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单词 the worm turns
释义

the worm turns

idiom
used todescribewhen apersonorgroupofpeoplewho have beentreatedbadlyfor alongtimesuddenlybecomeforcefulandstopacceptingadifficultsituation:
兔子急了也咬人；人被逼急了也要反抗
Itseemsthewormhasturned- afteryearsofsilencelocalpeoplearebeginningtoprotestaboutwasteemissionsfrom thefactory.看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后，当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放了。
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(Definition ofthe worm turnsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/worm-turns##
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