| 释义 |
Examples:lit. an ant trying shake a tree—refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying hurt you (proverb)—suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy—lit. give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation—each trying unload responsibilities onto the other—fail utterly in trying to copy something—trying turn the clock back—a mantis trying stop a chariot [idiom.]—a man who is never content is like a snake trying swallow an elephant [idiom.]—trying frantically escape [idiom.]—crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) [idiom.]—You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.—try to turn back history—lit. reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak—try to gain at expense of others—lit. turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis—try to extract information by deceit or bluff—lit. cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful—try out a new product (or manufacturing process)—fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound succeed eventually.—no strategy left try (idiom); at one's wit's end—fig. try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible—fig. try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off—making an all-out effort (idiom); try one's heart out—pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis—lit. try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it [idiom.]—try to form friendly ties with sb. for one's own benefit— |