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2010年5月26日 星期三

to serve someone right — 活該;罪有應得

to serve someone right有"活該"的意思.使用時往往用it當主詞成"It serves one right"

EX:It served him right to lose that job,because he never appreciated it.



Oxford解釋:used to say that something that has happened to somebody is their own fault and they deserve it

EX:Left you, did she? It serves you right for being so selfish.



The Free Dictionary解釋:if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it

EX:It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn't get the promotion she'd hoped for, which served her right for being so smug.




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