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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。ORIGINFrom 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。 |