汉英词典
MEANING OF 一木難支
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone
The building is about to collapse and cannot be supported by a single piece of wood / It is a metaphor for a person's power is weak and unable to maintain the overall situation
南朝宋刘义庆《世说新语．任诞》"﹝和峤﹞曰'元裒如北厦门，拉攞自欲坏，非一木所能支。'"隋王通《文中子．事君》"大厦将颠，非一木所支也。"后以"一木难支"谓崩溃的形势非一人所能挽救。
喻艰巨的事业非一人所能胜任。
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