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說明： |
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chew
為動詞，指「咀嚼」，這整句話字面是說「咬下的食物比能夠吞下去的多」，引 |
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申指「做超出自己能力的事」，和成語「不自量力」或「貪多嚼不爛」相近，用這句話 |
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時，也可以加一個直述句來說明是做了什麼超出能力的事。 |
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示範句： |
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Sarah bit off more than she
could chew when she took in the two stray
dogs. |
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莎拉收容兩隻流浪狗，卻沒有能力好好照顧牠們。 |
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會話這樣說： |
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Roger: Did you hear that Pete has started
teaching on the weekends? |
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羅傑：你有沒有聽說彼特開始在週末教書？ |
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Randy: I did. But since he has
a full-time job and week-night teaching, I
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think he's
bitten off more than he can
chew. |
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藍迪：有啊，不過他有全職工作，平常晚上還要教書，我想他沒辦法承受這麼大的工作量。 |
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延伸學習：同義片語 |
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eyes bigger than
stomach
眼饞肚飽；食慾比食量大 |
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