| 释义 |
Examples:spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising—continue in one's own way (idiom); to ignore advice—honor old people as we do our own aged parents—fig. suffer on account of one's own meddling—fig. attack an opponent using his own devices—think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative—place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it—the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort—eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action—lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow inothers' field—slap one's own buttocks in excitement or despair—pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own—honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related—an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities—each sticks his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf—each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life lead—implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime—a goal in a sports match where the player accidentally puts the ball inhis own goal—letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc—Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)—choose sth. over another to suit one's own convenience—sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof [idiom.]—emerge and perish on its own; to run its course [idiom.]—make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's [idiom.]— |