| 释义 |
Examples:do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work—start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through—go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong—lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through—one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop—get involved in things which are not one's business—one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time—many things arranged together, or connected together—extreme joy turns sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!—modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way—the king looked left and right and then talked of other things—rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out)—not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense—taking things easily without attending responsibilities—clear as a flame (idiom); see things absolutely clearly—things have remained the same, but people have changed—lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things—display originality (idiom); to do things differently—phony customer who pretends buys things so as to lure real customers—things that have happened can hardly be controlled—take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves—set rights things which have been thrown into disorder—epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)—(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of—good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")—break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one—thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things say—fig. all things go back their source eventually—invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)—put together (usu. things that do not blend well together)—the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according some interpretations of Chinese mythology—fig. be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)—lit. speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)—invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point)—fig. handle different things by the same method—as if degenerating insmoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading—join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points—discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms—Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.—classifier for individual things or people, general, catch-all classifier—classifier for bagfuls of things, such as flour or cement—Many little things add up sth. great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way [idiom.]—when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction [idiom.]—classifier for pairs or sets of things and facial expressions—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand—mostly colloquial classifier for number of times of movement from one place to another; things arranged in a row.—saying one thing but meaning sth different—first thing in the morning—fig. feign one thing while doing another—not worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say—the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.—the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.—say one thing and do another [idiom.]—just (one thing, no need worry about the rest)—lit. hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything—when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second—thing with shape or function similar a gun—confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle—in addition the thing mentioned above—the same thing applies (for everyone)—substitute one thing for another—thing that has a material existence (as opposed a conceptual, virtual or online existence)—like a thing of the previous generation—lit. breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)—unwittingly write the wrong thing—the real thing (as opposed an image or model of it)—the best thing one can do in the circumstances—solely preoccupied (with one thing)—surreptiously substitute one thing for another [idiom.]— |