| 释义 |
Examples:the crucial point that brings the subject life—light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—living spirit, living image (idiom); true life—(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life—lose one's life savings (e.g. after a bankruptcy)—love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring sb's life)—pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation—general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk—while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); fight to the last—give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one—Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom—sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause—thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty—We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)—would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles—car slave, sb forced sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car—Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence—eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people—will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced—lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy—mutually dependent for life (idiom); rely upon one another for survival—return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)—untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life—fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life—”surrender and your life will be spared” [idiom.]—be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter [idiom.]—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—make life difficult for sb. by unreasonable actions— |