美中不足 meaning in English
a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing; a flaw in an apparently perfect thing; a [the] fly in the ointment; an unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; some blemishes in an apparently perfect thing; some slight imperfection; sth. lacking in perfection; there is a flaw in the deed.: 你的新工作听起来实在太好了 -- 工作有趣味, 待遇高, 时间短。有什么美中不足的地方吗? your new job sounds too good to be true -- interesting work, high pay, short hours. isn't there any fly in the ointment
Examples
- It was a pity that her spelling was so bad .
美中不足的是，她常常把字写错。 - He had another "discrepancy" about him. he was always wanting us to buy things .
他还有个“美中不足”；老要我们买东西。 - "i suppose," logan said, "only trouble is that you don't make enough to do anything in all the spare time. "
“依我看，”洛根说，“美中不足的是，你挣不到足够的钱，在这段假期里你什么也干不了”。 - The only element lacking was the willingness of their leaders actually to set foot in our country while a rival embassy was present .
唯一美中不足的是，只要敌对政府的大使馆还在，他们的领导人就不愿到我国来。 - The only incidents which occurred to mar the precision of this remarkable concentration were the loss by u-boat attack of three ships in convoy .
这次罕见的船队大集中，体现了高度的准确性，唯一美中不足的是，船队有三艘船只被潜艇击沉。