对牛弹琴的英文翻译与发音

对牛弹琴

[duìniúdànqín]

to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to a unappreciative audience
to cast pearls before swine
caviar to the general

play [plei]

n.游戏,比赛,运动,赌博,剧本 v.玩,扮演,播放,进行比赛 v.播放

lute [lu:t]

n.琵琶

cow [kau]

n.母牛,大型母兽 vt.威吓

idiom [idiәm]

n.成语,方言,土语,习惯用语

fig.

figure n.数字,图画

offering [ɔfәriŋ]

n.提供,奉献物,献礼,祭品

treat [tri:t]

n.宴请,款待,请客 vt.视为,对待,论述,治疗,款待 vi.交涉,谈判,协商,款待,作东

unappreciative [.ʌnə'prɪʃɪ.etɪv]

无鑒别力的，无欣赏力的

audience [ɔ:diәns]

n.听众,观众,接见,拜见

cast [ka:st; (-) kæst]

n.投掷,铸件,脱落物,一瞥,演员表 v.投,抛,投射,浇铸,计算,派(角色)

对牛弹琴的中英文例句与用法

面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine.他们示意他举止不当，如同对牛弹琴。Their hints about his behaviour were (like) water off a duck's back.别向他解释，那只是对牛弹琴。Don't explain it to him; it's only playing the lute to a cow.他向她讲解那音乐的妙处，可是这无异于对牛弹琴。He explained the beauty of the music to her but it was casting pearls before swine.他跟他妻子讲解那音乐之美，可是这无异于对牛弹琴。He explained the beauty of the music to his wife but it was casting pearls before swine.我在做一件吃力不讨好的事，简直是对牛弹琴。含义：不帮助，不同情。I do a thankless thing and cast pearls before swine!

对牛弹琴的相关词汇及其英文翻译

对牛弹琴 cast pearls before swine; throw pearls before swine