(of an unpleasant person or thing) emerge from obscurity; be revealed(令人不快的人或物)从阴暗的角落出现;公开露面
out of the woodwork
Out of obscurity or a place of seclusion来自幽暗或幽僻之地
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-UNCOUNT
(房子的)木构件,木建部分
You can refer to the doors and other wooden parts of a house as the woodwork .
例句
I love the living room, with its dark woodwork, oriental rugs, and chunky furniture...我喜欢起居室那深色的木构件、东方地毯和厚重的家具。He could see the glimmer of fresh paint on the woodwork.他可以看到木构件上新刷的油漆泛着光。
N-UNCOUNT
木工;木匠活;木工手艺
Woodwork is the activity or skill of making things out of wood.
例句
I have done woodwork for many years...我做木工好多年了。Joseph instructs a class in woodwork.约瑟夫教一个班木工课。
PHRASE
突然跳出来;突然冒出来
If you say that people are coming out of the woodwork, you are criticizing them for suddenly appearing in public or revealing their opinions when previously they did not make themselves known.
例句
When a song gets to the top, someone will come out of the woodwork and claim to have written it.当一首歌非常流行的时候,有人就会跳出来,说是自己写的。
英汉词典释义
n.
木制品;木器
a screw used in woodwork木制品用的螺钉
默默无闻;销声匿跡;蛰伏
I decided the best thing to do would be to try and fade into the woodwork and hope that no one noticed me.我认为最好的办法就是尽量销声匿跡,希望没人注意我。
突然露面;纷纷出笼
When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant relatives came out of the woodwork.他博彩中奖后,八竿子打不着的亲戚都突然登门造访。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
2. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood