释义 |
Examples:lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.—White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings—the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)—righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); feel indignant at injustice—female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority—European center for nuclear research CERN, at Geneva—cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike—seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)—demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation—Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption—Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty—at the Chinese New Year or other festivities—holding two or more (official) posts at the same time—lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job—Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms—(polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc)—double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement—nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)—lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic—always be there for sb at their beck and call—the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity—cultural movement aspiring study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song—work steadily at something little by little—Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude)—banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive—take a picture of oneself, using a shutter delay timer, or by holding a camera at arm's length, or by remote control—no strategy left try (idiom); at one's wit's end—Li ZiCheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty—damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense—throw stones at sb. who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down—lit. gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy [idiom.]—it's better hurry at the start than to rush later [idiom.]—lean against the railings and look at the moon [idiom.]—offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb. of lower status to higher status)—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages— |