four corners of the earth四面八方, 世界各地
字面上為地球的四個角落, 引申為 “四面八方, 世界各地” 的意思, 也有人把它翻譯成 “天涯海角” , 都是蠻切貼的比喻.
Corner [ˋkɔrnɚ] 角, 街角, 角落
Earth 地球
Ex. She has many friends from four corners of the earth.
(她有許多朋友來自世界各地)
She followed him to
the four corners of
the earth.
(她追隨他到天涯海角)
到天涯海角也可說是 to the ends of
the earth
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