eat crow

短语

做使自己丢脸的事

发音

US /ˌit ˈkɹoʊ/
AU

词形变化

ate crow eaten crow eating crow eats crow 三单 eats crow eating crow 现在分词 ate crow 过去式 eaten crow 过去式 eaten crow 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

    美国 习语

词源

First appeared in the US in the 1870s under the form eat boiled crow. Further origin unknown. Crow meat is considered unfit for consumption, but this is true of very many animals. Compare perhaps the association of black birds with misfortune.

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