校園英語口語習慣用語第153期:hold a brief for
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hold a brief for 有意維護
【講解】
在這裏brief作名詞。與該習語意義相反的習語為hold no brief for,其意思是“不支持,不贊成”。例如:I hold no brief for those who say that violence can be justified.(我不贊成人們説有時使用暴力是合乎情理的.)
【對話】
A:Why did you quarrel with our teacher?
A:為什麼你和老師吵架?
B:He held a brief for Tom, it's unfair.
B:他有意維護湯姆,這是不公平的。
A:Don't tell me that. I think you were wrong, too.
A:別這麼説,我想你也有錯。