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Hair-raising 令人毛骨悚然的

Hair-raising 令人毛骨悚然的

Models chat backstage at the Fashion Fringe show of London Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2013. Photo: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images

今日小常识

London Fashion Week takes place every September and is one of Europe's biggest fashion events, alongside the Paris and Milan shows. In 2012, there were 62 catwalk shows, showcasing 100 fashion designers over a five day period. The UK fashion industry supports around 800,000 jobs and is the largest employer of all the creative industries.



伦敦时装周每年在九月份举行,是同巴黎和米兰时装周并列的欧洲最大的时装展示活动。2012年的伦敦时装周为期五天,有62场时装表演,展示了100名时装设计师的新作。英国时装业提供80万人的就业机会,是英国最大的一支创意产业。



今日短语

如果形容什么事情为 hair-raising 那就是说这件事让人感到毛骨悚然,既惊险,兴奋又令人恐惧。

例句

Some of the roads we drove along in Peru were very dangerous – it was a hair-raising experience!

Dave loved to talk about his hair-raising encounters as a war reporter.

Sarah had a hair-raising brush with death the second time she went parachuting.

请注意

另一个短语To let your hair down 意思是彻底放松,不去理会其他任何事。.

It was Friday night; after a busy week it was time for Jane and her friends to let their hair down.