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salt /sɔːlt/ also /sɒlt/► SEE ALLthe salt of the earthtake sth with a pinch of saltrub salt into the wound/into sb’s woundsworth your/its salt
●the salt of the ˈeartha very good and honest person that you can always depend on 诚实可信的人◆Tim’s the salt of the earth — he’d do anything he can for you.
蒂姆这人很可靠，他会为你竭尽所能。 OPP the scum of the earth ORIGIN This expression comes from the Bible. 这个表达法源于《圣经》。●take sth with a pinch of ˈsalt (informal) not believe everything sb says 不完全相信；半信半疑◆She told me she knew people in the movie industry, but I took that with a pinch of salt.她跟我说她认识电影界的人，不过我对此半信半疑。◆I take everything he says with a large pinch of salt.我对他的话总要打相当的折扣。 OPP take sth as/for gospel/gospel truth ●rub ˈsalt into the wound/into sb’s woundsmake sb who is already feeling upset, angry, etc. about sth feel even worse 往伤口上抹盐；使雪上加霜◆She was already upset about not getting the job, but when they gave it to one of her own trainees it really rubbed salt into the wound.她没有得到那个工作已经够难过了，而他们又把机会给了她手下的一个培训生，这让她痛上加痛。●ˌworth your/its ˈsaltdeserving respect, especially because you do your job well 应受尊敬；称职；胜任◆Any teacher worth his salt knows that students who enjoy a lesson learn the most.凡称职的教师都知道，学生上自己喜欢的课收获最多。 ORIGIN This may refer to the fact that in Roman times soldiers were given an allowance of salt as part of their pay. The Latin word salarium (= the money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt) is the origin of the word ‘salary’. 这个习语或许原指古罗马时代的士兵领取食盐作为一部分薪金的事实。salary一词原指拉丁语salarium（罗马士兵用于买盐的钱）。 |
