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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不…而… [bù…ér…]
  1. 1.
    不劳而获
    acquire without working
    不言而喻
    it goes without saying
    不胫而走
    spread like wildfire

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不…而… [bù…ér…]
  1. 1. do... without doing...
    不战而胜
    win without fighting a battle; win hands down
    两个多年不见的好朋友在街上不期而遇。

Examples

侗而不愿(幼稚而不老实)。
重足而立,侧目而视,敢怒而不敢言。 重足而立
樟脑溶于酒精而不溶于水。
Camphor dissolves in alcohol, but not in water.
世界上多少人被他们的甜言蜜语所蒙蔽,而不知道他们笑里藏刀的可怕。
Quite a number of people have been fooled by their flattering words, failing to see the murderous intent behind their smiles. 笑里藏刀
这首诗妙在含蓄而不明言。
The appeal of this poem lies in suggestion rather than direct statement.
这项工程的问题不在于进度,而在于质量。
The question of this project is one not of speed but of quality. 在于
如入鲍鱼之肆,久而不闻其臭
it's like staying in a fish market and getting used to the stink—long exposure to bad surroundings or bad company accustoms one to evil ways 如入鲍鱼之肆
英雄已逝,而他的精神却流传下来,怎不令人悲喜交集? 悲喜交集
这几首诗体式互不相同,不能一概而论。 体式
因为长相而奚落别人是不道德的。 奚落

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