| 釋義 |
長他人志氣，滅自己威風長別人志氣，滅自己威風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)
? 軍師何故長別人銳氣，滅自己威風？(《三國演義》454)General,what makes you boost another man’s ardour to fight and do away with your own dignity?/陳達叫將起來，說道： “你兩個閉了鳥嘴，長別人志氣，滅自己威風。……”(《水滸全傳》25)“Shut your craven mouths，” Chen Da cried: “Praising other people’s courage pulls down your own. …”/不要～。我們上海棉紡界總應(yīng)該有個決策。(周而復(fù)《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. |