| 释义 |
play possum informalto pretend to be asleep or dead so that someone will not annoy or hurt you装睡; 装死 play possum 1. pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened 假装睡着; 装死。 2. feign ignorance 装傻, 装糊涂, 假装不知道。 play ˈpossum(informal)to pretend to be asleep or not aware of sth, in order to trick sb装睡；装蒜；装傻；装糊涂play possum1. pretenb to be asleep 装睡；装傻 * The boy seemed to be fast asleep, but I knew he was playing possum. 这孩子看上去象是睡熟了，但我知道他是装的。 * Don't let his silence fool you; he's just playing possum. 别被他的沉默骗了，他只不过是装傻。2. stay quiet for selfprotection; try to escape attention by inactivity 不动声色；不引起注意 * The rabbit played possum under the bushes, hoping the hunter would not see him. 兔子静待在灌木丛中，希望猎人看不见它。 |