释义 |
Examples:the hero has plans already laid (idiom); have plans ready in advance—starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine—sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds—nothing but herb soup and dry provisions eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet—guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors—sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance—talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently—lit. inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power—millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united—without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules—burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day—lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position—no time deal with so many things (idiom); to have one's hands full—reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); interpret word-by-word without understanding the meaning—lit. it takes a long time make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly—replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited—bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for filial son during Confucian mourning period—cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold—as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner—smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants—wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously—wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on—no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); conquer every obstacle—speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush—liking what odd, interested in what is different (idiom); curious about the exotic—absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable—revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences—lit. burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common—frightening words scare people (idiom); alarmist talk—lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. blossom (of poem or art)—a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer—do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon— |