Cast pearls before swine
明珠暗投
🧩 词语组成解析
cast
[kɑ:st]
vt. 铸造;投掷;投射;脱落，脱皮;
n. 铸型;演员表;轻微的斜视;投，掷骰;
vi. 掷，投;计算，加;
n. 珍珠( pearl的名词复数 ); 珍品; 人造珍珠; 珠状物
before
[bɪ'fɔr]
prep. 在…之前;先于，优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前，从前;在前，在前方;
be构成一些介词+fore前面→在前面
swine
[swain]
n. <旧>猪;<俚>讨厌鬼;下流坯;讨厌的人;
🗣️ 情景例句
It was tough, but I made it. I'm a college graduate.
那虽然不简单， 但我成功了。 我现在是一名大学毕业生了。
Man's best plans often miscrarry.
神机妙算，常常失算。
Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.
我抬头一看，发现我们被一群衣衫褴褛的小孩团团围住了，他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭。