fig leaf
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf]
- 美式音标 [ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 遮羞布;无花果树叶
英汉例句
- But that fig leaf has since blown away.
但是那片遮羞布被吹走了。 - Can we say that Yao Ming is the fig leaf created by the Chinese Men's Basketball Team?
难道我们可以说姚明是国家男篮创造出的遮羞布吗? - “Advertisement… has brough our disregard for truth into the open without even a fig leaf to cover it.” – Freya Stark
“广告。。。已将我们对真实的漠视公开化,甚至连块遮羞布也没有”——弗雷亚斯塔克 - "It's used as a fig leaf, and we decided that for the time being, we're better off without it, " Mekel says.
NPR: Israelis Shun Al Jazeera's Arabic News Network - So far, much debate has focused on how BP may be forced to cut its dividend as a political fig leaf.
FORBES: BP's Hayward Should Cut His Own Pay Like BA's Walsh
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- fiddleleaf fig root leaf 释义琴叶榕
- fig -leaf gourd [园艺]黑子南瓜
- Indiarubber fig Alternaria leaf spot 橡皮树链格孢叶斑病
- a diplomatic fig -leaf 体面外交的策略
- Fig Leaf Rag 无花果叶拉格泰姆
短语
英英字典
- (LEAF) the type of leaf sometimes used in paintings to cover a naked person's sex organs
- (FALSE) something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing
- A fig leaf is a large leaf which comes from the fig tree. A fig leaf is sometimes used in painting and sculpture to cover the genitals of a naked body.
- People sometimes refer disapprovingly to something which is intended to hide or prevent an embarrassing situation as a fig leaf.