英美人天天都在说的4000句 41: close, but no cigar

　　[00:01]M：How romantic!
[00:02]I know exactly where to put that.
[00:04]J：Oh, Moneypenny, the story of our relationship:
[00:08]close, but no cigar.
[00:11]M.：I hate to tear you away from affairs of state. Would you mind coming in?
[00:15]J：Right away, M.
[00:16]R：The man who retrieved¹ my money. I can't thank you enough. Excellent work.
[00:20]Be careful, M. I might steal him from you.

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v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句