蚍蜉撼大树 meaning in English
an ant trying to topple a giant tree -- ridiculously overrating one's own strength; a person's overestimating his strength; an ant trying to shake a big tree; ants attempt to shake a tree; try to sweep back the atlantic with a broom 短语和例子
Examples
- A tiny insect , trying to shake a mighty tree , is ludicrously ignorant of its own weakness .
蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。 - Like ants trying to shake a huge tree , ridiculously overrating themselves ; they were merely like ants trying to shake a giant tree. how they overrated themselves !
蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。