| 释义 |
Examples:beat the snake death or it will cause endless calamity (common saying); nip the problem in the bud—fig. wonder solution a problem—lit. prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it—Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—minor peripheral problem—lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem—once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved—lit. carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action—fig. directly combat the root of a problem—before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved—add firewood put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse—lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem—"drugs serving nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice—it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud—treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)—wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc)—attack one problem from two angles at the same time—enigmatic knot hard untie (idiom); thorny problem—lit. penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem—There is a different solution for each problem. [idiom.]—concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem [idiom.]— |