| 释义 |
Examples:advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible—the hero has plans already laid (idiom); have plans ready in advance—lock the stable door after the horse has bolted—Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it—your name has been known me for a long time (polite)—lit. sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned—the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.—drinking game where one has guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand—lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times—Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone be squeaky clean.—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—Each has his likes and dislikes (idiom). There is no accounting for tastes.—hate to leave a place where one has lived long—food that has been minced, shredded, or ground ina paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce—vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)—ammoniacum or gum ammoniac (Dorema ammoniacum), resin has medical uses—lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. get rid of sb once he has served his purpose—a feast which also has a singing performance—lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture—return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school—virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another—fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)—However excellent, everyone has his defects.—one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things—a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)—lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe—lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters—things have remained the same, but people have changed—The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence—has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling see the importance of sth—grass that has grown on a grave since last year—has sth do with the matter (also used with negative)—one who has a little knowledge likes show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest—student whose name has been put forward for an exam—a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)—lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing pride or moral integrity)—each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life lead—poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food—fig. everyone has their strong and weak points—lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized—oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)—the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps [idiom.]—there are no rivers one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu [idiom.]—The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. [idiom.]—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]—a person who has significantly helped sb. else—lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger [idiom.]—lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—lit. reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak—live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom.)—positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)—have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances—have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant—have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking—Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.—lit. not have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed—(slang) have sex outdoors or in a public place—recognize talent and have great respect for it—fig. nowadays, women have an equal part play in society—Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control—(literary) (of a woman) have a graceful demeanor—have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content—heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship contend with—have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.—have a face as terrifying as the warrior attendant of the Buddha [idiom.]—have unachievable ambitions based on current circumstances [idiom.]—have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy [idiom.]—have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth. etc)—(fig.) have nothing further to do (with sb. or sth)—lit. see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up [idiom.]—be either weak or strong both have their purpose [idiom.]—I have much more say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) [idiom.]— |