汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 瓮中之鳖
wèng zhōng zhī biē
瓮中之鳖 (甕中之鱉)
lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom)
The metaphor is already in control, something that cannot be escaped
容易 轻易 易于 简易 便当 轻而易举 易如反掌 信手拈来
漏网之鱼
比喻已在掌握之中﹑无法脱逃之物。
瓮 (甕) wèng 中 zhōng/zhòng 之 zhī 鳖 (鱉) biē
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

瓮中之鳖，手到拿来。

A turtle in a jar is certainly caught within the reach.

髑髅地。我们把营销部的人堵在二层了。瓮中之鳖。

Golgotha. We've got Marketing bottled up on the second floor.

眼看宛城被围，黄巾军如瓮中之鳖一样，军心大乱。

Radicals of the Yellow Scarves Rebellion were packed together like turtles in a jar and appeared to be in great disarray.

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