| 释义 |
Examples:close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense—solve behind closed doors—button magnet (use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)—lit. build a cart behind closed doors—the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels—lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society—the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns—classifier for doors and windows—wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel—locked in (with the door locked from the outside)—lock the stable door after the horse has bolted—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away—curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)—lead the devil to the door (idiom); to invite the attention of criminals—close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away—you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document)—doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)—The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand—come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger—lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles—lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient—space between the door and the entrance screen—wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door—lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing—lit. open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point [idiom.]—Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust [idiom.]—lit. there is no road the sky, nor door into the earth [idiom.]—sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof [idiom.]— |