中文词源
lily-white 白暂的
比喻用法。
英语词源
- lily-white (adj.)
- early 14c., from lily + white; from 1903 with reference to whites-only segregation; 1964 as "irreproachable."
权威例句
- 1. We sat in Lily's sunroom while I sketched in the situation.
- 我们坐在莉莉的日光浴室里，我把目前形势的细节情况又补充说明了一下。
- 2. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.
- 莉莉住在公园大道附近的一套顶层豪华公寓里。
- 3. I rode to Lily's in a cab.
- 我乘出租车去了莉莉家。
- 4. Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.
- 莉莉当时不依不饶。
- 5. Steve seems to have made a real conquest of Lily. They're always together.
- 史蒂夫好像真的赢得了莉莉的芳心. 他们总是在一起.