English | Chinese |
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a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | 私下听说phrase |
belittle [belittled, belittling, belittles] (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈlɪt.l̩] [US: bə.ˈlɪt.l̩] | 貶低verb 贬低 /biǎndī/verb 輕視verb 轻视 /qīngshì/verb |
Chicken Little (fable) proper noun | 杞人忧天proper noun |
too little, too late noun | tài chí/noun 太少,太迟 /tài shǎonoun 太少,太遲noun |