| 释义 |
Examples:indicate what one wants by facial gesture—hear what one wants to hear—lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); preach freely on one's favorite topic—smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants—whether one wants or not—use influence to get what one wants—cheap trick (get what one wants)—hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants—the heart desperately wants understand how to do sth but cannot [idiom.]—Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.—don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech the detriment of what you want to say—lit. want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed—you can't always get everything you want—I really want do it, but don't have the resources.—fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not—fig. Do what you want do openly and without dissimulation.—If you don't want anyone know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.—home truths (that one does not want hear)—be so in pain as to not want to live—lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—want stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up—lit. want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)—just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline—for want of a nail the battle was lost—want to have sth. overruled or changed—If one is industrious, one will not be in want. [idiom.]— |