possum
n
1 = opossum.
2 (idm 习语) play `possum (infml 口) pretend to be unaware of sth in order to deceive sb (as a possum pretends to be dead when being attacked) 佯装不知以欺骗人(如负鼠受袭时装死状); 装傻; 装糊涂.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm exhausted. I had to work until 2 o'clock this morning.
我累死了。我一直得干到今天早上2:00。
Do not run too fast after gain.
不要见利就拼命追。
the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.