| 释义 |
Examples:General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, president of Myanmar (Burma) from 1992—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees—competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate)—uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)—no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices—better just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony—turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected—a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold—measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)—shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)—exceeds expectations (idiom); much better than anticipated—dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)—technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—fig. inciting people action is more effective than dispatching orders—A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.—(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy—less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish—the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); gossip about the neighbors—would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles—limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)—heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter—no less than from heaven the abyss (idiom); differing widely—treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)—"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc—seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else—(literary) be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time—older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)—religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—It is better squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)—the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—better go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish [idiom.]— |