to seem more exclusive than it really is
Chinese translation: 故意给人一种比实际更为严格的印象
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| 5 +1 | 故意给人一种比实际更为严格的印象 |
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| 5 | 看起来比其实际做法更具限制性 |
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| 4 | 看起来比实际更高不可攀 |
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| 3 | 夸大它的精英定位 |
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17 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1故意给人一种比实际更为严格的印象 Explanation: FYI |
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1 day 3 hrs confidence: 
夸大它的精英定位 Explanation: “exclusive”对应的应该是原文开头的“ruthlessly discriminating on academic merit”，也就是说这所学校想给予外界一种所有学生都是百里挑一的假象。 |
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1 day 10 hrs confidence:
看起来比实际更高不可攀 Explanation: inclusive: 包容（普通子弟也能入读）。 exclusive: 只接受成绩出类拔萃或某些高级阶层的子弟入读。 Exclusive: Excluding some or most, as from membership or participation. (排除一些或多数人参加的) https://www.thefreedictionary.com/exclusive |
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33 mins confidence:
看起来比其实际做法更具限制性 Explanation: 比它的实际做法看起来更严格 看起来比其实际做法更严格 看起来比其实际做法更具限制性 exclusive 就是 restrictive -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2023-03-16 21:21:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 意思就是 看起来比实际的录取标准更苛刻，或 看起来比实际上更难录取 |
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