Like a pig to slaughter 待宰的羔羊
2023-08-18 17:08:24 每日學(xué)英語
like a pig to slaughter直譯像一頭待宰的豬，可以引申為待宰的羔羊，比喻命運(yùn)掌握在他人而不是自己手中。
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The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a pig to slaughter.
這六位員工不清楚待會(huì)兒要舉行的會(huì)議是要宣告他們被解雇，他們一個(gè)個(gè)就像“待宰的羔羊”一樣進(jìn)入了會(huì)議室。
When I did business with Michael, I was like a lamb to the slaughter—I had no idea he was such a criminal mastermind.
我在和邁克爾做生意時(shí)宛如“待宰的羔羊”，因?yàn)槲彝耆恢浪沁@樣一個(gè)犯罪天才。