Teach an old dog new tricks
v. 使守旧的人接受新事物
🧩 词语组成解析
teach
[ti:tʃ]
vt. 教;教导，训练;教授;
vi. 教书;
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
old
[old]
adj. 老的;古老的;以前的;（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的;
n. 古时;
dog
[dɔɡ]
n. 狗;蹩脚货;丑女人;卑鄙小人;
v. 困扰;跟踪;
new
[nu]
adj. 新的，崭新的;新鲜的，新到的;现代的;初次（听到）的;
adv. 新近，最近;
🗣️ 情景例句
Ask-Bob-to sit-behind-me.
让鲍伯坐在我后面。
The buyer has the right to cancel the contract unilaterally if the seller fails to ship the goods within the L/C validity.
如果卖方不能在信用证有效期内交货的话，买方有权单方面取消合同。
Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station.
其中一个工人装模作样地问道，在被带往警察局之前，是否可以打一个电话。