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eat dirt
1. 解詞釋義
Eat dirt的字面意思是“將污垢吞下去”，比喻為“忍氣吞聲，忍辱含垢”之意。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. In order to carry out this important task, I had to eat dirt.
為完成這項重要的任務, 我不得不忍辱負重。
e.g. Mr.Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean.
約翰森先生唯恐失去工作，以致生當他的老板大發脾氣，他都寧可忍氣吞聲。
e.g. Paul had to eat dirt though his director's very rude to him. Otherwise he might have lost the job.
保羅對經理的粗暴無禮忍氣吞聲，要不然他就可能被解雇。
e.g. Mark had to eat dirt, taking his boss's rough criticisms all day and he would blow off steam at home by scolding his children.
馬克對老板成天粗暴的批評只得忍氣吞聲，而回到家里就罵孩子出氣。
