| 词汇 | orphan |
| 释义 | orphan Ⅰ noun 1 in craps, a bet on the table that a gambler has forgotten belongs to him US, 1981. 2 a computer that has been phased out due to technological advances US, 1986 Ⅱ ⇨ orphan Annie; orphan noun the vagina. Rhyming slang for FANNY, formed from the character Little Orphan Annie, introduced to the US in comic strip form in 1924, but best known to British audiences from Annie the stage-musical, 1977, and film, 1982 UK, 1998 success has many fathers, failure is an orphanPeople are quick to associate themselves with successful ventures and distance themselves from failures. A: "All the people who were so excited about this project in the beginning now act like they've never even heard of it." B: "Well, success has many fathers, failure is an orphan." |
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