每日学英语：Bell the cat 自告奋勇
2024-04-03 15:12:39 每日学英语
bell是“铃”，cat是“猫”，bell the cat从字面上看就是对着猫响铃或者摇铃，它的引申义为：自告奋勇、挺身而出、担当风险。
【例句】
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay raise, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their boss.
所有工人都认为要加薪，但却没人自告奋勇去跟老板谈。
It is difficult to get a man to bell the cat.
在危险中勇于挺身而出的人是很难找到的。