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He squandered a lot of time on computer games. 他在电脑游戏上挥霍了许多时间。 squander表示挥霍或浪费时间`金钱`资源等。 She squandered all her money on junk food. 她把钱都浪费在垃圾食品上。 squander也可表示

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Hi, Linda. What are you looking for? 嗨，琳达。你在找什么？ I'm looking for my dictionary. I can't find it. 我在找我的词典。我找不到它了。 What does it look like? 它是什么样子的？ It's small and brown. It's a pocket

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He didn't know how many dozens of tiny sidling steps he had taken, his chest, belly, and face pressed to the wall; but he knew the slender hold he was keeping on his mind and body was going to break. He had a sudden mental picture of his apartment on

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英语博客：ESL Podcast 778 – Getting Your Pocket Picked

Lenny: Wait a second. Where is my wallet? Anita: Its not in your back pocket? Lenny: No, its in none of my pockets. My pockets been picked! Anita: It must have happened when our attention was diverted by those boys fighting over there. Lenny: I shoul

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Out of Pocket不只是掏腰包 美国话里有一句话：There's more than just meets the eye，意思是除了表层意义以外，还有更深一层意思。这句话用在out of pocket上，可以说是恰如其分。 out of pocket，一看这个说