Parish-pump
a. 地方范围的, 目光偏狭的, 利益狭隘的
🧩 词语组成解析
parish
['pæriʃ]
n. 教区以下的地方行政区;（英国）郡以下的行政区;
pump
[pʌmp]
n. 抽水机;打气筒;泵;轻软舞鞋;
v. 用泵输送 ;涌出;急速摇晃;盘问;
🗣️ 情景例句
I didn't want to play charades,
我不想玩哑谜，
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.
期待比现实更美好。
If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.
如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行的方式都不会带来的。