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[be in a precarious state] 早晨不能保证晚上命运如何。形容形势非常严峻,很难维计
朝发夕至 ( 朝發夕至 )zhāo fā -xī zhì
[start at dawn and arrive at dusk—a short journey] 早晨动身,当晚即可到达。形容路程近或交通便利
朝晖夕阴 ( 朝暉夕陰 )zhāo huī -xī yīn
[morning sunlight and evening shade] 或早或晚(一天里)阴晴变化。晖,日光
朝晖夕阴,气象万千。——宋· 范仲淹《岳阳楼记》
朝令夕改zhāo lìng -xī gǎi
[issue an order in the morning and rescind it in the evening] 指政令或办法时常更改,一会儿一个样。也说“朝令暮改”
朝气蓬勃 ( 朝氣蓬勃 )zhāo qì -péng bó
[vigorous] 有活力,有生气;精力充沛
一个朝气蓬勃的青年
朝秦暮楚zhāo qín -mù chǔ
[serve the State of Qin in the morning and the State of Chu in the evening—quick to switch sides]∶时而倾向秦国,时而倾向楚国,比喻反复无常
[indefinite]∶早上在秦国,晚上在楚国,比喻行踪不定
朝三暮四zhāo sān -mù sì
[blow hot and cold] 原来比喻用诈术欺骗人。后来用以比喻变化多端,捉摸不定
朝三暮四,昨非今是,痴儿不解荣枯事。——元· 乔吉《山坡羊·冬日写怀》
朝生暮死zhāo shēng -mù sǐ
[ephemeral; birth in the morning and death at night] 指仅生存一日的,形容短命
蜉蝣朝生暮死
朝思暮想zhāo sī -mù xiǎng
[yearn day and night] 早晨也想,晚上也想。形容想念殷切,思虑不已
人民朝思暮想的改革成了现实
朝闻夕改 ( 朝聞夕改 )zhāo wén -xī gǎi
[one heard in the morning and amended in the evening] 早上听见自己的过失,晚上就改正
朝闻夕死 ( 朝聞夕死 )zhāo wén -xī sǐ
[I have learned the truth in the morning,I shall not regret though I have to die in the evening] 语出《论语·里仁》篇。原话是:“朝闻道,夕死可矣。”这是说:如果早上明白了道理,哪怕当晚就死去,也是值得的。
古人贵朝闻夕死,况君前途尚可。——《世说新语·自新》
今朝jīn zhāo
[today;this day;at the present;on this day]∶今天
[now]∶现在
数风流人物,还看今朝
明朝míng zhāo
[tomorrow] 〈方〉∶明天
花朝节 ( 花朝節 )Huā zhāo jié
[birthday of all flowers celebrated on the 12th February of lunar calendar] 旧时农历二月十二日是花朝节,是百花生日
花朝节后。——明· 袁宏道《满井游记》
花朝月夕huā zhāo -yuè xī
[beautiful scene on a bright day] 亦作“花晨月夕”。二月十五为花朝,八月十五为月夕,引伸指良辰美景
每花朝月夕,与宾佐赋咏,甚有情致。——《旧唐书·罗威传》
危若朝露wēi ruò zhāo lù
[emergency] 朝露见日即干。比喻人的生命危在旦夕
君之危若朝露,尚欲延年益寿乎。——《史记》
有朝一日yǒu zhāo yī rì
[one day;some time in the future] 即有那么一天
有朝一日,我得比她还开通,才能挣上饭吃
月夕花朝yuè xī -huā zhāo
[the evening of the moon and the morning of the flowers] 月色皎洁的夜晚,鲜花盛开的早晨。形容景色美好
空误了幽期密约,虚过了月夕花朝。——元· 郑德辉《倩女离魂》
人生如朝露rén shēng rú zhāo lù
[Human life is like the morning dew;Life is but a span] 比喻生命的短暂