bell the cat

短语

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发音

AU

词形变化

belled the cat belling the cat bells the cat 三单 bells the cat belling the cat 现在分词 belled the cat 过去式 belled the cat 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.

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上位词 2

risk lay on the line

词源

From a medieval fable in which mice agree that a bell should be put round a cat's neck so they will always be warned of its arrival, but cannot agree who should undertake the dangerous task.

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