查询词典 one-eyed

waste one's breath ,save one's breath：是告诉某人省口舌,别说了,那么这里就是白费口舌了

They are weeding out(淘汰) old books. | 10. waste one's breath ,save one's breath是告诉某人省口舌,别说了,那么这里就是白费口舌了. | 11. vanish into thin air 消失在稀薄的空气中,比喻消失得无影无踪

save one's face：保全面子, 挽回面子

run one's face [美俚]靠外貌(仪表, 体态)向人借债, 靠外表取得别人的帮助 | save one's face 保全面子, 挽回面子 | set one's face against 抵制; 坚决反对

save one's neck：免受绞刑

save one's hide 使自己免于被罚 | save one's neck 免受绞刑 | save one's skin 安然逃脱

One should save (up) for a rainy day：人应该未雨绸缪

One should respect the teachers. We should respect the teachers. 大家应该尊敬老师. | One should save (up) for a rainy day. 人应该未雨绸缪. | One shouldn't overwork oneself. 一个人不应该过分劳累.

scratch one's head：搔头皮, 对某事迷惑不解

run one's head off 拼命地跑 | scratch one's head 搔头皮, 对某事迷惑不解 | shake one's head 摇头(表示拒绝、烦恼、怀疑、不赞成等)

Seeing is believing. One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays：百闻不如一见

一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝. One boy is a boy, two ... | 百闻不如一见. Seeing is believing. One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. | 一着不慎,满盘皆输. One false move may lose th...

seek one's fortune：找出路

make a fortune / make one's fortune发财致富 | seek one's fortune 找出路 | try one's fortune 碰运气

(Through self-awareness one matures, through self-satisfaction one degrades：人因自覺而成長;因自滿而墮落

忍得過,看得破;提得起,放得下. (To tolerate... | 人因自覺而成長;因自滿而墮落. (Through self-awareness one matures, through self-satisfaction one degrades.) | 多做多得;少做多失. (The more you do, the more...

set one's heart on：渴望

set one's heart at rest 安心 | set one's heart on 渴望 | set one's house in order 整理

set one's heart on：非常想得到,渴望得到 take heart 鼓起勇气,有了信心

not have the heart to do something 不忍心做某事 | set one's heart on 非常想得到,渴望得到 take heart 鼓起勇气,有了信心 | wear one's heart on one's sleeve (非正式)公开表露自己的感情

colonial rule：殖民统治

colonial protectorate;殖民保护地;殖民被保护国;; | colonial rule;殖民统治;; | Colonial Secretary;辅政司;;

matrimonial agency：婚姻介绍所

21 deep love 深沉的爱情 | 22 matrimonial agency 婚姻介绍所 | 23 lover,sweetheart 情人