汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 三言两语
三言两语 (三言兩語)
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
a few words / Very few words to describe
几句话。形容话很少。
sān yán () liǎng () yǔ/yù
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这可以用三言两语概括起来。

It can be summed up in two words.

这个问题千头万绪,三言两语说不清楚。

This problem is too complicated to be explained in a few words.

爱,不是只言片语,更不是三言两语

Love, not a word, more than a few words.

热情似火往往容易被最平淡如水的三言两语击溃。

Passion tends to be the most plain water in two words or three.

对于这个无法凝聚到某一件作品中,也无法三言两语总结的深刻主题,却成为《九月》绝佳的取材点。

The impossibility of condensing such a subject into art, or into any final summation, is the true, great subject of September.

他就说,‘我惹恼了梅森,找补呢,这一个月不许和我说话。’好像有那么回事儿,我也听到三言两语,我就想,喔,好吧,一个月后见。

There's a little bit of that and once I heard that, I was like, oh fair enough, see you in a month.

而最大的问题是,雇佣更多的人会让你的工作效率降低:以前只要把头伸进某个办公室三言两语解决的问题,现在要找齐八个人一起开个大会。

But worst of all, they slow you down: instead of sticking your head in someone's office and checking out an idea with them, eight people have to have a meeting about it.