与虎谋皮

[yǔ hǔ móu pí]
  • 释义

    ask a tiger for its skin [hide];a doomed petition;do an impossibility;request sb. to act against his own interests ;


  • 双语例句
1、

To ask him for help was like asking a tiger for its skin.

向他求助无异于与虎谋皮.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

  • 今日热词
  • 热门搜索

英语网(www.yingyuw.cn)为您提供在线词典、英语翻译、单词大全、英译汉、汉译英等英语服务!

湘ICP备19022612号-2