| 释义 |
Examples:a tiny lapse can lead a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses—lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering—lit. order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture—The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).—living spirit, living image (idiom); true life—broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman—avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—old habits are hard change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.—everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary—cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense—cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds—lit. anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom—pretense at complying (idiom); sham gestures of politeness—an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)—failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); fail utterly—drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly—When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do—think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous—crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can—lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law—dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion—Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence—see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically—finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing—lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. act pragmatically—pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey—catch everything in one net (idiom); to eliminate at one stroke—develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change—scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place—each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life lead—tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically—natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added human calamity (fire, famine, war, Microsoft software)—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities— |