| 释义 |
Examples:Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.—you can run this time, but you'll have come back—lit. say grapes are sour when you can't eat them—you can't judge a book by its cover—With a will, you can achieve anything.—lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart it, you can break up metal and rocks—You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience—definitive conclusion on the coffin lid (idiom); You can only judge a person's merits or demerits after death.—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—you can't always get everything you want—all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—It is hard change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.—If you can't do anything prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.—with money, you can do anything—know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)—mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.—you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—You can only spend what you earn.—You can't compare the present with the past.—friend from whom you can seek advice—The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—you can lead a horse water but you can't make him drink—lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it—lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving—fig. with money, you can do anything you like—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)—fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions—you can't always do as you like—(slang) come on, you can't deny it!—You can't make progress by clinging old notions.—You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot. [idiom.]—You can lead a horse water, but you can't make him drink. [idiom.]—lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have take it home [idiom.]—you can't judge a person by appearance [idiom.]—never put off until tomorrow what you can do today [idiom.]—lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head [idiom.]—you can't have your cake and eat it—What can you have against it? [idiom.]— |