2016年3月9日 星期三

trump, Car boot sale, a bull in a china shop, give someone/thing a wide berth


For Beijing, Political Goals Trump Economics A2

A year ago, Beijing set out the case for difficult industrial overhauls. Since then, problems it warned about have all gotten worse, underscoring that for China’s leaders, politics overwhelms economics.

Does this trump a bull in a china shop?
Everyone remains remarkably calm as Buba the elephant takes a wander through this car-boot sale in the Netherlands. Bystanders give her a wide berth before her handler arrives to escort her back to a nearby circus. http://gu.com/p/4bhqd/fb



Car boot sale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_boot_sale

Car boot sales or boot fairs are a form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods. They are popular in the United ...



give a wide berth to .../give ... a wide berth
…に十分な距離を置く;…を避ける, 敬遠する.


give someone/thing a wide berth

1
Steer a ship well clear of something while passing it:ships are advised to give the islands a wide berth



1.1Stay away from someone or something:I’d sworn to give women a wide berth

keep a clear [a wide] berth of ...
…まで十分な距離を保つ;…に近づかないようにする.
━━[動](他)
1 〈船に〉停泊余地を与える;〈船を〉停泊位置につける.
2 〈車・飛行機などを〉収納する.
━━(自)
1 停泊する.

2 寝所を得る. 


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trump

verb

Simple Definition of trump

  • : to beat (another card) by playing a card from the suit that beats the other suits : to play a trump card to beat (another card)
  • : to do better than (someone or something) in a contest, competition, etc.
  • : to be more important than (something)

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