marginalize ['mɑ:d?in?laiz]

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邊緣化（動詞）

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To relegate someone or something to a lower, less important position.

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EXAMPLE: The greedy and insecure old manager used to marginalize people who disagreed with him or had new ideas by assigning them to tedious, unimportant tasks.

這位貪婪而不可靠的老經(jīng)理過去經(jīng)常讓與他意見相左或是有新創(chuàng)意的人去做枯燥、不重要的工作，將他們邊緣化。

to be in stitches

笑到肚子痛（俚語）

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A slang expression that means to laugh uncontrollably, almost to the point of pain.

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EXAMPLE: The odd stories my elderly uncle told at his birthday party were so funny that our whole family was in stitches.

我的老叔在他生日聚會講的故事特別逗，讓我們?nèi)倚Φ蕉亲油础?/p>