狐假虎威

时间：2011-06-21 02:25:52

（单词翻译:单击）

A tiger caught a fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, 'You mustn't eat me. I was sent by Heaven to rule the animals. By eating me, you will violate1（违反，侵犯） the command of Heaven. If you don't believe me, just follow me to see whether the animals are of me.' The tiger agreed, and followed the fox as it walked around the forest. The animals all ran away on seeing them. The tiger thought they were of the fox, so he let it go. He didn't realise that it was him that the beasts were really of.

This idiom means relying on another's power to bully2（欺负） or frighten others.


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1 violate GLLzI     
vt.违反，违背，亵渎，侵犯，妨碍
参考例句：
  • Those who violate traffic regulations should be punished.那些违反交通规定的人应该受处罚。
  • Can they be allowed to violate rules and regulations at will?难道能容许他们随心所欲地破坏规章制度吗？
2 bully bully     
n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮
参考例句：
  • A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
  • The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

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