| 释义 |
Examples:lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—looks impressive but is worthless [idiom.]—the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak—The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).—Heaven's net is wide meshed, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73).—lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what—(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)—national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes the rescue—day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)—fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy—The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.—good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked—"mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable a particular entity—one who has a little knowledge likes show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest—lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior the master—The net of heaven is wide, but no-one escapes.—The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.—the name remains, but the reality is gone [idiom.]—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon—life is but a dream [idiom.]—it's all very well talk, but getting things done is another matter [idiom.]—be an expert at paperwork (but have no real abilities) [idiom.]— |