查询词典 one-upmanship

to reprove one for：叱责

to laugh at one for ... 因... 而嘲笑 | to reprove one for ... 叱责 | to excuse one for ... 原谅

rest on one'：吃老本

. 城乡信用社 credit corroborative in both urban and ru... | . 吃老本 live on one';s own fat; bask in one';s past glory; rest on one';s laurels | . 持续、稳定、协调发展 sustained, stable and coordinated d...

rise to one's feet：站起

30. struggle to one's feet挣扎着站起来,在困境中奋起 | 31. rise to one's feet站起 | 32. take to one's feet走开

one roomed flat：单间公寓

one room dwelling 单间住宅 | one roomed flat 单间公寓 | one side welding 单面焊

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...

antiquated law：兩- 過時的法例

anti-fraud 兩- 打擊欺詐 港- 打擊詐騙 台- 制止背信 | antiquated law 兩- 過時的法例 | anti-trust 兩- 反托拉斯;反壟斷 台- 反托拉斯;反獨佔;反壟斷

permutable：可排列

permutability 转置性 可置换性 换排性 | permutable 可排列 | permutate 重排列