| 释义 |
Examples:enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels—lit. foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster—not submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence—come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory—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—fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain—lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss—seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation—recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots—have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant—wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext—chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew—Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I—dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)—feel irritated without being able to express it—not know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)—the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—In the sky be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined—set an example (idiom); to serve as a model—submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to—particle indicating that a previously asked question is be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")—endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence—lit. argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble—hang around (and cause trouble to everyone)—lit. want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)—appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten)—make up the number (i.e. to fill places up to a given number)—put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)—turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness—(Japanese kokuji) be crowded, to go into, etc—refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit—reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf—striving be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another—pound the earth to make a building foundation—able think of everything that needs to be thought of—offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc—give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor [idiom.]—be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) [idiom.]—control a key point is to be master of the situation [idiom.]—try to form friendly ties with sb. for one's own benefit—be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away [idiom.]—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]— |