telegraph one's punches
用作动词的意思:1[拳击用语]示意对手自己要出拳
用法及例句:
Don't telegraph your punches,kid!You'll be flat on your back in twenty seconds.别张牙舞爪想出拳啦,小子!我马上就把你摆平。
2.非故意流露、暴露自己的意图
用法及例句:
When you go in there to negotiate,Don't telegraph your punchcs. Don't let them see that we're broken. 你去参加谈判时,千万别露出你的底牌。别让他们知道我们已破产了。
英汉词典参考:
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