| 释义 |
Examples:doing things at the last minute—a perverse way of doing things—fig. can't help doing it—fig. feign one thing while doing another—in the process of (doing something or happening)—avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf—(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)—consume passively without doing anything useful—servant or army orderly doing odd jobs—fig. not persevere in doing sth—spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)—give an excuse (for not doing something)—doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free—doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)—what harm is there in (doing sth)—incidentally (while doing sth else)—doing some things at the expense of others—totally stop doing something—sweet talk sb into doing sth—fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing—give up or stop doing sth.—press sb. into doing sth.—think nothing of doing sth. [idiom.]—Saying is one thing, doing quite another [idiom.]—persist in doing sth. in one's own way—do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work—accomplishing something besides what one set out do—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. pretend to do sth without understanding it—put together (usu. things that do not blend well together)—never put off until tomorrow what you can do today [idiom.]— |