| 短语 | make a virtue of necessity |
| 释义 | make a virtue of necessity to get an advantage out of doing something that you have to do心甘情愿地做非做不可的事，不得已而力争有所得make a ˌvirtue of neˈcessityto manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid不得已而力争有所得make a virtue of necessity把非做不可的事装成是出于好心才做的：A man works in a grocery as a salesman，but he makes a virtue of necessity and tells others that he is only helping that grocer.一个人在一家杂货店当店员，但他把他的职业说成是出于好心才做的，告诉别人，他是帮助那个杂货商人。 |
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