| 释义 |
Examples:the storm put strong grass the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister—lit. respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven—according with the times—defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions—the law of a state (in former times)—a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down the times of Confucius—the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)—the government in imperial times—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—the new boss cracks the whip three times—push back (progress, the times etc)—show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances—lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. stick together in hard times—lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times—demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)—sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)—(in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family—(especially) have two lovers at the same time—(of officials in imperial times) the highest rank—pay bride-price (payment to the bride's family in former times)—pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)—bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning—kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)—sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)—save the country in times of danger—(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force—hold two contradictory views at the same time—from ancient times (up the present)—classifier for the frequency or number of times an action or deed is carried out - mostly used in idiomatic phrases—venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time [idiom.]— |