Dictation 6

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cardboard

cardboard box

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, but

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pl.

lid

lids

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漏

cardboard (box)

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◼◻ flea n. 跳蚤

IDIOMS 习语

1. with a flea in your ear

if sb sends a person away with a flea in their ear , they tell them angrily to go away 以气愤的言语，以责难（把人轰走）（习语来源于: 牛津词典；有道对原文作出修改）

◼◻ lid

n. 

（容器的）盖，盖子；眼睑；抑制，隐瞒；（对开支的）控制，封顶；馅饼的硬皮；蒴盖

v.

给……盖盖子

IDIOMS 习语

1. keep a/the lid on sth

(1) to keep sth secret or hidden 保守秘密；守口如瓶；遮掩；隐瞒

(2) to keep sth under control 把…控制住；抑制住

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The government is keeping the lid on inflation. 政府正在控制通货膨胀。

2. lift the lid on sth 

  take / blow the lid off sth

to tell people unpleasant or shocking facts about sth 揭露…的真相

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Her article lifts the lid on child prostitution. 她的文章揭露了儿童mai yin的丑闻。

3. flip your lid

( informal ) to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing 发火；气得丧失自制力；气得发疯

SYN go mad（习语均来源于: 牛津词典；有道对原文作出修改）