e.g. I felt a bit like Caesar's wife after seeing how much scrutiny my every action gets because of my husband's newfound success. 当我看到我的每个行为都因为我丈夫的新成功而受到如此多的审视之后,我感觉自己有点像凯撒的妻子。
e.g. My brother has been living with his common-law wife for ten years, but they have never gotten married officially. 我弟弟和他事实上的妻子一起生活了10年,但一直没有官宣结婚。
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tied to your mother's/wife's apron strings是什么意思?
"tied to your mother's/wife's apron strings" 是一个习语,意思是男人过于依赖母亲或妻子,以至于不能独立思考或行动。这个习语通常用来描述一个男人与他的母亲或妻子关系过于亲密,以至于他不能做出自己的决定,或者总是听从母亲或妻子的指示和命令。也就是俗称的“妻管严”或者“妈宝男”。
e.g. John is always tied to his mother's apron strings and cannot make any decisions without consulting her first, even though he is a grown man with a family of his own. 约翰总是依赖他的母亲,不能独立做出决定,必须先征求她的意见,即使他已经成年并有了自己的家庭。
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as husband and wife如夫妻一般地
e.g. Although never married, they lived together as husband and wife for 50 years. 尽管没有结婚,他们却像夫妻一样共同生活了50年。
the world and his wife(尤指某一时间、某一地点的)所有的人,各色人等
e.g. It's going to be quite a party - the world and his wife will be there. 那将是个不小的聚会——各色人等都会到场。