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p's and q's

P‘s和Q’s

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : manners; behavior; conduct: The children were told to mind their p's and q's.

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Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • “A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.

  • “Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

  • About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.

  • Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.

  • Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.

  • Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.