每日學(xué)英語：Have eyes bigger than stomach 人心不足吞蛇象
2023-12-02 15:23:40 每日學(xué)英語
have eyes bigger than one's stomach字面意思眼睛比胃大和漢語俗語“眼大肚子小”的含義一樣，用來形容“人眼饞，看到什么都想吃下肚，卻因?yàn)轱埩坑邢?，沒辦法吃完”，即眼高手低，人心不足吞蛇象”的意思。
【例句】
My mum told me off because I had ordered three ice creams and finished only one. She said I had eyes bigger than my stomach!
我媽媽把我教訓(xùn)了一通，因?yàn)槲尹c(diǎn)了三個(gè)冰激淋，只吃完了一個(gè)。她說我人心不足吞蛇象。
You think you could eat that entire cake? I think your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
你認(rèn)為自己能吃完整個(gè)蛋糕嗎?我看你是眼饞肚飽,根本吃不下。