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一星期 一成語
9. 乘風破浪
解釋:船只乘著風勢破浪前進。比喻排除困難,奮勇前進。
Definition:
1. to ride the winds and plow the waves (literally)
2. to fearlessly and steadfastly pursue a goal without regards to setbacks
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8. 望梅止渴
解釋: 原意是梅子酸,人想吃梅子就會流涎,因而止渴。後比喻願望無法實現,用空想安慰自己。
Definition:
1. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums ( literally)
2. to console oneself with illusions
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7. 畫龍點睛
解釋:傳說畫龍畫得神似,只要點上眼睛,龍就會活起來飛走。多比喻說話或寫作時,在關鍵的地方加上一兩句精句就能點明要旨,使說話更有力,文章更感人。
Definition: to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)
fig. to add the vital finishing touch the crucial point that brings the subject to life a few words to clinch the point
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6. 紙上談兵
解釋:在文字上談論用兵的策略。後來用「紙上談兵」來比喻不 切實際的議論。
Definition
: Giving useless comment without solving the problem
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5. 自相矛盾
解釋: 矛進攻敵人的刺擊武器;盾保護自己的盾牌。比喻自己說話做事前後抵觸。
Definition:
1.self-contradictory; inconsistent; paradoxical
2.self-contradiction; anti-logical
3.to argue against oneself; to contradict oneself
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4. 各有所能
解釋:能:才能。各有各的才能、優點。一般多指人才而言。
Definition: to let everyone does their best on what they are passion about
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3. 因小失大
解釋:為了小小的利益,造成極大的損失。
Definition: losing a lot for so little benefits
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2. 對牛彈琴
解釋:比喻對愚蠢的人講深刻的道理。現在也用來譏笑說話的 人。不看對象,無的放矢。
Definition: cast pearls before swine
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1.
狐假虎威
解釋:假:借。狐狸假借老虎的威勢。比喻依仗別人的勢力欺壓人。
Definition: use powerful connection to intimidate people
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