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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | English term or phrase: pulled her into his wake | He found her sitting disconsolate on a pile of demolished scenery and pulled her into his wake.
後半句不知如何譯， 請指教。 |
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| | Chinese translation:把她拖在身后，带走了。 | Explanation:
in the wake of sb/sth:
coming after and resulting from sb/sth; behind sb/sth
在···之后；紧随···后
用“拖”是因为前半句的disconsolate的缘故。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
disconsolate:
adj unhappy, esp at the loss of sb/sth; refusing to be comforted 不快乐的, 忧郁的（尤指因失去某人[某事物]）; 拒绝接受安慰的:
e.g. The death of her father left Mary disconsolate. 玛丽因父亲去世而伤心难过.
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朗文当代英语词典
in sb's/sth's wake:
behind or after someone or something
e.g. The car left clouds of dust in its wake |
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Local time: 21:28
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1 hr confidence:   搂在怀里
Explanation:
typically, pulling someone into one's wake means pulling someone into one's path. in this sentence, given the context, this would mean pulling someone into one's body.
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3 hrs confidence:
2 days11 hrs confidence: 把她拖在身后，带走了。
Explanation:
in the wake of sb/sth:
coming after and resulting from sb/sth; behind sb/sth
在···之后；紧随···后
用“拖”是因为前半句的disconsolate的缘故。
牛津高阶英汉双解词典
disconsolate:
adj unhappy, esp at the loss of sb/sth; refusing to be comforted 不快乐的, 忧郁的（尤指因失去某人[某事物]）; 拒绝接受安慰的:
e.g. The death of her father left Mary disconsolate. 玛丽因父亲去世而伤心难过.
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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2011-09-18 06:33:32 GMT)
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朗文当代英语词典
in sb's/sth's wake:
behind or after someone or something
e.g. The car left clouds of dust in its wake
Example sentence(s):- Disease began spreading in the wake of the floods. 洪水过后，瘟疫蔓延。
- The tourists left all sorts of rubbish in their wake. 游客走后，垃圾遍地。
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