八面玲珑 meaning in English
(原指窗户轩敞, 后借以形容人手腕圆滑, 处事接物面面俱到) be all things to all men; be a perfect mixer in any company; be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations); capable of dealing with all men; clever in dealing with people; (of speech) cover all sides beautifully; manage to please everybody; of a smooth article; sail with every (shift of) wind 短语和例子
Examples
- Certainly a man can only be cosmopolitan up to a certain point .
毫不疑问，一个人在一定程度上必须八面玲珑才成。 - So the real victory was still with his smooth, smug brother-in-law .
所以，真正取得胜利的还是他那八面玲珑自命不凡的内弟。 - A weather cock and an artful person , he spoke a lot of beautiful words to please people .
他这个人，见风使舵，八面玲珑，说了不少使大家高兴的话。 - He had no taste for shame, tack or pretension, and his credo as a professional soldier was unified and concise .
他不喜欢装假、骄傲，或是八面玲珑，作为职业军人，他的信条是：表里一致，言简意赅。 - That he could bring off this balancing act was a tribute to his tact, his intelligence, and his instinct for the scope and the limits of indiscretion .
这种平衡术之所以奏效，应当归功于他八面玲珑，脑筋灵活，掌握分寸恰到好处。