(单词翻译:单击)
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The word radar is short for Radio Detection And Ranging.
radar(雷达)这个词汇是radio detection and ranging(无线电探测器)的简称 。
But are Jonathan and Anna trying to find enemy airplanes?
但是,乔纳森和安娜努力找的是敌机吗?
Under the Radar
低调神秘
Where was Carly this morning? We had the meeting without her.
今天早上卡莉去哪了?我们开会的时候她不在 。
Carly? I don’t know. I haven’t seen her in the office for weeks.
卡莉?我不清楚 。我已经几周没在办公室见她了 。
Maybe she’s working on a secret project and that’s why she’s flying under the radar.
也许她正做一个秘密工程,这也就是为什么她低调神秘了 。
Well, she had better be careful.
好吧,她最好当心点 。
Because if she flies under the radar for too long, no one’s going to miss her when she gets fired.
因为如果她低调太久,就没有人会思念她了,在她被解雇后 。
Before electronic devices,military aircraft would fly under the radar so they wouldn’t be seen by the enemy.
在出现电子设备之前,军用飞机都是十分低调神秘的,因此不会被敌军发现 。
Today “to fly under the radar” means to avoid being the center of attention or to go unnoticed.
如今,这个短语表示避免成为公众注意的中心,或表示不引人注意 。
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