偏听偏信 meaning in Chinese
listen to only one side; believe one-side story; believe what is but a one-sided view of the question; be partial to; hear a lop-sided view of the matter and take it to be true; heed [hear] and trust only one side; listen to and believe only in certain people's opinions; listen to sb. and be biased towards him; take sb.'s word with an inclined ear
Examples
- It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers , who appreciate all these things , obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country
城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏听偏信要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。 - Don t trouble yourself to give her a character , returned mr . rochester : eulogiums will not bias me ; i shall judge for myself . she began by felling my horse
“别忙着给她作鉴定了， ”罗切斯特先生回答说， “歌功颂德并不能使我偏听偏信，我会自己作出判断。