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(rèn)為那是自己的過(guò)錯(cuò)。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(rèn)為那是自己的過(guò)錯(cuò)。
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
妄自尊大的人;自負(fù)的人:
Stop behaving like a prima donna - you're not the only person around here.
別那么自視甚高，這里不只有你一個(gè)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 是歌劇演出或歌劇團(tuán)里的首席女歌手，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的字面意思是“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(dá)到目標(biāo))咄咄逼人，不擇手段:
She took no prisoners in her dealings with the unions.
在與工會(huì)交涉的過(guò)程中，她咄咄逼人，不管不顧。
