It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn't so special anymore.
离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I hadn't studied hard at college and so I had a rude awakening after I began to work.
我在大学时念书不用功,开始参加工作后才后悔莫及.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Emma suffered a rude awakening when Mr. Elton, finding her alone, asked her to marry him.
埃尔顿先生私下向爱玛求婚,这使爱玛猛然醒悟.
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I had a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy.
我发现自己已到了破产边缘时才猛然意识到事情不妙.
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Vainglory is one of the sillier postures : it invariably precedes the rude awakening.
虚荣自傲是一种愚蠢的作态: 它的下场一定是遭到当头棒喝而醒悟.
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The discovery that her husband had an extramarital affair was a rude awakening.
她丈夫有婚外情的发现是一个粗残的觉醒.
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If they expect the match to be friendly, they're in for a rude awakening.
要是他们以为比赛将会友好进行,那么他们很快就会清醒了。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
If the players think they can win this match easily, they are in for a rude awakening .
如果选手们认为他们可以轻而易举地赢得这场比赛，他们会遭到当头棒喝。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening.
要是他们以为会受到热烈欢迎，他们很快就会醒悟并非如此。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
If the players think they can win this match easily, they are in for a rude awakening.
如果选手们认为他们可以轻而易举地赢得这场比赛，他们会遭到当头棒喝。
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