1. prey on sb's mind (also play on sb's mind) worry or trouble sb very much縈繞心頭;使困擾;使耿耿于懷:The death ofhis father is really preying on his mind at the moment. He thinks it was his fault.眼下，父親的去世成為他的一塊心病，他認為那是自己的過錯。2. (a) prima donna (from ltalian, disap
1. prey on sb's mind (also play on sb's mind) worry or trouble sb very much
縈繞(rao)心頭(tou);使(shi)困擾;使(shi)耿耿于(yu)懷:
The death ofhis father is really preying on his mind at the moment. He thinks it was his fault.
眼下(xia)，父(fu)親的(de)(de)去(qu)世成為(wei)他的(de)(de)一塊心(xin)病，他認(ren)為(wei)那是自己的(de)(de)過(guo)錯(cuo)。
2. (a) prima donna (from ltalian, disapproving)
a person who thinks they are very important because they are good at sth, and who behaves badly when they do not get what they want
妄(wang)自(zi)(zi)尊大的人(ren)(ren);自(zi)(zi)負的人(ren)(ren):
Stop behaving like a prima donna - you're not the only person around here.
別那么自視(shi)甚高，這里不(bu)只有你(ni)一個人。
NOTE
The prima donna is the main woman singer in an opera performance or an opera company. The phrase means 'first lady'.
prima donna 是(shi)歌(ge)劇演(yan)出或歌(ge)劇團里的(de)首席女歌(ge)手，這個短語的(de)字面(mian)意思是(shi)“第一夫人”。
3. take no prisoners
be extremely aggressive and show no sympathy for other people in trying to achieve your aims
(為達到目標)咄咄逼(bi)人，不擇(ze)手(shou)段(duan):
She took no prisoners in her dealings with the unions.
在與(yu)工會交(jiao)涉(she)的過程(cheng)中，她咄(duo)咄(duo)逼人，不管不顧。
