释义 |
Examples:Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora —talk on and on without stopping—International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)—lean on sth and gaze into the distance—chatter or jabber on and on—touch on sth and leave it there—lit. win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success—Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side—lit. count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly—person who lives and makes a living on a boat—flatly (deny, admit and so on)—satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others—accept the situation and move on—poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line—think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative—precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006)—Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai—Khan Tengri or Mt Hantengri on the border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)—Arirang 아리랑, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty—(saying) be very scared and on edge—ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs—Arunachal Pradesh, province of northeast Indian bordering on Bhutan and Tibet—save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally—genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand—(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents—Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and millipedes)—things like this (idiom); and so on—economize on food and clothing—lit. lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge—review records and decide on rewards [idiom.]—go on a pilgrimage and offer incense [idiom.]— |