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单词
dragon lady
释义
dragon lady
in American English
noun
(
often caps
)
a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power
Word origin
[
after the Chinese pirate queen in the cartoon strip
Terry and the Pirates
(1934–73) created by U.S. cartoonist Milton Caniff (1907–88)
]
Examples of 'dragon lady' in a sentence
dragon lady
They called me a professional widow, called me a dragon lady...
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
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to be a nuisance
to be anxious that ...
to be anxious to do sth
to be a one-man show
to be a one-way street
to be a pain (in the neck)
to be apart
to be (a) party to sth
to be apologetic about ...
to be appalled by/at sth
to be appalled that ...
to be apprenticed to sb
to be approved by sb
to be apt to do sth
to bear a passing resemblance to sth/sb
to bear a strong resemblance to
to be a reflection on sb/sth
to be a republican/royalist to the core
to bear fruit
to-bear-in-mind
to bear in mind to keep sth in mind
to bear no relation to
to bear no resemblance/relation to
to bear or keep sth in mind
to be aroused
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