英文词汇“百足之虫，死而不僵”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

百足之虫，死而不僵

释义

百足之虫，死而不僵百足之虫，至死不僵bǎi zǔ zhī chóng,sǐ ér bù jiāng

a centipede may die but it won’t topple over; a centipede dies but never falls down; a centipede goes on wriggling when it’s already dead; old institutions die hard; an insect with a hundred feet does not stretch its body out even when dead
❍ 古人有言： ‘～’，如今虽说不似先年那样兴盛，较之平常仕宦人家，到底气象不同。(《红楼梦》18) A centipede dies but never falls down,as the old saying goes. Although they’re not as prosperous as before,they’re still a cut above ordinary official families.
❍ 可知这样大族人家，若从外头杀来，一时是杀不死的。这可是古人说的，‘～’，必须先从家里自杀自灭起来，才能一败涂地呢！ (《红楼梦》965) Now I realize that big families like ours can’t be destroyed in one fell swoop from outside. In the words of the old saying，‘A centipede even when dead won’t fall to the ground.’ We must start killing each other first before our family can be completely destroyed.

百足之虫，死而不僵bai zu zhi chong,si er bu jiang

old institutions die hard

百足之虫，死而不僵bǎi zú zhī chónɡ sǐ ér bù jiānɡ

比喻人虽已死掉，但其势力或影响仍然存在。a centipede does not topple over even when dead,old institutions die hard,a millepede does not topple over even when dead,a millepede dies but never falls down

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