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pull your punches 手下留情

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2021-07-22 04:57 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

这是一个源于拳击运动的表达。在拳击时 pull your punches 意思是出拳有所保留，手下留情，不伤到对手。现实生活中，人们用这个短语来形容对他人的批评有所保留，不伤到对方的自尊心。这个短语往往以否定形式出现，以表达“不要留情面”。

例句

The report didn't pull any punches in its criticism of the journalists' behaviour.

I don't want you to pull any punches. Tell me honestly what you thought of my essay.

请注意

如果什么东西 packs a punch，意思就是力度大、有冲击力，效果强烈。

例句

Wow, that cocktail¹ really packs a punch. How much vodka did you put in?

His photos really pack a punch. They graphically² capture the horror and misery³ of war.

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收听单词发音

1 cocktail
n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物
参考例句：
We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。 At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

2 graphically
adv.通过图表；生动地，轮廓分明地
参考例句：
This data is shown graphically on the opposite page. 对页以图表显示这些数据。 The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram. 这些数据可以用单线图表现出来。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 misery
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
参考例句：
Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。 He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。