我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。

I am not referring to 'small' people in the literal sense of the word.

《牛津词典》

这项调查显示，英国人的幽默是首屈一指的。

In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour.

《牛津词典》

作为首屈一指的律师，他可望拿到六位数的薪资。

As a top lawyer, he can expect to command a six-figure salary.

《牛津词典》

And so when we say something is exponential, we're talking about in terms of the number of bits required to represent it.

所以当我们说某些东西，是指数增长的我们指的,就是代表它的比特数。

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When I say dirty, I am referring mostly to like a graffiti. There's a lot of graffiti on walls, on buildings.

我说的脏，主要指的是涂鸦。大楼墙上到处画满了乱七八糟的涂鸦。

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It refers instead, to the concrete, collective, communal salvation from national suffering and oppression, particularly in the form of foreign rule or enslavement.

相反，它指的是很具体的，集体的，社会的拯救,把一个国家从苦难和压迫中解救出来，尤其是那些在外族统治者奴役下的。

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