汉英词典
MEANING OF 举目无亲
举目无亲
(舉目無親)
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world
Raising his eyes, he couldn't see a loved one / It is a metaphor for being single and unfamiliar
谓人地生疏﹐孤单无依。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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在伦敦你举目无亲。 Up in London you are nobody. | ||
天晓得，我是举目无亲啊！ I am friendless enough, God knows! | ||
盘缠用尽了，举目无亲，房东又天天催讨房租。 After using up all his money, he was in face of helplessness and the urge of his landlord for the rent without any relative living in the city every day. | ||
那种感觉是怎样的呢？到一个举目无亲的地方生活？ So how did that feel? Ending up in a home with no one in the world to turn to? | ||
