speak of the devil
说曹操
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 说曹操，曹操就到：这是英语习语“Speak of the devil and he doth appear”（或其替代形式“speak of the devil and he shall appear”）的简化形式。在对话中，当讨论的对象突然出现时使用。它也可以用于快速变得相关的话题，比如下雨或汽车抛锚。在这个意义上，它可以被看作是“tempting fate”这个短语的替代。
例句
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1·Well, speak of the devil—here's Alice now!嗬，说曹操，曹操就到—瞧，艾丽斯这不来啦！来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·Speak of the devil , and he appears.只要一说到魔鬼，他就出现了。
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3·Speak of the devil.“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。
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4·Speak of the devil! I was just talking about you.说曹橾，曹操到！我正在说你。
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5·Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.说曹橾，曹操到！我们正在谈你。
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6·Speak of the devil. We were just talking about you.说曹操，曹操到。我们刚才正谈到你呢。
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7·Speak of the devil! Everyone was just talking about you.说曹橾，曹操到！大家都正在谈你。
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8·Speak of the devil! All of us were just talking about you.说曹橾，曹操到！我们都正在谈你。
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9·Speak of the devil! John and I were just talking about you.说曹橾，曹操到！约翰和我正在谈你。
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10·Speak of the devil! Hi, Mark! We were just talking about you.说人人到！嗨，马克！我们刚才还在说你。