Casting couch
n. 本意就是“角色分配躺椅”, 是一种非正式的用法, 就相当于我们常说的“潜规则”
🧩 词语组成解析
casting
['kɑ:stiŋ]
n. 铸造，铸件;角色分配;投掷;[动]脱落物;
v. 扔掉(cast的现在分词);铸造;投掷;选派演员;
couch
[kaʊtʃ]
n. 长沙发椅，睡椅;（病人受检查时躺的）长榻;麦芽床;涂底，涂层;
vt. 表达;使躺卧;播撒谷物使发芽;
vi. 躺卧;隐蔽，埋伏;使成堆;
🗣️ 情景例句
We'll call Mrs. Martinelli and tell her to keep looking for us.
我们会打电话给Martinelli太太告诉她继续帮我们物色房子?
No man knows when he shall die, although he knows he must die.
纵然知其难免一死，人却难料何时身亡。
but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
但我心平气和地顶住全家人的嘲笑和奚落。不久，大家对我习以为常了，