proverbial

I decided not to ask her for a loan in view of her proverbial meanness.

因为她小气得出了名,我决定不找她借钱.

Tom was looking at Mrs Adams, as unabashed as the proverbial cat looking at a king.

汤姆望著亚当斯太太, 泰然自若,就好像谚语所说的看著国王的猫.

He is the proverbial square peg in a round hole.

他正是谚语中所说的那种方枘圆凿不得其所的人.

His modesty is proverbial.

他的谦虚人人皆知。

Let's not count our proverbial chickens.

我们还是不要过分乐观。

His punctuality has become proverbial.

他的准时,众所周知.

With the help of some advertising stunts, she successfully made her proverbial debut in the Hollywood.

全靠广告噱头奏效, 她成功初登好莱坞,人所共知.

Guess what style of play I'm about to drag through the proverbial mud?

你们来猜猜接下来我要把哪种球风从淤泥地里捞出来谈?

The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.

豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。

The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.

这一思想已像格言一样广为流传.

The store had everything including the proverbial kitchen sink.

那家商店应有尽有,包括常说的厨房洗涤池。

UNLESS he is hit by the proverbial bus , 2007 will be the year of Gordon Brown.

除非戈登?布朗提前退休, 否则2007年他肯定将主政英国.

Or, like the proverbial dead cat, are Asian tigers on a merely temporary upward trajectory?

或者, 像俗话说的死猫反弹那样, 这些亚洲小虎只不过是在短暂反弹?

The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust...

豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。

He seems to have 9 lives, like the proverbial cat.

他就像格言中所说的猫一样,似乎有九条命.

The jealousy of wives is proverbial.

太太们的善妒是众所周知的.

His generosity is proverbial in the neighbourhood.

他的慷慨在这一带是众所周知的.

Ultimately, Mavericks executives determined a final piece of the proverbial puzzle wasn't the issue.

最后, 小牛执行者们决定这个众所周知的难题的最后一片儿拼图不是问题.

He's the proverbial bull knocking over shelves of china as the shopkeeper weeps in a corner.

他是那支顶翻货架并让中国店员躲在角落哭泣的公牛.

Their hospitality is proverbial.

他们的热情好客人人皆知。

He kicked the proverbial bucket.

他死掉了.

His generosity is proverbial.

他的慷慨是众所周知的.

REM sleep , however, is the proverbial riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

然而REM睡眠, 却是众所皆知的包于谜团中的谜中之谜.

In an environment, rate cuts are an example of pushing on the proverbial string.

在这种环境下, 降息不过是人们常说的“推绳子”,无法从根本上解决问题.

Don't you think that the Pope come down on them like the proverbial ton of bricks?

你认为教皇会冲过去对他们进行迫害 么 ?

Tom was looking at Mrs Adams, as unabashed as the proverbial cat at a king.

汤姆望着亚当斯太太, 泰然自若,就好像谚语所说的看着国王的猫.

My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.

我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。

I decide not to ask her for a loan in view of her proverbial meanness.

因为她小气得出了名,我决定不找她借钱.

China's march into Africa has reminded pundits of those two proverbial elephants fighting.

中国在非洲的推进让各专家们想起了那些耳熟能详的关于两象相争的故事.

His mastery of the French language was proverbial.

他对法语的精通是众所周知的。