you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink

你可以引导他人去做事,但不能强迫他们去做
英文释义 you can provide someone with an opportunity or offer assistance, but you can't force them to take advantage of it or make them do something they don't want to do

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

lead [lid]
vt. 领导;引导;指挥; vi. 领导;导致;用水砣测深; n. 铅;领导;榜样;枪弹; adj. 领头的;最重要的;领先的;
horse [hɔrs]
n. 马;骑马的军人,骑兵;有脚的架;跳马,鞍马; vt. 为…备马;猛推或用力向上举; vi. 欲交配,,用于母马; adj. 马的;骑在马背上的;马拉的,使用马力的;较大的,较粗硬的;
water ['wɔtɚ]
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域; v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
cant [kænt]
n. 倾斜;(下层社会的)黑话;斜面;言不由衷的话; vi. 斜穿;使用黑话(或行话等);说言不由衷的话; vt. 使具有斜面;使倾斜;将…斜掷出去;猛扔; adj. 黑话的;有斜面的;斜穿的;

🔤 同首字母习语

young turk
一个为了变革现状而积极努力的年轻领导者或改革者
you snooze you lose
你睡觉就错过了机会!
you can say that again
完全正确,完全同意。
you got me there
你搞糊涂了我的思维;我无法回答或辩解
your name is mud
你声名狼藉、遭到普遍唾弃
you know better than that
你应该知道得更好
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