英文词汇“巧妇难为无米之炊”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典-新知网

单词

巧妇难为无米之炊

释义

巧妇难为无米之炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice—one can’t make bricks without straw; one cannot make silk purse out of a sow’s ear; you cannot make something out of nothing
❍ 贾母笑道： “正是： ‘巧媳妇做不出没米儿粥来。’”(《红楼梦》977) The old lady chortled，“As the proverb says: ‘Even a clever wife can’t make congee without rice.’”/ ‘巧媳妇做不出没米的饭菜’，叫我怎么样呢？ (《红楼梦》278) Even the cleverest housewife can’t make bread without flour!You’re lucky you’ve only got me to contend with.

巧妇难为无米之炊qiao fu nan wei wu mi zhi chui

the cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice—one cannot make bricks without straw

巧妇难为无米之炊

a housewife,no matter how clever she is,can’t cook without rice;one can’t make bricks without straw; if you have no hand you can’t make a fist

巧妇难为无米之炊qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī

再聪明能干的妇女，没有米也做不出饭来。比喻没有必备的条件，再聪明的人也很难做成事。one can’t make bricks without straw, You can’t make omelettes without breaking eggs. one can’t make silk purse out of a sow’s ear

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