| 释义 |
长他人志气，灭自己威风长别人志气，灭自己威风zhǎng tā rén zhì qì , miè zì jǐ wēi fēngboost the morale (/heighten the fighting spirit/fortify the high resolve/gear up the spirits)of others and deflate one’s own arrogance; puff up others and lower our own morale (/dignity)
❍ 军师何故长别人锐气，灭自己威风？(《三国演义》454)General,what makes you boost another man’s ardour to fight and do away with your own dignity?/陈达叫将起来，说道： “你两个闭了鸟嘴，长别人志气，灭自己威风。……”(《水浒全传》25)“Shut your craven mouths，” Chen Da cried: “Praising other people’s courage pulls down your own. …”/不要～。我们上海棉纺界总应该有个决策。(周而复《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—264) We mustn’t give up the ghost and let the other fellow think he’s got the better of us. We in the Shanghai cotton spinning industry must have a positive policy. |