两面光 meaning in Chinese
(try to) please both parties; ingratiate oneself with both sides; try to keep the favour of both sides; run with the hare and hold with the hound; offend neither side
Examples
- With inexpressible hacking and hewing i reduc d both the sides of it into chips , till it begun to be light enough to move ; then i turn d it , and made one side of it smooth , and flat , as a board from end to end ; then turning that side downward , cut the other side , till i brought the plank to be about three inches thick , and smooth on both sides
然后用大量的时间慢慢劈削，把树干两边一点点地削平。削到后来，木头就轻了，这样就可以搬动了。然后把削轻的木头放在地上，先把朝上的一面从头至尾削光削平，像块木板的板面一样再把削平的这一面翻下去，削另一面，最后削成三寸多厚两面光滑的木板。