单词 | the worm turns |
释义 | the worm turnsused todescribewhen apersonorgroupofpeoplewho have beentreatedbadlyfor alongtimesuddenlybecomeforcefulandstopacceptingadifficultsituation: 兔子急了也咬人;人被逼急了也要反抗Itseemsthewormhasturned- afteryearsofsilencelocalpeoplearebeginningtoprotestaboutwasteemissionsfrom thefactory.看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后,当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放了。 Reacting and responding
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