| 释义 |
Examples:a large-scale collective effort find details about a person or event (Internet slang)—often used with negatives, e.g. no need worry about past issues—the number of molecules in a mole, about 6.022 x 10^23—talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently—run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily—bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording—lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth—born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. complain about one's fate)—Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, published from 1964 about 1976—When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do—particle indicating that a previously asked question is be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")—spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision—speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush—know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end—extensive but not refined (idiom); know something about everything—Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists—term of respect for a man of about the same age—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place—particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")—Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural revolution—homeless and miserable (idiom); wander about in a desperate plight—uncle (term used address a man about the age of one's father)—do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)—keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones—no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens [idiom.]—There is no need boast about one's treasures. [idiom.]— |