〈英,非正式〉迁居别处。[ORIGIN from nautical slang
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to up sticks ‘set up a boat's mast’ (ready for departure).
突然迁居
She's picking up sticks.
她正在捡树棍。
Five 5, six 6, pick up sticks;
五是五,六是六,多衔草枝窝不漏。
She picked up sticks in the yard.
她把庭院里的枝条拾起来。
Number six, pick up sticks.
第六,捡起木棒。
Five, six, pick up sticks.
六,捡起棍子。
〈英,非正式〉迁居别处。[ORIGIN from nautical slang
There's a game? Yeah, I just got my pick-up sticks back from the shop. Bring your nerves of steel. It's the basketball playoffs.
有球赛?对,我刚从店里拿了棍子玩具回来,带着你的铁胆来。是篮球决赛。
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