Time时代周刊核心短语 第6期:follow suit
日期:2016-06-01 09:12

(单词翻译:单击)

follow suit
跟进,有样学样


讲解:
suit是扑克牌术语。黑桃、红心……等四种花色,每一种花色都是一个suit。所谓follow suit,原本的意思是跟着上家出牌,别人出什么花色你也出什么花色。引申为“跟着人家照做”。

例句:
Clintons team pulled together a sizable U.S. aid package for Russia,galvanized the G-7 industrialized countries to follow suit, backed Yeltsin during his referendum campaign and recently eased tensions with Ukraine.(出自:TIME, Jul. 7,1993,p. 32)
柯林顿的人马凑齐了一笔可观的美援给俄罗斯,激励了七大工业国跟进,在公民投票宣传期间支持叶尔钦,最近还缓和了与乌克兰的紧张关系。

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