| 释义 |
Examples:replace the old with new [idiom.]—replace the old with new—the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise—get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate—Book of Job in the Old Testament—review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)—push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate—lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.—lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); drive out the old and make a clean sweep—usher out the old, greet the new—respect the old and cherish the young—Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860—not stick to the old conventions—shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries—the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way—before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved—clear out the old, bring in the new—stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing acknowledge new ideas—complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction—lit. like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old—suitable for both the young and the old—discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate—the five books of Moses in the Old Testament—act in accordance with the old rules—the new replaces the old [idiom.]—destroy the old and establish the new [idiom.]—lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best [idiom.]—Book of Job (in the Old Testament)—sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)—essay written for the imperial examinations (old)—replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited—(old) visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)—fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)—old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th century Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji—lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague—different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only—one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old)—squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)— |