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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- proverb ['prɔvəːb]
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1.
noun
[c]
谚语
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1.
noun
[c]
谚语
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- proverb ['prɑv3ːb]
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1.
n
a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience
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2.
n
a person or thing exemplary in respect of a characteristic
- Antarctica is a proverb for extreme cold
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3.
n
[ecclesiast]
a wise saying or admonition providing guidance
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to utter or describe (something) in the form of a proverb
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5.
vt.
to make (something) a proverb
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin pr
o verbium, from verbum word
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1.
n
a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience
Examples
- an old proverb
- 古老的谚语 → old
- Antarctica is a proverb for extreme cold → proverb
- what is the sense of this proverb? → sense
- 俗话说：“看菜吃饭，量体裁衣”。我们无论做什么事都要看情形办理。
- There is a proverb: "Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure". Whatever we do must be done according to actual circumstances. → 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
- 谚语
- proverb; saying; adage; saw → 谚
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