[ wàngyángxīngtàn ] lament one's littleness before the vast ocean; bemoan one's inadequacy in the face of a great task; gaze at the ocean and complain of its infinitude; gaze at the ocean and sigh -- feel powerless and frustrated; sigh by looking at the seas; view the vast ocean with despair; view with despair the vast ocean or vast work to be done
Example Sentences:
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It has to be accepted as one of the dread facts of our inexplicable life, which drag our bodies at their wheels and leave our minds exclaiming . 生活用它的轮子托走我们的身体，而让我们的思想留在那望洋兴叹,这是生活中已被公认的可怕事实之一。
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" it ' s hard to go up against christ . "欲与基督争雌雄，只能望洋兴叹。
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Did not you have ways to do with the risk of the cooperation with the companies abroad 您又是否对境外企业的合作风险而望洋兴叹。
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This idiom originally meant feeling one ' s own insignificance upon seeing another ' s might “望洋兴叹”原来的意思是：看到人家的伟大，才感到自己很渺小。
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For example , illuminated signs are forbidden , which has discouraged fast - food restaurants from coming to the island 比如，百慕大禁止安装灯光装饰，因此各种快餐店对这片岛屿只能望洋兴叹。
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The dc235 uses powerful digital technology , with 50 pages per minute high - speed network scanning , and 2 - side scanning ; these features distinguish it from others Dc235采用强劲的数码技术，网络扫描， 50页分钟高速扫描，双面扫描，令其他复印机望洋兴叹。
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The dc285 uses powerful digital technology , with 50 pages per minute high - speed network scanning , and 2 - side scanning ; these features distinguish it from others Dc285采用强劲的数码技术，网络扫描， 50页分钟高速扫描，双面扫描，令其他复印机望洋兴叹。
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In the evenings and during the holidays , many young people who throng the long beachfront of the east coast park gaze at the sea in despair . people can only squeeze into the small toilet at the entertainment centre to change into their swimming gear 假日傍晚有那么多年轻人聚在长长的东海岸公园边,只能望洋兴叹,仅在娱乐中心才有个小小的公厕,有人挤在那里换泳衣。
