1. speak truth to 对强权直言不讳
I often use my characters to speak truth to power.
我经常借用我作品里的人物之口对强权说出我真实的想法6aMnqh8y0(5。

2. dressed up as 装扮成
The children dressed up as policemen.
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3. seared by 铭刻；烧焦
A cloth was seared by the heat of the oven.
一块布被烤箱烧焦了8wKcI5T0=nL]x#I[OnU。

4. be dismissive of 对……不屑一顾
The US president was dismissive of Abbas's plan to ask the security council to recognise Palestine as a state.
美国总统对阿巴斯要求安理会承认巴勒斯坦国的计划不屑一顾e0_fVPc;eT=Vz~cxn。