螳臂当车 meaning in English
a mantis trying to stop [obstruct] a chariot; a mantis raises its forelegs, trying to stop an oncoming car.; an ambitious attempt without a sense of one's pitiable limitation; an over-estimation of one's ability, resulting in failure
Examples
- He thinks he is - which onions ? thanks to his ability point , i also want to contest , was simply praying mantis arm when the car
他觉得自己是这葱?由于他的能力点,我也想比赛,只不过是螳臂当车 - Will shareholders in investment banks ever grasp that they hold a weak hand versus the interests of executive management
投资银行的股东是否会明白，他们是在螳臂当车地与高级管理层的利益较量？ - And when he had finished and still stood alive and whole , their wavering impulse to break their oath and save the poor betrayed prisoner s life faded and vanished away , for plainly this miscreant had sold himself to satan and it would be fatal to meddle with the property of such a power as that
可是恰恰相反，那个骗子却神气活现，安然无恙。他们原打算把誓言抛到一边，去救那个遭陷害的可怜人，见此情景，却更加犹豫不决了。再加上那个坏蛋一定卖身投靠了魔鬼撒旦，很显然同他们斗无异于螳臂当车，不自量力。