[ hēxīběifēng ] drink the northwest wind; feed on the winter's northwestern wind; go hungry; have nothing to eat; have to live on air; suffer from cold and hunger
Example Sentences:
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Ah! if, if, if! if ifs and ans were pots and pans there'd be no need of thinkers . 哼，如果，如果，如果！如果要能当锅用，补锅匠就喝西北风。
2.
The bosses expect their workmen to live on air 这些老板指望他们的工人喝西北风过日子。
3.
It ' s because i ' m lndian . i was raised in the wind 因为我是印第安人，我是喝西北风长大的。
4.
Laura : but i need the money 可是我不能喝西北风! (可是我需要钱呀
5.
But business is business . you expect me to come out of this empty - handed and let my family eat the northwest wind 可是事情是事情，我不图点什么，难道教我一家子喝西北风？
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It allows sub - standard chief executives to rationalisehuge pay packages while their underlings get peanuts ( or rice ) 这种能力能使不称职的管理层在属下喝西北风的时候也能堂而皇之地拿到高工资高奖金。
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Yes , answered the cat , you will enjoy it as much as you would enjoy sticking that dainty tongue of yours out of the window “是的, ”猫回答, “那准会把你美得就像把你那尖尖的舌头伸到窗外去喝西北风一样。 ”
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Consider the truth and clarity of “ serve the people ” comparedwith the average company ' s mission statement , packed with a muddle ofwords and thoughts tied to stakeholders and csr , that employees can barely read , let alone memorise 这种能力能使不称职的管理层在属下喝西北风的时候也能堂而皇之地拿到高工资高奖金。
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When i ' m broke , i ' ll go strolling around the streets alone on an empty stomach , or shut myself up in my small room with nothing to eat , or lie in bed sleeping for a couple of days or reading an interesting novel , just to while away the terrible long days 穷困时，就一个人跑去马路上喝西北风，躲在亭子间里喝自来水，或者索性蒙在被窝里睡两天，看看有趣的小说，以消磨这可怕的长日。
