| 词汇 | under a microscope |
| 释义 | Idiom under a microscope in a way that something can be examined carefully.The new law allows the president to hold every item of spending under a microscope. Etymology: from the literal meaning of microscope (= a device used for scientific study that makes very small objects look larger) under a microscopeUnder close inspection or intense scrutiny. Since I got that official reprimand in work, it feels like I'm being put under a microscope by my boss. The country's surveillance methods have been under a microscope lately, after it emerged that it had been eavesdropping on its own citizen's communications. |
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