sticks and stones

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释义与例句

n.
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    any obsolete technology (usually of military and law enforcement purposes) when used in comparison to state of the art technology used by the antagonists or competitors.

    习语
phr.
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    Ellipsis of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

    习语

    1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped ‘You cheap dead-beat son of a bitch.’ / ‘Sticks and stones.’

    1993, The Independent, 15 May He has come through the worst and now presents a stoical ‘sticks and stones’ front to his detractors.

    Elizabeth Swann: You're despicable! Jack Sparrow: Sticks and stones, love.