易游app:今日短语
Cook the books 字面意思是“煮书”,其实是比喻做假账来欺骗他人。
易游app:例句
The police arrested John today. He's suspected of cooking the books.
The auditors found that the fast food chain has been cooking the books for years.
易游app:请注意
另一个含有“cook 煮饭”一词的成语是 cook up something,意思是谋划什么事情。
例句
I would like to get my hands on whoever cooked up this scheme - it’s all fake.
Please don’t try to cook up an excuse for being late.


