Bite off more than can chew 貪多嚼不爛
2023-02-21 15:28:46 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
bite off more than one can chew的字面意義，如果貪多貪快，一下咬下一大口，那就會(huì)產(chǎn)生貪我嚼不爛的現(xiàn)象，吃不下去，即使吃下去了，也消化不了。比喻一個(gè)人好高騖遠(yuǎn)，過(guò)高地估計(jì)自己的能力
【例句】
He bit off more than he could chew when he undertook to do all the organizing by himself.
他獨(dú)自承擔(dān)全部組織工作，他對(duì)自己的能力估計(jì)過(guò)高了。
You want to learn English, French, and German all at once? Young man, you will bite off more than you can chew.
你想同時(shí)學(xué)英、法、德三種語(yǔ)言？年輕人，你那樣做可是太好高騖遠(yuǎn)了。