someone says the writing is on the wall, they mean it looks likely that it will soon go wrong or come to an end altogether.EXAMPLESNow that air fares have come down so much, the writing is on the wall for the overnight train service.The writing is on the wall for my local football team; they've lost their last five games, so it looks likely they'll go down to the second division!

粉丝V:tiedanfufu加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEto stand forMEANINGIf a person or an organization stands for certain ideals or principles, they believe in and support those ideals or principles.EXAMPLESIf you started a political party, what values and principles would it stand for?The Democratic People's Party say they stand for social justice and civil rights.

粉丝V:tiedanfufu加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEfeel the pinchMEANINGIf you are feeling the pinch, you're finding it harder to survive on your income.EXAMPLESSince the price of oil went up, lots of businesses have been feeling the pinch.Inflation has been pretty bad recently, so we've all been feeling the pinch.

Thank you for every 打赏！！！我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEbenefitWHY SHOULD YOU LEARN THIS WORD?It’s common and you can use it in many different ways.  EXAMPLEUse of solar power will benefit all mankind.It is extremely beneficial to prepare for a test.Google is known to have a great benefits package.

粉丝V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEshiftMEANING/CULTURE/BACKGROUNDVersatile. Must learn it as we use this word in so manyways.EXAMPLEThe shift in the wind was helpful to the sailors.At work, we rotate between day and night shifts.

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Thank you for every 打赏！！！我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEbreakdownMEANING/CULTURE/BACKGROUNDThis word can be used for a car and a person.DIALOGUEA: My car broke down again this morning.B: Isn’t that the third time this month?A: I think I’m going to have a breakdown.

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