Status quo
[ [ˌsteitəs 'kwəu] ]
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n. 现状
📖 牛津释义
status quo
the
status quo situation or state of affairs as it is now, or as it was before a recent change 现状; 原来的状况
upset/restore/preserve the status quo 打破现状[恢复原状/维持现状]
conservatives who defend the status quo 维护现状的保守派.
🧩 词语组成解析
vt. [古]说
🗣️ 情景例句
He's probably right.
他也许是对的。
I would like you to keep is a secret.
我要你保守秘密。
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
当人们急切地看完正文后，便知道这位女子是个打字员，办公室打字机的声音使她越来越烦恼，最终住进了精神病医院。