| 釋義 |
畫虎類狗畫虎類犬；畫虎不成反類犬；畫虎不成反類狗；畫虎不成huà hǔ lèi gǒutry to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog—attempt sth over-ambitious and end in failure; fail to achieve what one set out to do
? 算了吧！ 你這叫～。That’s enough! You’re attempting something too ambitious and will end in failure.
? 他的兒子也真不爭氣，終于～，被踢出官場。His son,having let him down,finally failed to achieve what he had set out to do,and was kicked out of official circles.
? 你們步侵略者的后塵，不可一世，但卻～，真叫人笑掉大牙。You follow in the aggressors’footsteps,and are insufferably arrogant,but you’ve made a poor imitation so you are ridiculous enough to make people laugh their heads off. 畫虎類狗huà hǔ lèi ɡǒu類：似、像。水平不夠，卻要畫猛虎，結(jié)果畫成了狗的樣子。比喻模仿力極差，好高鶩遠(yuǎn)，從事非力所能及的事情，終無成就，反而被人作為笑柄。make a poor imitation, attempt sth. over-ambitious and end in failure |