抛砖引玉 meaning in English
throw away a brick in order to get a gem; (serve as) a modest spur to induce someone to come forward with his valuable contributions; break the ice; cast a brick to attract jade -- offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction so that others may come up with valuable opinions; cast away a brick and attract a jadestone; give a thing with a view of getting sth. better in return; throw [fling away] a sprat to catch a mackerel [a whale]; throw out a brick so as to draw pieces of jade; throw out a minnow to catch a whale
Examples
- He also proposed a guided contest to be organised
他也提出一个竞赛计画希望能抛砖引玉。 - We hope this thesis can throw away a brick in order to get agem
愿本论文能起到一个抛砖引玉的作用。 - Because of my limited knowledge , it still needs to study deeper exploration
希望以此抛砖引玉,为以后的相关研究提供一些帮助。 - Special thanks to mr . lee phi do , for initiating and facilitating this noble deeds
另外，特别感谢lee phi do先生的抛砖引玉及促成此次的善举。 - This section defines the conception of the quasi - government organization at first
希望自己的拙见对我国准政府组织的研究能起到抛砖引玉的效果。