因噎廢食 因噎废食
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lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
因噎废食
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
因噎废食
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〈成〉 give up eating for fear of choking—refrain from doing what one should for fear of running a risk
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〈成〉 give up eating for fear of choking—refrain from doing what one should for fear of running a risk
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
因噎废食
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因为吃饭噎住了,索性连饭也不吃了。 {give up eating for fear of choking;}〈比喻 fig.〉因为怕出问题,索性不干。 {refrain from doing what one should for fear of running a risk}
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因为吃饭噎住了,索性连饭也不吃了。 {give up eating for fear of choking;}〈比喻 fig.〉因为怕出问题,索性不干。 {refrain from doing what one should for fear of running a risk}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
因噎废食
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<熟> give up eating for fear of choking—refrain from doing sth necessary for fear of a slight risk; quit as the going gets rough; throw out the baby with the bath water; throw away the apple because of the core
- 不能因为一个航空公司出问题就关闭机场，这样做就是因噎废食。 You can't close the airport because one airline has problems—that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water.
yīnyē-fèishí
<熟> give up eating for fear of choking—refrain from doing sth necessary for fear of a slight risk; quit as the going gets rough; throw out the baby with the bath water; throw away the apple because of the core
- 不能因为一个航空公司出问题就关闭机场，这样做就是因噎废食。 You can't close the airport because one airline has problems—that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
