重点词汇词组

The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.

out of office 不执政；离职

eg. He was voted out of office.

经投票他被免去了职务。

【相似短语辨析】out of the office 不在办公室；离开办公室

pompous 自大的；浮夸的；爱炫耀的

eg. He appears pompous but is a good man underneath.

他表面看来傲慢, 但骨子里是个好人。

【近义词】arrogant, purple

【同根词】pomp n.盛况，排场；壮丽

tame adj.驯服的；平淡的；乏味的 v.驯服

eg. The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.

亚马逊人被认为是最早驯化了马的人。

【常见搭配】tame cat 极其顺从的人；家猫

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