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open sesameBrE /ˌəʊpən ˈsesəmi/NAmE /ˌoʊpən ˈsesəmi/ noun [sing.] an easy way to gain or achieve sth that is usually very difficult to get 开门咒语；通行手段；通行证◆Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job. 在校成绩好并非总是获得高薪职位的敲门砖。 ORIGIN From the fairy tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the magic words open sesame had to be said to open the cave where the thieves kept their treasure. 源自童话故事《阿里巴巴和四十大盗》。只有念出咒语 “芝麻，开门”，大盗藏宝洞的大门才能打开。 |