phlegm
n[U]
1 thick semi-liquid substance which forms in the air passages, esp when one has a cold, and which can be removed by coughing 痰.
2 (dated or fml 旧或文) quality of being slow to act or react, or to show feeling; calmness 迟钝; 冷漠; 冷静
show considerable phlegm in facing the crisis 面对危机表现得相当冷静.
🗣️ 情景例句
Rules are meant to be followed, not broken.
规则制订出来是让人遵守,而不是让人破坏。
I can only try to justify what I did.
我唯有坚持自己所做的事是正确的。
That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts;