难度:两星
【句子】When I was a kid, I always played by the rules. 【Desperate Housewives S1E13】
【发音】[wen] [aɪ] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] [ə] [kɪd] [aɪ] ['ɔ:lweɪz] [pleɪd] [baɪ] [ðə] [ru:lz]
【发音技巧】when I连读;was a连读;played by完全失去爆破;
【翻译】当我还是个孩子的时候,就循规蹈矩。
【适用场合】
play by the rules
循规蹈矩,遵循体制规则
To adhere to the rules, strictures, or conditions imposed by person or body of authority.
eg: You can trust Ruth because she always plays (it) by the rules.
eg: You can trust Ruth because she always goes by the rules.
eg: You can trust Ruth because she always does things by the rules.
(= follows instructions, standards, or rules).
你可以信任Ruth,因为她做事情总是循规蹈矩。
或者可以理解成为人处世的时候守诚信
deal fairly and honestly with people
eg: You know how we conduct business here, and I expect you all to play by the rules in the future.
你们也知道我们这边做生意的规矩,希望以后你们都能够诚信待人。
那大家猜一下另外一个相关短语的意思:
play by one’s own rules
看来这个人并不遵循别人给立好的规矩,做事情有自己的一套准则
to adhere to or follow only the guidelines or conditions set by oneself, rather than those imposed by someone else.
eg: Kid, you work for me, so you can't just play by your own rules!
你小子,你是为我工作的好吗,你不能想干啥就干啥!
eg: I love working in advertising, but I hated playing by such a large corporation's rules, so I broke off and set up my own company.
我喜欢在广告行业工作,但是我不喜欢被这种大公司的条条框框约束,所以我辞职自己开公司了。
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She's always been attracted to bad boys who play by their own rules.