芝麻开花节节高 meaning in Chinese
rise joint by joint like sesame flowers on the stem; be like sesame in bloom, each flower grows higher than the last; shoot up higher and higher like sesame flowers; sesame stalks putting forth flowers notch by notch, higher and highter -- (of living standards, etc.) rising steadily; (of living standards, etc.) rise steadiy like sesame flowers growing notch by notch on the stalk
Examples
- Even by sin city ' s standards , the buildings now rising between the bellagio and monte carlo hotels are brash
在贝娄吉奥宾馆和蒙特卡罗饭店之间,建筑群正芝麻开花节节高，就是以电影《罪恶城》的标准来衡量，这些建筑也肤浅得难以忍受。