英文词汇“以汤止沸”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

以汤止沸

释义

以汤止沸yǐ tāng zhǐ fèi

check the pot from boiling by pouring in boiling water—of no avail; to no effect
❍ 在危机期间，许多人企图斡旋于两国之间，但如～，无济于事。During the crisis,many people tried to mediate between the two countries,but to no avail just like checking the pot from boiling by pouring in boiling water.

以汤止沸yi tang zhi fei

trying to stop water from boiling by adding boiling water to it—an ineffective measure

以汤止沸yǐ tānɡ zhǐ fèi

把开水浇在锅里来制止沸腾。比喻舍本逐末，不仅不能制止某种趋势，反而会助长。a temporacy redress, of no avail

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