(单词翻译:单击)
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Cloth is a material that is used to make clothing and other things.
布料是制作衣服 或者其他东西的原料 。
Cut From the Same Cloth
一个模子刻出来的
Jonathan! It was so nice to meet your cousin the other day, I can definitely tell you two are related.
乔纳森!那天见到你的表弟 很开心 。很明显能看出你俩是亲戚 。
I guess he has some of the same interests as I do.And we do look sort of similar.
我想应该是因为他和我有相同的兴趣爱好 。 当然我们看起来也很像 。
See what I mean? You two are cut from the same cloth.
看我说对了吧?你们两个 简直就是一个模子刻出来的 。
You say that people are “cut from the same cloth” if they are alike in many ways.
你会说人们是“一个模子刻出来的(来自同一块布料)”,如果他们在很多方面都十分相似的话 。
Word experts say this expression comes from suit makers.
词语专家称这个表述来自于西装裁缝 。
They would cut the pants and jacket from the same cloth to make sure they matched.
他们做的裤子和上衣剪自同一块布料这样能保证裤子和上衣匹配 。
People who are “cut from the same cloth” may have similar interests,personalities, or looks.
“一个模子刻出来的”人们可能拥有相似的兴趣爱好,性格,或者外貌 。
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