Cinderella
[,sində'relə]
解释:
(noun.) a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince.
(noun.) a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition.
整理:希欧多尔--From WordNet
例句:
- Not if you are ready, Cinderella, my dear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Upon their expiration--not before--I had meant to set myself right with my Cinderella. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Judy never owned a doll, never heard of Cinderella, never played at any game. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Don't call me your Cinderella dear,' returned Miss Wren. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- There, my Cinderella dear,' said the old man in a whisper, and with a worn-out look, 'the basket's full now. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I may be the Cinderella to put on the slipper after all. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- He was only good enough to be a fairy prince; and oh, what magnanimity to stoop to such a humble Cinderella! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Cinderella, dear child,' the old man expostulated, 'will you never rest? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
校对:拉里