英语词汇“slender reed, a”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	slender reed, a
释义	slender reed, a slender reed, a A weak and unreliable support. This metaphor dates from biblical times, appearing in both Old and New Testaments. In the former, in the books of Isaiah and 2 Kings, it was applied to Egypt, which was variously described as a “broken” or “bruised” reed, not to be trusted if the Assyrians made war on the Hebrews. The term persisted into the mid-twentieth century but is heard less often today.
随便看	griping about someone griping about something griping about them griping about us griping about you griping at griping at her griping at him griping at me griping at one griping at somebody griping at someone griping at them griping at us griping at you gripingly griping to griping to about griping to about her griping to about him griping to about it griping to about me griping to about one griping to about somebody grip length

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