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in inverted commas
idiom
used in spoken English after a word or phrase to show that it has not been used accurately or that the opposite meaning is intended: 加引号的，所谓的（表示使用不正确或意思相反）
Sick prisoners in the camp were "cared for", in inverted commas, by guards, not nurses.拘留营里生病的犯人由警卫而不是护士负责所谓的“照料”。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: interjections
aiyo
attaboy
attagirl
auf Wiedersehen
aw shucks
doctor
eat your heart outidiom
figure
guess
lordy
marry
mazel tov
more
more power to your elbow!idiom
roll
yoicks
yoink
you know something?idiom
you should have seen/heard something/someoneidiom
you the man!idiom
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