Nod to its fall
摇摇欲坠
🧩 词语组成解析
nod
[nɑd]
vi. 点头;打瞌睡;上下摆动;变得粗心大意;
vt. 点头示意;使弯曲，使屈服;点头答应;
n. 点头;点头同意;打瞌睡，打盹;粗心大意;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
its
[ɪts]
pron. (it的所有格形式)它的;厥;
fall
[fɔl]
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
🗣️ 情景例句
and that I care about our children.
而且知道我关心我们的孩子。
I suppose so.
我想是这样。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。