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Dead as a dodo 徹底過時(shí)了

Dodos became extinct in the 1600s. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/ Getty Images

今日小常識(shí)

The flightless dodo was first discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in the late 16th Century. Within a few decades they were extinct. Before the arrival of man, the dodo is thought to have evolved to such a large size because it had no natural predators and plentiful food.

沒有飛行能力的渡渡鳥16世紀(jì)末在印度洋島國毛里求斯被發(fā)現(xiàn)。不過,在被發(fā)現(xiàn)短短幾十年后,這種鳥就徹底滅絕了。據(jù)說在人類到達(dá)這個(gè)島國之前,渡渡鳥體形龐大,因?yàn)閸u上有大量豐富的食物供它們享用,而且沒有天敵與它們搏斗。

今日短語

如果說一個(gè)東西 as dead as dodo, 意思就是這個(gè)東西已經(jīng)不再重要了,過時(shí)了。我們通常使用這個(gè)短語來談?wù)撍枷牖虺绷鳌?/p>

例句

In the past people used to watch and record videos on VHS, but now that format is as dead as a dodo.

The perception that smoking is good for your health is now as dead as a dodo.

請(qǐng)注意

我們用 dead duck 來形容一件事情不怎么成功。

Frank's coffee shop business was a dead duck sadly. His coffee was just awful, and the shop was in a bad location.

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