Out of the Woodwork——突然出現
** appear suddenly and unexpectedly(突然和出乎意料地出現)
~~突然出現;突然湧現;憑空冒出;公開露面;從陰暗角落爬出;不知從哪裡冒出來的
~~ crawl / come out of the woodwork; out of nowhere; from nowhere; out of the blue; bolt from the blue; all of a sudden; out of thin air; unprepared for; out of left field
!! The metaphor alludes to insects crawling out of the interior wooden sub floor, baseboards or moldings of a house where they have been hidden, when a contractor is replacing a carpet with hardwood floor.
這個隱喻暗示當承包商用硬木地板替換地氈時,蛀蟲會從房屋內隱藏的木質底層地板、護壁板或飾條板爬出來。
!! The expression is frequently used to describe a long-obscure politician who sees an opportunity to become a candidate for the next election, and comes out to the fray. It is meant to say about someone who is not invited or wanted.
這種表達經常被用來描述一個長久隱藏的政客,在看到有機會成為下次選舉的候選人時,突然出來加入競爭,意指一個沒有被邀請或人們想要的人。
>> Now that the world leader is supporting cryptocurrency, lots of bitcoin skeptics are coming out of the woodwork to praise it.
既然世界領導人表態支持加密貨幣,許多比特幣懷疑論者便突然出來讚揚它。
>> When Trump was named president-elect, lots of the anti-Trump followers are coming out of the woodwork to claim they have been supporting him.
當特朗普被任命為總統時,許多反特朗普追隨者突然湧現出來聲稱他們一直支持他。
學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師
李啟文 教授