中英
抱佛脚
/ bào fó jiǎo /
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     make a hasty last-minute effort

    make a getaway (from the scene of a crime) = 逃之夭夭 make a hasty last-minute effort = 抱佛脚 make a last-ditch stand before the city wall = 背城借一 ..

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  • 双语例句
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    她正为了应付经济学考试而临时抱佛脚
    She was cramming for her Economics exam.
    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • 2
    除此之外,一份刊登在《学习与记忆》日报上的研究发现睡觉比临时抱佛脚更有可能得到好结果。
    On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.
  • 3
    然而,有时我会忘了吃,因为我忙于赶作业,或考前临时抱佛脚
    However, sometimes I forget to eat them because I am too busy writing assignments or cramming for exams.
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  • 百科
  • 抱佛脚

    宋朝时期,王安石与客人闲谈,偶然谈到佛经,他感慨地说:“投老欲依僧”,表示想与和尚去做伴。旁人加上一句“急来抱佛脚”。王安石不悦,那人说古诗对谚语,如改成对联则成为“老欲依僧,急来抱佛”,头脚相对。

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