英语词汇“to throw to the wolves”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to throw to the wolves

k. to throw to the wolves: to sacrifice (a subordinate, friend, ally, etc.) to one's enemies in order to save oneself.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > betray [verb (transitive)] > in order to save oneself

to throw to the wolves1927

1927 F. Harris My Life & Loves III. x. 146 But if Gladstone had had his letter back, I think the G.O.M. would have thrown Dilke to the wolves.

1958 Listener 6 Nov. 743/2 This able and agreeable doctor [sc. Lord Addison] was thrown to the wolves by a Prime Minister who had good reason to know that his own position was desperate.

1980 P. Kinsley Vatchman Switch xli. 236 If anyone..showed disloyalty he would throw him to the wolves.

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单词	to throw to the wolves
释义	> as lemmas to throw to the wolves k. to throw to the wolves: to sacrifice (a subordinate, friend, ally, etc.) to one's enemies in order to save oneself. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > betray [verb (transitive)] > in order to save oneself to throw to the wolves1927 1927 F. Harris My Life & Loves III. x. 146 But if Gladstone had had his letter back, I think the G.O.M. would have thrown Dilke to the wolves. 1958 Listener 6 Nov. 743/2 This able and agreeable doctor [sc. Lord Addison] was thrown to the wolves by a Prime Minister who had good reason to know that his own position was desperate. 1980 P. Kinsley Vatchman Switch xli. 236 If anyone..showed disloyalty he would throw him to the wolves. extracted from wolfn. < as lemmas
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