About 100 years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American West. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east. 大约一百年前,绿角在美国西部非常流行,老一辈用它形容那些刚从东部回来的人。
The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country. 绿角们缺乏在这种艰难、地形崎岖乡下生活的技能。
Gambling on a greenhorn to run a multinational clearly makes no sense. 押注让一名菜鸟经营一家跨国企业显然不合情理。
Don't take advantage of the greenhorn. 不要占那新手的便宜吧。
Ha! Ha! You're a proper greenhorn, aren't you! 哈哈,你真是少见多怪!
They made him feel a foreigner, a greenhorn. 他们使他感到自己是个外国人,是个新来的移民。
He took pity on this young greenhorn of a nephew, and wanted to open his eyes too. 他可怜他的侄儿幼稚无知,竭力想使他也睁开眼睛。
They made him feel a greenhorn. 他们使他感觉像是新移民。
Might give those greenhorn dudes a fright. 也许吓这些菜鸟一下。
Think this greenhorn can handle undercover? 这菜鸟能当卧底警察吗?
Being a greenhorn, she didn't dare to do it alone. 作为生手,她不敢单独做这件事。
Paul is very much a man of the the world, but compared with him you are an utter greenhorn. 保罗是个很懂世故的人,但跟他相比之下,你简直什么事都不懂。