| 释义 |
know verb—知 v (often used) 知道 v 解 v 识 v Examples:lit. not know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing—The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).—review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)—If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible—Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet"—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?—lit. hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything—If you don't want anyone know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.—in Qing times, refers Western technology, esp. military and naval know-how—know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information—at a loss know what to do (idiom); bewildered—lit. know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge—love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)—lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. know fluently—know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end—epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)—extensive but not refined (idiom); know something about everything—know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")—one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature—lit. reply "don't know" whatever the question [idiom.]—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? [idiom.]— |