22-03-23 因小失大，汉语成语，字面意思是lose a great deal through trying to save a little，比喻为了小的利益而失去大的利益，得不偿失，可以翻译为suffer a big loss for a little gain或 lose the main goal because of small gains。 例句： 我们不能因小失大。 We cant...

22-03-22 得不偿失，汉语成语，意思是所得的利益抵偿不了所受的损失。可以翻译为one is losing more than one is gaining或the loss outweighs the gain等。 例句： 这次交易会得不偿失。 The trade fair was not worth the cost....

22-02-28 6. befuddled 迷惑的；糊涂的 fuddle有酗酒的意思，所以befuddled多表示因为喝酒而导致大脑昏昏沉沉。 Im so tired, my poor befuddled brain cant absorb any more. 我太累了，可怜的大脑昏昏沉沉的，再也记不住任何东西了。 7. disoriented 迷路的，迷失的 -oriented...

21-11-15 在汉语中有许多与吃有关的有趣表达，例如，吃醋（be jealous of）、吃土（dirt-poor），吃惊（be surprised）。今天我们再来学习一个十分常见的与吃有关的词语吃亏。 吃亏，可以表示受到损失（suffer losses），常见表达如占小便宜吃大亏（gain petty advantages only...

21-03-17 Mrs. Elton was first seen at church: but though devotion might be interrupted, curiosity could not be satisfied by a bride in a pew, and it must be left for the visits in form which were then to be paid, to settle whether she were very pretty indeed...