| 释义 |
Examples:doing things at the last minute—the knack (of doing sth)—fig. can't help doing it—fig. feign one thing while doing another—in the process of (doing something or happening)—avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf—(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)—a hidden way of doing sth—consume passively without doing anything useful—servant or army orderly doing odd jobs—spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)—can't find any way (of doing sth)—give an excuse (for not doing something)—doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free—doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)—doing some things at the expense of others—sweet talk sb into doing sth—hurt oneself by one's own doing—while out doing sth else—keep mentioning (without doing anything)—with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing—fig. hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more—refrain (from doing sth)—insist on (doing something)—trick sb. into doing sth.—firmly set on doing sth.—persist in doing sth. in one's own way—fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect—pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly do, re, mi, sol, la—lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.—spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles—a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back— |