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in the same breath

/ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ/

翻译: 用来形容同时说出两件事,这两件事常常相互矛盾或令人惊讶;也指在同一句话或同一场合中一并提到两件事。

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/ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ/B2informal
  • zh用来形容同时说出两件事,这两件事常常相互矛盾或令人惊讶;也指在同一句话或同一场合中一并提到两件事。

Used to describe saying two things at once, often contradictory or surprising, or mentioning two things together in the same statement.

  1. Contradictory statementB2informal

    Used to describe when someone says two things that are contradictory or inconsistent with each other, often in quick succession.

    zh自相矛盾的说法

    • He praised her work and then criticized it in the same breath.
    • She said she loved the city but complained about the traffic in the same breath.
    • They claim to support the environment and then promote deforestation in the same breath.