汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 不得要領
不得要領 (不得要领)
to fail to grasp the main points
要 Ancient "waist" / 领 collar / 要领 Metaphorical key / Can't grasp the essentials or key points
要古腰”字;领衣领。要领比喻关键。抓不住要领或关键。
bù/bú dé/děi/de yào/yāo () lǐng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

遗憾的是,他们似乎不得要领

Unfortunately, they seem to be missing the point.

因此许多争执都是不得要领的。

So many arguments are so pointless.

但针对特定国家的言行策略却依旧不得要领

But it remains uncertain about what to do and say regarding specific countries.

善于选择要点就意味着节约时间,而不得要领的瞎忙,却等于乱放空炮。

Good at choice points means to save time, and miss the point the Xiamang, is about gun.

陈响自以为是认亲派的一方教主,却仍然不得要领,和精通此术的高手相比,自己算什么呀?

Chen Xiang sent a party leader each other be opinionated, but still miss the point, and mastering the operation compared to his master, what?

从巴勒斯坦人的角度来看,为了证明人民的归属感而搜肠刮肚的去寻找寻找考古证据是不得要领的做法。

From the Palestinian perspective, the scurrying for archaeological evidence to justify a people's sense of belonging misses the point.

为了避免突然犁田,必须在有限的范围内保持很好的操控空间,犁田的原因经常是因为使用刹车不得要领或在错误的情境下使用造成的。

In confined areas you need to maintain good clearances for your bar-handles to avoid brutally sudden crashes. Crashing is often caused by pointless use of brakes or using them in a wrong situation.