Dictate terms to a defeated enemy
向战败的敌人提出条件
🧩 词语组成解析
terms
[['tɛ:mz]]
n. 条件, 条款, 费用, 价钱, 关系, 地位, 交谊\\n[经] 条件
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
v. 击败( defeat的过去式和过去分词 ); 战胜; 挫败; 使困惑
enemy
['ɛnəmi]
n. 仇敌;敌军;危害物;
adj. 敌人的;敌方的;与敌对力量相关的;
am- 爱;喜爱;男女间的吸引;恨的反义#词根助记：en否定+em(am的变体)爱=不爱的人=敌人
🗣️ 情景例句
I need to be in the top percentage of my class to study abroad.
为出国留学，我的成绩必须在班里名列前茅。
I'm behind the bars.
我在度铁窗的生活。
Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
妻子常常认为她们的丈夫无比聪明能干。