眼高手低 meaning in Chinese
have grandiose aims but puny abilities; be fastidious but imcompetent; flit from one thing to another; great ambition but little talent; have high aim but no real ability; have high ambition but no real ability; have sharp eyes in criticizing others but clumsy hands in doing things oneself; high in aim but low- rate in execution; like to criticize but do not work oneself; one's ability doesn't match one's wishes [high goal]
Examples
- People sometimes bite off more than they can chew .
有时人们胃口太大,眼高手低。 - He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business
自命大才小用,往往眼高手低。 - The bbc reporters overwhelmed the police , and rushed to the scene in time
一些人事经理抱怨,在他们面试过的大学毕业生中不少人都眼高手低。 - Analytic : whether is basically inspecting applicant the person that a sureness agrees to do have grandiose aims but puny abilities of and rather than
解析:主要考察应聘者是否是一个踏实肯干而非眼高手低的人。 - It doesn t fit the style of this film at all . i am little surprised that rain lee actually agreed to take this role and act in such a weird way . rain lee is not a bad actress afterall , i hope she can find a better role in future films
贱精先生应该不算是完全失败之列,起码不会是十分难看的电影,部分场面也不乏可观之处,但整体来说,编导眼高手低,说教方式比较呆板,令到电影的成绩不能更进一步,是无可否认的事实。