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最低限度,最小数(量)
例句:
we must try our best to reduce the damage to a minumum.
我们必须尽力把损失减小到最低限度。
rob peter to pay paul
借东还西;拆东墙补西墙
例句:
trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing peter to pay paul.
在一节课中读另一节课的功课等于是拆东墙补西墙。
have i made myself clear?
我说清楚了吗?
对话:
a: i don't want you to see my daughter any more. have i made myself clear?
b: yes. but we really love each other deeply.
a:我不希望你再见我的女儿,你明白了吗?
b:是的,但是我们确实是彼此深爱对方的呀。