汉英词典
MEANING OF 一衣帶水
一衣帶水
(一衣带水)
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
Water as narrow as a coat / It refers to the fact that although there are rivers, lakes and seas, they are not far away and are not enough to hinder communication
像一条衣带那样狭长的水流。多以形容两地仅一水之隔,距离很近,来往方便汉、沔相踞,一衣带水。
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岛屿之间一衣带水。 The islands are separated by a narrow strip of water. | ||
答:我们常说中日两国一衣带水。 A: We often say that China and Japan are separated only by a narrow strip of water. | ||
中国和新加坡是一衣带水的友好邻邦,友好交往源远流长。 China and Singapore are friendly neighbors across the sea with a long history of amicable exchanges. | ||
尤其是一衣带水的邻邦日本,在国内经济连续多年赤字的情况下,不得不大规模向海外扩军。 In particular, neighbors Japan had to have a large-scale military expansion overseas, in the domestic economy for many years in a row the deficit. |