本末倒置

Don't trouble trouble untile trouble troubles you

不要自找麻烦

Don't put cart before the horse --->不要本末倒置. | Don't trouble trouble untile trouble troubles you. --->不要自找麻烦. | Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs --->不要班门弄斧.

yellowhead

新西兰金丝雀

the cart leads the horse 本末倒置 | yellowhead 新西兰金丝雀 | unfermented dough 未经发酵的面团

to miss the boat

坐失良机

to put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 | to miss the boat 坐失良机 | to burn the candle at both ends 过分耗费精力

put the boot on the wrong leg

错爱

put the axe in the helve 解决难题 | put the boot on the wrong leg 错爱 | put the cart before the horse 本末倒置

have a card up one's sleeve

成竹在胸

59. Teach fish to swim. 班门弄斧. | 60. Have a card up one's sleeve. 成竹在胸. | 61. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置.

He put the fire out

扑灭

开(灯)等I'll put the light on. | put out 扑灭 He put the fire out. | Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置

to flog a dead horse

徒劳,花力气在业已解决的问题上

to put the cart before the horse前后颠倒,本末倒置 | to flog a dead horse 徒劳,花力气在业已解决的问题上 | to hold your horses不要仓促行事(作出决定)

flog/beat a dead horse

徒劳,浪费精力

put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 | flog/beat a dead horse 徒劳,浪费精力 | flog/spur a willing horse 对努力工作的人进行不必要的督促

spur a willing horse

比喻给予了不必要的刺激

put the cart before the horse 本末倒置 | spur a willing horse 比喻给予了不必要的刺激 | eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽,吃得很多

work like a horse

拼命工作

英语里有关"horse"的短语很多,常说到的有"一匹黑马"(a dark horse),"拼命工作"(work like a horse),"本末倒置"(put the cart before the horse)等等. 本例中关于"horse"的用法表达的是"争论已经解决的问题"的意思,类似的还有"flog a dead

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