| 单词 | snake pit |
| 例句 | “Be their slaves? Hose down their hogs? Clean out their snake pits?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In Skadden, the legal historian Lincoln Caplan describes that early world of takeovers: The winner of a proxy contest was determined in the snake pit. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In rare cases, the results of the snake pit could swing the outcome of a contest and turn on a single ballot. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was hair that could turn the Medusa to stone, hair snakier than all the snake pits in a minotaur movie. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Restrain me, Sairy,” Tiller said, “before I build a snake pit and dump a couple kids in it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It was hard enough for him to come out of total isolation at Garland without having to be dropped into the snake pit that was middle school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It’s a story of someone who jumped into a snake pit and managed to stay there and thrive for nine years before the inevitable happened. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Nonfiction Version of Thomas Cromwell’s Life 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z At the heart of the novel lies a snake pit of titillation and predation. The City of Devi by Manil Suri – review 2013-03-21T09:00:01Z The City of Light is almost its own character, a place inflicted with “moral contagion ... a snake pit of sin.” ‘Lovers at the Chameleon Club’: darkness in 1932 Paris 2014-04-23T19:37:15Z And above all a man does not willingly venture near that snake pit called “feelings.” First Person: Why Men Can?t Stand to Be Alone After a Breakup or a Divorce 2012-01-05T19:44:36Z But I don’t want you working in a snake pit. Overheard on Zoom: Co-Workers Talking About My ‘Weird’ Habits 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z He talks about the old “snake pits” which were asylums we once locked people in. John Oliver slams GOP candidates using “mental health issues” to dodge talk of gun control after Oregon shooting: “It is a clusterf*ck, except that’s an insult to clusterf*cks” 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z You find yourself pulling the novel closer to your face, as if it were a thriller and the hero were dangling over a snake pit. ‘Outline,’ Rachel Cusk’s New Novel 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z "I can die as readily for my country and my fate as you for yours," he says and voluntarily jumps into the snake pit, yelling "India farewell!" Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Most of the fun of the show is in the snake pit at headquarters, where the new hire, Liz, tries to instill new-world values of “transparency.” ‘Babylon,’ a Dark British Comedy About Policing 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Associating such pleasures and recollections with the era’s snake pit of gangsterism is meant to dispel nostalgia. Highlights from the New York Film Festival: Martin Scorsese’s Colossal, Mournful “The Irishman” 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A detective sets out to find the culprit among members of an Anglo-Irish family, and unearths a snake pit of secrets in the process. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z That thrilled Largent, who noted that Mile High Stadium in Denver was “a snake pit to play in” because of their rabid fans. Can Kraken’s playoff appearance have same impact of Sonics’, Seahawks’ and Mariners’ 1st runs? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Before plunging into the snake pit, let’s turn to some passages that will be fodder for future historians. Review | Political books are often bland. Mike Pompeo’s is savage. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Twitter has always been a snake pit catering to the worst of human impulses. Opinion | Why I’m not leaving Twitter 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Places like this have become a snake pit. The ‘Wild Field’ Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “President Trump sent me into that snake pit at the United Nations for a reason,” Craft said. Craft touts UN role in promoting bid for Kentucky governor 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Social media will still be a snake pit on both sides. Will Meghan's big win change public opinion? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z That is a subjective statement — maybe newer, younger fans cherish nothing more than seeing whether a fire-breathing reliever can harness his nerves after parachuting into a snake pit. Analysis | The Dodgers made the right call to pull Max Scherzer, and that’s a shame 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “Be careful because that place is a snake pit,” he said. A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z It was a bit cartoonish, I would step on some and more would appear, but they didn’t fill up the room like that snake pit scene from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.’ Your stories of sleep in the coronavirus era: spider and corpse dreams, fitful nights, Netflix at 3 a.m. 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z “Just a big snake pit of siphons,” he said. Revealed: The Shipworm Sex Tapes 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Churchill struggled in the snake pit of British politics to hold the political line against the Nazis while keeping the nation unified with great oratory. Column: Instead of a pardon, how about giving Susan B. Anthony the Hollywood biopic she deserves? 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z In a visit the following year, then-Senator Robert F. Kennedy said the facility “borders on a snake pit.” Beatings, Burns and a Broken Promise 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z "I think, particularly at Willowbrook, we have a situation that borders on a snake pit." Geraldo: The story 'branded on my soul' and caused a revolution 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z What he failed to understand is that the minute you show defensiveness or weakness on Twitter, you’ve descended into the snake pit and are at the mercy of the vermin. The latest example of why pro golfers should never engage on Twitter - Golf Digest 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The snake pit of the Southeastern Conference also will be refreshed. L.S.U. Won a Championship. Its Next Challenge Has Already Started. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Lincoln Financial Field in south Philadelphia is such a snake pit that Seattle is only a slight favorite. 'Grateful' Carson Wentz hauls injury-hit Eagles back into playoff breach 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z A mezzo-soprano who recently graduated from UCLA, she offered a calmly possessed poet of subdued sublimity, a figure of near saintly grace in the various political, social and church snake pits she is subjected to. Review: First a Netflix series, now an opera, 'Juana.' Why the story of a 17th century nun sings 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Kent began his closed-door testimony by describing “snake pits” in Washington and Kyiv that were populated by corrupt Ukrainian politicians, self-interested business executives and ambitious U.S. officials scrambling to win the president’s favor. Trump’s demands of Ukraine came down to three words: ‘Investigations, Biden and Clinton,’ official’s testimony states 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z He didn’t want the job when Trump officials recruited him: “I was concerned that there was . . . a snake pit in Kyiv and a snake pit here.” Opinion | Are Bill Taylor’s notebooks Trump’s Nixon tapes? 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “I was concerned that there was . . . a snake pit in Kyiv and a snake pit here, and I was not sure that I could usefully serve in that context,” Taylor said. Ambassador’s testimony offers window into impeachment inquiry’s first public hearing 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z He said he was worried about “snake pits” in Washington and Kyiv and raised his concerns with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he was offered the job. ‘I would quit’: Takeaways from diplomat Taylor’s testimony 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “The worry is I’m putting myself in a snake pit. But at the same time I’m no slouch, and I’m ready and able to fight when it needs to be done.” Aldo Dávila set to be Guatemala’s 1st openly gay congressman 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Last year, I attended press briefings throughout the spring and summer; at one, I heard a reporter tell a new colleague, “Welcome to the snake pit.” Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party? 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z And, while the sisters’ jobs—Callie is a clerk for a conservative judge; Mariana is a software engineer—may be snake pits, the Coterie turns out to be surprisingly functional in a crisis. The Upbeat Appeal of “Good Trouble” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z But the State Senate was a snake pit for the mayor, largely stemming from an attempt in 2014 by Mr. de Blasio to defeat Senate Republicans that backfired badly. Wish List in Hand, Mayor de Blasio Savors New Dynamic in Albany 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z In other words, Flores just got the ol' more work and no promotion treatment, and for once we actually feel a pang of sympathy for a member of that writhing snake pit of an organization. Patriots shaft linebackers coach with the ol' more work, no promotion treatment - Golf Digest 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s remarkable how sealed off from reality this self-involved snake pit has become. Opinion | A groundswell for sanity 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “Just picture it: our snake pit of a White House is slithering around giving each other the side-eye, wondering who’s wearing a wire.” Late-night hosts: Trump and Manafort 'pillaged our democracy for nice rugs' 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z There definitely will not be a snake pit. Opinion | Harvey Weinstein and that ‘different time’ when hostile workplaces were totally okay 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The image is both haunting and gorgeous: black and white artists in South Africa defiantly performing a biting theatrical critique of capricious, murderous governments in an abandoned snake pit. Afraid of the light: Athol Fugard’s unsettling play about love in the time of apartheid 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Send the young man to some snake pit for about eight years or, as now required by California law, decide that incarceration in a county jail might be a more equitable punishment? Punishment and the Stanford sexual assault case 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Once captured, the snakes are taken to the four-day event, where they are displayed in giant snake pits, butchered for cooking demonstrations and sold to buyers. Rattlesnake roundup organizers deny snakes will be let loose after record haul 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z As we climbed, he guided me away from brittle rock faces and possible snake pits. The Dragnet 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Another character notes that patients “as sane as anybody but labeled crazy are stuck here in this snake pit with no chance o’ gettin’ out.” The Surprisingly Controversial Plots That Almost Got 'Little Orphan Annie' Axed 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z This unfortunate failure was repeated in the 20th century, leading asylums to become the "snake pits" of that time. Bringing Back Asylums Will Not Help Mentally Ill People 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The rehearsal room where much of ‘Whiplash’ transpires isn’t an Eden of harmony and collaboration, but a snake pit where every high note is awash in flop sweat and spit, blisters and blood.” Why ‘Whiplash’ deserves to win the Best Picture Oscar 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He said: “What do you expect? You’re at the White House. It’s the center of power in the universe. Of course it’s a snake pit.” Executive Women, Finding (and Owning) Their Voice 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The rehearsal room where much of “Whiplash” transpires isn’t an Eden of harmony and collaboration, but a snake pit where every high note is awash in flop sweat and spit, blisters and blood. ‘Whiplash’ movie review: For J.K. Simmons, a triumph of musical terror Following the rush of support from 9/11, I could see the case being made that it was a rational choice to also clear up that snake pit that was Iraq before us. Quora Question: Who Is Responsible for the Mess in Iraq? But then we find the new place equally disappointing, the new great responsibility a mere theory, the great company a well disguised snake pit. Looking For The Perfect Job? Stop Searching. Create It Yourself 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Or a snake pit that needs to be traversed while being chased by an angry ghost? 'Spelunky' Review: Race To The Bottom (PlayStation 3) 2013-09-03T16:10:00Z In a snake pit, you don’t get noticed unless you bare some fangs of your own. Seattle nice is not the NBA way 2013-05-01T02:46:51Z “Going to work in Mexico City felt like falling into a snake pit,” Mr. López said. U.S. and Mexico, Amid Drug War, Spurn an Informant 2013-04-29T00:57:57Z In a rage of envy she kidnaps her own grandchildren during the night and throws them into a snake pit. A Grimm Tale of Reproductive Conflict 2012-09-04T16:15:00.267Z In 1965, New York Senator Robert Kennedy alluded to the facility as "a snake pit". Autism's fight for facts: A voice for science 2011-11-02T18:20:32.833Z How about a snake pit with a layer of spikes underneath? 'Spelunky' Review: Race To The Bottom (PlayStation 3) 2013-09-03T16:10:00Z “Our investigation found a financial snake pit rife with greed, conflicts of interest, and wrongdoing,” Levin told reporters today. Senate Panel Says Goldman Misled Clients, Lawmakers on CDOs 2011-04-13T23:42:01Z What a snake pit of psychological demons this maddening, fascinating game is. US hard courts will reveal if Andy Murray's lapses are part of a cycle 2011-03-06T00:21:00Z But in the partisan snake pit of Washington, nothing is easy. Obesity: The First Lady Steps Up Her Food Fight 2011-02-07T06:15:00Z But the war slowly became the same old Afghan snake pit — a sapping struggle, largely an Afghan civil war, with no clear end in sight. Person of the Year Runner-Up: Hamid Karzai 2010-12-20T11:17:33Z Growing up in Indonesia or Hawaii, studying at Harvard and then breaking into the snake pit of Chicago politics, Obama was always the talented misfit. 2010-02-03T14:11:00Z They sent me here—to the snake pit. Felony Maybe the place was ten feet across and ten feet high under the hole, and it minded me of the snake pit into which Gunnar the hero was thrown, as Ottar the scald sang. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut I was ashamed, and took Harek's harp from him--for he carried it--and went forward boldly, singing the song of Gunnar in the snake pit. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet "Juniper Hill on the Hudson"—scene of "the snake pit." U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December So down into the snake pit, as soon as may be! The Road to Damascus The Snake Park is quite large and has several snake pits housing various types of reptiles. Free from School There is, in fact, a big snake pit at the Croc Bank, in which various kinds of snakes are kept. Free from School |
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