leavesomebodyatthedock这个短语的意思,还有holdituptoridicule,不要就字面上的意思，要引申义。举例在句子：Itusedtobethatifonedid'nthurryupandsaysomethingabouttheevent,theop-edscowwasgone,leavingt

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leave somebody at the dock这个短语的意思,
还有 hold it up to ridicule,不要就字面上的意思，要引申义。
举例在句子：It used to be that if one did'nt hurry up and say something about the event,the op-ed scow was gone,leaving the slowpoke commentator at the dock.
2.blues is fundamentally a music that fights self-pity and even holds up to ridicule,

Answer 1

字面意思是让某人在码头边,to leave somebody at the dock；
hold it up to ridicule意思是让..受嘲弄.这两句是单独的还是有联系的?
如果有上下文就好了.