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| 释义 | be verb—有 v是 vless common: 当 v • 存在 v • 成为 v • 做 v • 属 v • 乃 v • 乃是 v Examples:too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless repent after the event.—悔之无及 It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—过程比终点更美 • 路上比终点更有意义 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM—脉口 lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—明枪易躲，暗箭难防 • 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 old habits are hard change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.—积习难改 The meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten—好饭不怕晚 avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—藏拙 lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—秋后算帐 everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand—应有尽有 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...—者 tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child—姑息养奸 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).—事过境迁 Each has his likes and dislikes (idiom). There is no accounting for tastes.—各有所好 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people—政通人和 posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)—冥婚 lit. dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general—请将不如激将 transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)—转移支付 animal that is harmful crops or to another species—敌害 when the root is firm, the branches flourish—本固枝荣 interest (thing in which one is interested)—兴趣 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment—美中不足 once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved—一了百了 rootstock (stem onwhich a branch is grafted)—砧木 regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—相见恨晚 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.—既往不咎 chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew—大块朵颐 technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—格斯塔 lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)—一退六二五 go head to head (see who is best)—一较高下 fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy—价廉物美 lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason—无风不起浪 The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)—无限风光在险峰 The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.—法网灰灰，疏而不漏 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words—冰炭不言，冷热自明 name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province—召 There is always sth more learn (applied to art or learning).—强中自有强中手 character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied—生字 To learn without thinking is confusing, think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)—学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)—好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 things indirectly implied from what is said—话中有话 fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—见猎心喜 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—门庭冷落，门堪罗雀 tolerate is to abet—姑息遗患 particle indicating that a previously asked question is be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")—呢 lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion—终南捷径 Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination—八达岭 see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—见义勇为 lit. argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble—争长论短 the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—师父领进门，修行在个人 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful—花好月圆 it is absolutely essential (follow the above instruction)—切切 Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea—侯门似海 meaning of character is unclear, and no known compounds—銰 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible—智者千虑，必有一失 observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come—鉴往知来 unable help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.—爱莫能助 fig. refuse be convinced until one is faced with grim reality—不见棺材不落泪 it is for...to—由 switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is disconnect the call)—叉簧 bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)—一一映射 everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world—万事大吉 The net of heaven is wide, but no-one escapes.—天网灰灰，疏而不漏 where there is injustice, there will be an outcry—不平则鸣 live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—身在福中不知福 monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance—一元论 circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius—周三徑一 fig. it is hard get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations—戴盆望天 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.—劫数难逃 the people's livelihood is reduced destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment—民生凋敝 the masses rise attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.—群起而攻之 act according to whatever is the current outlook—顺风转舵 there is a rock every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock—一物降一物 say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—撇清 promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful [idiom.]—兴利除弊 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly [idiom.]—时运亨通 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind [idiom.]—万事皆备，只欠东风 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.—心有余而力不足 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [idiom.]—无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. [idiom.]—勤则不匮 one's predestined fate is yet be fulfilled [idiom.]—前缘未了 control a key point is to be master of the situation [idiom.]—以一驭万 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—救人一命胜造七级浮屠 choose what is good and hold fast to it [idiom.]—择善固执 lit. fight it out with sb to see who is best [idiom.]—一见高低 (emphasizes that sth. is precisely or exactly as stated)—便是 value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth. because it is one's own—敝帚自珍 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. [idiom.]—少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb. who is sound asleep—呼呼 One careless move and the whole game is lost. [idiom.]—一着不慎，满盘皆输 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon—朝三暮四 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people [idiom.]—侯门似海 throw stones at sb. who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down—落井下石 • 投井下石 enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels—数黄道黑 • 数黑论黄 • 数黑论白 be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)—顶 making a deer out be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation—指鹿为马 bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates—笐 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)—三人行，必有我师 there can never be too much deception in war—兵不厌诈 "a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—证奴 (old) stones that can be rolled down onan attacking enemy—礌石 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me—手下留情 lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—束手无策 the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed be the coldest days of the year—三九天 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers—饥不择食 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—家丑不可外传 be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others—当仁不让 able think of everything that needs to be thought of—心眼大 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has be ruthless.—无毒不丈夫 be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)—汗 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure be ill-intentioned. [idiom.]—黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea [idiom.]—福如东海 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail [idiom.]—耳熟能详 (of one's name, reputation etc) be immortalized [idiom.]—流芳百世 be respected in life and lamented in death [idiom.]—生荣死哀 too numerous be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) [idiom.]—罄笔难书 be unprepared and seek help at the last minute [idiom.]—临渴掘井 be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away [idiom.]—决胜千里 remove sth that could be used as a pretext [idiom.]—以免借口 be completely drained both emotionally and physically [idiom.]—神劳形瘁 |
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