| 释义 |
Examples:legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls—Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung—if you ride a tiger, it's hard get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway—Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan—a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times ward off evil spirits—bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow—old habits are hard change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.—easily forgive, simply release (idiom); let sb off scot free—lit. flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment—lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. cut off one's nose to spite one's face—sb who produces a piece of work for sb else pass off as their own—tear off a person's four limbs and head using five horse drawn carts (as capital punishment)—sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)—virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)—show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around—lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); gossip about the neighbors—the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—where it is possible let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible—lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me—vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—Tanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site—the Strawberry Generation (Taiwanese term, often sarcastic, for those born between 1980 and 1991, well off and influenced by advertising)—Beaufort Sea (off Alaska and British Columbia)—Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan—Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)—Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu—lit. break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat—blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker—sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)—wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)—lit. Train an army for a thousand days use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off—flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)—never put off until tomorrow what you can do today [idiom.]—when a girl is of age, she must be married off [idiom.]—lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat [idiom.]— |