the family jewels

常見例句

雙語例句

• Despite his poverty he refused to part with the family jewels.
  盡管家窮，他仍不愿賣掉家傳的珠寶。
• When Henry thought I'd steal the family jewels, he had to get rid of me.
  既然亨利認(rèn)為我會(huì)盜竊他們家族的傳家寶，他就必須拔掉我這個(gè)眼中釘。
• The moments around a dying family member are like precious jewels.
  當(dāng)有一名家庭成員將要離開的時(shí)候，彌留的時(shí)間顯得彌足珍貴。

權(quán)威例句

• A. declassified long-held secret documents known as the Family Jewels, which shed light on C.
  NEWYORKER: The Black Sites
• Devi promptly transferred many of the family jewels to her homes in Paris and London, and later to Monaco, where the pair lived together before separating in 1956.
  FORBES: Magazine Article
• These are probably better ways to go for most than hocking the family jewels — literally — and risking their loss, while paying interest on the equivalent of 40 percent or more a year.
  FORBES: …And the disadvantages
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