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雅思词汇天天练：a pat on the back
【a pat on the back】赞扬;鼓励
例:Pats on the back weren’t enough; he wanted hard cash.光表扬不够,他要的是现钱.
【反义】a kick in the teeth/pants责备,非难
例:All she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth.
【近义】a shot in the arm鼓励
pull for为…鼓劲
speak highly of赞扬
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox 在后背上拍一下(意为鼓励)离在屁股上踢一脚(意为责难,批评)只有几节脊椎骨那么远，可是效果却要好得多。
