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woods /wʊdz/► SEE ALLa babe in the woodsin your, this, etc. neck of the woods●a ˌbabe in the ˈwoods (NAmE) somebody who lacks experience of life or knowledge and who is too willing to trust other people 无生活经验（或知识）而容易轻信别人的人；不懂世故的人◆We’re still babes in the woods when it comes to computer technology.说到计算机技术，我们所知甚少。 ORIGIN This comes from an old song The Children in the Woods in which two children are left alone in the woods by a man who was paid to kill them. 这个习语源于一首叫做《森林中的孩子》的老歌，讲述有人买凶去杀死两个孩子，杀手把他们丢在森林中。●in your, this, etc. ˌneck of the ˈwoods (informal) in a particular area or part of the country 在那一带；在某地区◆Hi, Jim! What are you doing in this neck of the woods?嗨，吉姆！你在这儿干吗呢？◆Not much happens in our neck of the woods. It’s very quiet.我们这儿没发生什么事，很平静。 |
