得寸进尺的英文翻译与发音
得寸进尺
[décùnjìnchǐ]
- lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
lit.
- liter;literal;literally;literary;literature
win [win]
- v.(获)胜,赢得,劝诱,取得胜利 n.赢,胜利
inch [intʃ]
- n.英寸(=1/12英尺)
want [wɔnt; (-) wɔ:nt]
- vt.想要,希望,需要,短缺,缺少 n.需要,短缺
foot [fut]
- n.足,底部,英尺,音步(英诗),步调,步兵,末尾 vt.走在...上,支付,给...换底,结算 vi.步行,跳舞,总计
idiom [idiәm]
- n.成语,方言,土语,习惯用语
fig.
- figure n.数字,图画
satisfied [sætisfaid]
- adj.感到满意的
small [smɔ:l]
- adj.小的,少的
gains
- 收益;名词gain的複数形式
give [giv]
- n.弹性,可弯性 vt.给,授予,供给,献出,让步,引起,发表,捐助 vi.捐赠,让步
him [him]
- pron.他
得寸进尺的中英文例句与用法
- 【谚】得寸进尺。Give him an inch and he will take a yard.如果我们听任孩子们今晚迟睡,这就会成为他们得寸进尺的开端。If we let the children stay up late tonight it'll be the thin end of the wadge.
得寸进尺的相关词汇及其英文翻译
得寸进尺的开端 the thin end of the wedge