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be bound by convention; can’t but follow conventional practice; be unable to rise above the convention

wèi néng miǎn sú

未 能 免 俗

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slbe bound by convention; can’t but follow conventional practice; be unable to rise above the convention
- tā wèi néng miǎn sú de jiāng méi tàn yè de xuān chuán bǐ zuò shì gē péi ěr de zào shì zhī zuò
  他未能免俗地将煤炭业的宣传比作是戈培尔的造势之作。
  He's not above likening the coal-industry spin to the handiwork of Goebbels.

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