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词汇 banana-skin
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释义 banana skin
noun[ C ]
UKinformaluk /bəˈnɑː.nə ˌskɪn/ us /bəˈnæn.ə ˌskɪn/
a sudden unexpected situation that makes a person appear silly or causes them difficulty: 使人出丑(或引起麻烦)的突发事件
The new tax has proved to be a banana skin for the government.事实证明,新税收给政府带来了麻烦。
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

Examples of banana skin


banana skin
I can recommend this as an excellent substitute for a bananaskin because it is lethal if stepped on unawares.
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I always thought that misadventure is when one slips on a bananaskin, or something of the kind.
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I hope that he will pick up this bananaskin before we slip on it.
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Let us, for example, take two men, who fall on a bananaskin in the street, with serious consequences.
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How many times will an elementary error in judgment by some political party be referred to as "a bananaskin"?
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He thought that he would be able to make his reputation without slipping on a bananaskin.
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It has the potential of being a major bananaskin for my noble friends.
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Another weary old cliche is "the bananaskin".
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He leaves behind a bag of tools or a bananaskin.
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This is not even a bananaskin.
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I do not know how one manages to pick up a bananaskin and slip on it, but it just shows the dangers that attend these colourful ventures into speech.
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I would say that this is a bananaskin if ever there was one, and he knows that he would not wish to tread on it.
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As a bananaskin was found in a dustbin in the shop after this time, it is thought she must have returned there.
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In short, the cabinet slipped over a bananaskin according to this paper.
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He also owns an old bananaskin blanket which he is very protective of.
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