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Yes. Since their relationship become carnal, Penny has upgraded his designated term of endearment, thus distinguishing him from those she calls "sweetie," usually in an attempt to soften a thinly veiled insult.
对，自从他们发展至肉体关系，佩妮就升级了对他的爱称，跟她称为“甜心”的人区分，通常为了略微消减隐含的讽刺之意。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
短语搭配
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thinly veiled contempt
毫不掩饰的轻蔑
双语例句
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They are also all thinly veiled self-portraits.
他们也都几乎没有遮掩的自画像。
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The subtext of one of her next films was thinly veiled.
这样她接下来的一部影片的潜台词就不言而喻了。
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I ignored the pointed questions about my thinly veiled despair.
我忽略了关于我稀薄地被遮掩的绝望的尖锐的问题。
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Added to that has been a raging war of words and thinly veiled threats.
另外，双方的口舌之战也愈演愈烈，有时甚至是不加掩饰的威胁。
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It reportedly contained thinly veiled references to Malone and members of her family.
据报道，这本书毫不隐晦地多次提及马龙及其家族成员。