《孟子·梁惠王上》:“以若所为,求若所欲,犹缘木而求鱼也。”用那样的办法来追求那样的目的,就像爬到树上去找鱼一样。比喻方向、方法不对,一定达不到目的。
缘木求鱼 [yuán mù qiú yú]
1. climb trees to catch [look for] fish -- cannot get blood from a stone; catch fish in a tree -- a useless search; do the impossible; do things by the wrong method; milk the bull; resort to a fruitless approach; seek roses in December; toil with no gain; try to do the impossible; wring [get] water from a flint语出《孟子·梁惠王上》:“以若所为求若所欲,犹缘木而求鱼也…缘木求鱼,虽不得鱼,无后灾。以若所为求若所欲,尽心力而为之,后必有灾。”爬上树去捉鱼,比喻行动和目的相反,劳而无所得。
王西彦《乡下朋友》:“他提出许多理论上的论证,说明如果忽略了这一起点,那么其他一切就都成为舍本逐末、缘木求鱼的空想。”
fish in the air
...中锋的教练,只顶着一个破烂四吨的幌子,却不会暂停和换人,一句“我不知道”用一辈子的庸才,你这不是缘木求鱼(Fish in the air)是什么?有球迷说阿德尔慢是失败了一辈子的教练,看来是非常有意义的。
Milk the bull
收集一些从字面意思翻译不出来的单词比如:eat awar horse 下载就是吃的很多 ... like a bull in china shop笨手笨脚 to milk the bull缘木求鱼 You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.与和熊掌不可兼得 ...
a fruitless approach
日常用语词汇接龙 ... 缘分 lot luck 缘木求鱼 a fruitless approach 缘起 genesis origin ...
like pulling hen's teeth
论坛最新信息 ... as mad as a wet hen 如落汤鸡般生气;非常生气 like pulling hen's teeth 缘木求鱼 old hens 老女人 ...
缘木求鱼无所获。
Out of nothing one can get nothing.
我们的成功唯有仰赖于,避免缘木求鱼和自欺欺人:认为这项人类使命中,可以投入不属于人类的持久力。
We can succeed only if we avoid attempting the impossible and flattering ourselves that we can give to the work of man a durability that does not belong to human things.
所罗门看出在人与事上找寻满足,乃是缘木求鱼。
Solomon saw the futility of seeking satisfaction in people and things.
在高通胀不能得到有效抑制的情况下,光靠政府行政干预市场价格无疑是缘木求鱼。
In the case of high inflation cannot be effectively inhibits, rely on the Government's administrative intervention price will undoubtedly be futile.
《缘木求鱼》出自《孟子》的《梁惠王上》。缘木:爬树。爬到树上去找鱼。比喻方向或办法不对,不可能达到目的。