啼笑皆非 meaning in English
make me on the spot; not to know whether to laugh or cry; be in an awkward position [situation]; an embarrassing situation in which laughs and cries are out of place; an unforeseen situation in which one is at a loss to react properly; a strange situation in which one cannot laugh or weep without being found fault with; be able neither to cry nor to laugh; between tears and laughter; find sth. both funny and annoying
Examples
- Emma turned away her head, divided between tears and smiles .
爱玛转过头去，弄得啼笑皆非。 - It was so very embarrassing and so very ridiculous .
这实在令人感到难为情，实在令人感到啼笑皆非。 - Skip, the bartender made the sour planters' punch with exaggerated, ironic care .
那位酒吧侍者斯基普拿出夸张的令人啼笑皆非的小心劲儿调制着酸溜溜的花匠式混合甜饮料。 - Ironically, the success of the control programs is partly to blame for the resurgence of malaria .
令人啼笑皆非的是，这种控制计划的成功要对疟疾的卷土重来负一定的责任。 - I used to brood upon the unconscious irony of those who felt that negroes led so passional an existence .
我往往寻思，有些人以为黑人的生活热情洋溢，哪晓得这叫人啼笑皆非。