| 释义 |
Examples:(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers—the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement—dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis—national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes the rescue—(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers—lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action—a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956—open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain—The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.—high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching the test)—discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)—fall short of the best but be better than the worst—Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)—loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action—(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)—starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)—lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)—has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling see the importance of sth—instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong—lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart—perfect in structure, but not much of it—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.—unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—old but still full of vitality [idiom.]—impersonate sb but gain the opposite of the desired effect [idiom.]—boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it [idiom.]—Easy raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. [idiom.]—of great reputation but shallow in knowledge [idiom.]— |