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粉、墨:搽脸和画眉用的化妆品。原指演员化妆上台演戏。比喻坏人经过一番打扮,登上政治舞台。
[ascend the stage with powder and rouge make-up;do one's costume and appear on the stage] 妆化好了,上台演戏。比喻人们开始在社会上、政坛上等活动起来(含贬义)