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goldfish bowl

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Pets
ˈgoldfish ˌbowl noun  1. goldfish_bowl.jpg DHP[countable] a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets 金鱼缸2 [singular]PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATE a situation in which people know about everything that happens in your life 没有隐私的处境 Pop stars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl. 流行歌星不得不过着像在金鱼缸里一样毫无隐私的生活。
Examples from the Corpus
goldfish bowlOn his shelf he had a goldfish bowl with two goldfish swimming blankly around.She long ago learned that the pressure of fame and the goldfish bowl existence it brings can take a terrible toll.Surviving in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest union.
ˈgoldfish ˌbowl nounChineseSyllable
in Corpus which a glass fish round bowl


goldfish bowl
ˈgoldfish ˌbowl noun

1. [countable] a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets
2. [singular] a situation in which people know about everything that happens in your life:
    Pop stars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl.


goldfish bowlBrE /ˈɡəʊldfɪʃ bəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ boʊl/ 🔊 (also fish·bowl) nouna glass bowl for keeping fish in as pets 金鱼缸a situation in which people can see everything that happens and nothing is private 金鱼缸(指众目睽睽之下毫无隐私的状况)Living in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest marriage. 生活在这种全无隐私可言的环境之下,最牢固的婚姻也会破裂。🔊🔊