考研英语大纲常考词组短语 under the rose
释义:
under the rose 秘密地,私下地
例句:
They acted under the rose .
他们暗中行动。
She told him the whole truth under the rose.
她私下地把全部真相都告诉了他。
Someone says that you have met our competitor under the rose.
我听说你私下和我们的对手见过面。
She made no noise of crying but they could see that her shoulders were shaking under the rose-colored, sun-proofed shirt she wore.
她没有发出哭声,但是在她穿着的那件玫瑰红的防晒衬衫下,她的肩膀在索索发抖。
In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy,or sub rosa ,"under the rose".
中世纪的时候,议会大厅里通常会悬挂一朵玫瑰花,表示在这个房间里所商谈的事情都是高度保密的。来自拉丁语的词组subrosa至今在英语中还表示“保密的”的含义。
The following year the snail lay in almost the same spot, in the sunshine under the rose-tree, which was again budding and bearing roses as fresh and beautiful as ever.
第二年蜗牛依然躺在同一个地方,在玫瑰树荫凉之下。玫瑰依然花蕾纷繁,娇艳如初。