| 释义 |
Examples:lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); arrogance of the powerful—lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity the powerful to obtain favor—like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful—hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc—like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful—lit. cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful—Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty—powerful benevolent rule—cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing—facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties—Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord—nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area—the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections—fig. seek connection (with the rich and powerful)—Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)—cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor—a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)—hitching a ride the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement—strategic experts and powerful generals [idiom.]— |