an onion

基本解釋

Lihn began to break it up with a spoon, and I realized that the pill looked like an onion with countless layers.
林用羹勺把藥丸搗碎，我注意到那藥丸就像一個(gè)洋蔥，一層一層的數(shù)不過(guò)來(lái)。
I quickly grabbed an onion in hope of blaming the saltwater running down my cheeks on something other than my lousy frame of mind.
我迅速抓起一個(gè)洋蔥，想把自己臉上流淌著的帶咸味的水遷罪于某樣?xùn)|西而非我糟糕的心境。
A digital photograph is like an onion, and advancements in machine reading and software scanning can help peel back layers to extract information from images.
一張數(shù)碼圖片就像一個(gè)洋蔥，閱讀設(shè)備和掃描軟件的發(fā)展有助于將這顆洋蔥層層撕開(kāi)，從而獲得信息。

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