Angol | Kínai |
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bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | 忘恩負義verb 狗咬吕洞宾 /gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn/verb 狗咬呂洞賓verb |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | 擤鼻子 /xǐng bízi/verb 擤鼻涕 /xǐng bítì/verb |
blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | 栽跟头 /zāigēntou/verb 栽跟頭verb |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | 含着金勺子出生的 /hán zhe jīn sháozi chūshēng de/adjective 含著金勺子出生的adjective |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | 吃早餐 /chī zǎocān/verb |
brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | 刷牙 /shuāyá/verb |
burn one's bridges verb | 過河拆橋verb |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | 採取鴕鳥政策verb |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | 一个人 /yīgèrén/preposition 一個人preposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | 自己 /zìjǐ/preposition |
cash on delivery (transaction) noun [UK: kæʃ ɒn dɪ.ˈlɪ.və.ri] [US: ˈkæʃ ɑːn də.ˈlɪ.və.ri] | 貨到付款noun |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | 歇口气 /xiē kǒuqì/verb 歇口氣verb |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | 变卦 /biànguà/verb 改變主意verb 變卦verb |
cheat on (be unfaithful to) verb [UK: tʃiːt ɒn] [US: ˈtʃiːt ɑːn] | 对某人不忠 /duì mǒurén bùzhōng/verb 對某人不忠verb |
clamp down on (to take measures to stop something) verb [UK: klæmp daʊn ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈklæmp ˈdaʊn ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | 制止 /zhìzhǐ/verb 压制 /yāzhì/verb 壓制verb 鎮壓verb 镇压 /zhènyā/verb |
clean up one's act (reform) verb | 改善自己的习惯 /gǎishàn zìjǐ de xíguàn/verb 改善自己的習慣verb |