Bell the cat 挺身而出
2023-07-27 17:24:23 每日學(xué)英語
Bell是“鈴”，cat是“貓”，從字面上看就是對著貓響鈴或者搖鈴，它的引申義為：自告奮勇去冒險、挺身而出、替別人冒險、敢于冒險。
【例句】
It's quite difficult to get a man who can bell the cat.
很難找到危險時刻能夠挺身而出的人了。
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay raise, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their boss.
所有工人都認為要加薪，但卻沒人自告奮勇去跟老板談。