be expressive of

基本解釋

A baby's cry may be expressive of hunger.
嬰兒的啼哭可能表示飢餓。
A baby's cry may be expressive of hunger or pain.
嬰兒的啼哭可能表示飢餓或疼痛。
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The brothers desire to hear justice praised for itself alone, and that seems to be expressive of their own freedom from mercenary motives and incentives.
這對兄弟檔，想聽到正義自我禮贊，這似乎也顯露出，他們不受金錢目的，及獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)約束的自由。

The brothers desire to hear justice praised for itself alone, and that seems to be expressive of their own freedom from mercenary motives and incentives.
這對兄弟檔,想聽到正義自我禮贊，這似乎也顯露出,他們不受金錢目的,及獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)約束的自由。
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In some cases, the back of the head could be more expressive than the front, in which case this is your opportunity and I wish you luck.
有些時(shí)候,後腦勺確實(shí)比正臉更有表現(xiàn)力,這才是你們的機(jī)會(huì),祝你們好運(yùn)
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And the twins, budding adolescents, who generally thought of me as someone they were unfortunate to live in the same house with, an embarrassment in front of their friends, an oddity who knew nothing about their music—their alienation would be hissingly expressive.
NEWYORKER: Wakefield