| 释义 |
Examples:vague and with nothing in it—If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. [idiom.]—the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise—lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things see—when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree—(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult complete because it was not done properly in the first instance—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—perfect in structure, but not much of it—lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree to shade you—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—fig. it is hard get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations—the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)—Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry—say sth. without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek—lit. comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain [idiom.]—no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens [idiom.]—lit. throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea [idiom.]—grasp sth. in the hand and beat it— |