每日一词：放鸽子

“放鸽子”，原指放飞白鸽(release white doves)，象征和平，后用来比喻“定下了约会却不赴约(to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would)”，带有欺骗的含义，与英文短语stand somebody up意思相近。

例句：

我不知道她是故意放我的鸽子，还是只是迟到了——我会再等半个小时。

I don't know if I've been stood up or if she's just late - I'll wait another half hour.