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cherish a serpent in one's bosom
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cherish a serpent in one's bosom
  1. 1. 在胸口养了一条毒蛇,姑息坏人,施恩于阴险恶毒的人[来自《伊索寓言》]

Examples

to cherish one's family
宠爱自己的家属
to cherish one's rights
爱护自己的权利
to cherish a hope
抱有希望
We should cherish our friends and treat them with courtesy.
我们应该珍视并以礼相待自己的朋友。
He always showed so much affection towards me; something I cherish greatly.
他一直表现出对我的浓浓爱意;这是我极为珍惜的东西。
I shall always cherish the memory of that day.
我将永远怀念那一天。
All of these things are dollars and cents,you should cherish them.
这些都是值钱的东西,你应该珍惜它们。
to cherish ambitions
A typical house has a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, a bathroom and some bedrooms.
典型的房子由一间厨房、一间起居室、一间餐厅、一间浴室和几间卧室组成。
these few grains of sand do not constitute a heap, and the addition of a single grain never makes what is not yet a heap into a heap: so no matter how many single grains one adds it never becomes a heap

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