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speak of the devil

  • 说曹操,曹操就到:这是英语习语“Speak of the devil and he doth appear”(或其替代形式“speak of the devil and he shall appear”)的简化形式。在对话中,当讨论的对象突然出现时使用。它也可以用于快速变得相关的话题,比如下雨或汽车抛锚。在这个意义上,它可以被看作是“tempting fate”这个短语的替代。

英英释义

speak of the devil

  • v. mention someone's name who just then appears

以上来源于: WordNet

双语例句

  • Well, speak of the devilhere's Alice now!

    曹操,曹操就到—艾丽斯这不

    《牛津词典》

  • Speak of the devil! I was just talking about you.

    曹橾,曹操到!正在说

    youdao

  • Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.

    ,曹操到!我们正在谈你。

    youdao

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