短语 | cry wolf |
释义 | cry wolf to ask for help when you do not need it, so that people do not believe you when you really need help喊“狼来了”; 谎报险情,发假警报 cry wolf 见WOLF. cry wolf call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help 喊“狼来了”; 发假警报。 [ORIGIN: with allusion to the fable of the shepherd boy who deluded people with false cries of 'Wolf!'] cry ˈwolfto call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you喊“狼来了”;谎报险情;发假警报 |
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