识英文 知时事:see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off 早看出

本帖于 2022-02-21 15:07:07 时间, 由普通用户 吉祥雨 编辑

据 CNN报道,普金下令俄军进入乌克兰(Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to enter two separatist-held regions in Ukraine)。普金之所以会动手是因为摸到了西方的底牌,媒体称Putin smells Biden' weakness a mile away 。see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off指早知道,例如:

To see or predict something well in advance of it actually arriving or happening. I can see where this conversation is heading a mile off.The car is so obnoxiously large that you can see it a mile off.

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by using smell, it implys -何仙姑- 给 何仙姑 发送悄悄话 何仙姑 的博客首页 (650 bytes) () 02/21/2022 postreply 16:25:15

Oh tell me about it -吉祥雨- 给 吉祥雨 发送悄悄话 吉祥雨 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/21/2022 postreply 16:53:36

谢谢!学习了 -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/21/2022 postreply 17:11:03

Thanks -吉祥雨- 给 吉祥雨 发送悄悄话 吉祥雨 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/21/2022 postreply 17:38:03

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