- 近义词
- 反义词
- 以卵投石like an egg knocking itself against a stone;kick against the pricks ;
- 以卵击石throw an egg against a rock -- court defeat by fighting against overwhelming odds;(It's like) an egg dashing itself against a rock.;(like) an egg trying to crush [collide with] a stone;court one's own ruin;kick against the pricks ;
- 眼高手低have grandiose aims but puny abilities;be fastidious but incompetent;flit from one thing to another;great ambition but little talent ;
- 螳臂挡车kick against the pricks ;
- 螳臂当车a mantis trying to stop [obstruct] a chariot;a mantis raises its forelegs, trying to stop an oncoming car.;an ambitious attempt without a sense of one's pitiable limitation;an overestimation of one's ability, resulting in failure ;
- 蚍蜉撼树an ant trying to shake a giant tree;ridiculously overrating oneself;
- 双语例句 更多例句
The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
不自量力者往往摔得最惨。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
In trying to build a house by himself , he had bitten off more than he could chew.
他曾经试图独立造屋是不自量力的.
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In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself.
这家公司作出这些承诺,显然是不自量力。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
In trying to build the bridge himself, he had bitten more than he could chew.
他试图独自建桥, 真是不自量力.
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- declare v.宣称;表明;断言;公布;申报;(在击球员还未全部出局时)宣布结束赛局;
- compensate v.补偿,赔偿;弥补;抵消;
- apple store 苹果专卖店;苹果直营店;苹果官方零售店;苹果在线商店
- backache n.背痛,腰痛;
- diamond n.金刚石;钻石首饰;菱形;(扑克)方块;内场;
- Ice n. 冰;雪糕;冷淡;冰状物;vt.& vi. (使)结冰;
- urban adj.城市的;城镇的;都市的;
- piece n.块;碎片;部件;一件;一块;项;文章;艺术品;硬币;棋子;部分;枪;v.组合资料(以便了解情况);拼凑;
- top secret adj.(尤指对他国政府)绝对机密的,最高机密的;绝密的
- drop v.落下;(使)降低;使掉下;累倒;中途放下;停止;把…除名;急剧倾斜而下;给…送到;断绝往来;n.滴;少量;减少;糖豆;落差;空投;
- simple adj.简单的;单纯的;朴素的;
- never adv.从不;决不;从未;int. 不会吧;

